Private Equity

Conducting a Commercial Due Diligence in the Facility Management Sector for a European Private Equity Firm

Challenges

Opportunity to acquire a supra-regional provider of property management services

 

Indication of acquisition interest by the client, a private equity firm, to complement the existing portfolio in a value-enhancing way

 

Request to submit a non-binding offer in order to enter into exclusive negotiations and the related continuation of the due diligence process

 

Evaluation of the benefits arising from a possible acquisition of the target company along the following aspects:

Problem-Solving Approach

Conducting research and data analyses to test various core hypotheses regarding the attractiveness of the target company, especially with respect to:

Identifying the strategic key questions based on observable archetypical strategies pursued by competitors of the target company, in particular about:

Describing and discussing archetypal strategies through case studies of outstanding competitors

Results

First rough assessment of the attractiveness of the target company prepared and presented

 

Critical points, but no ‘red flags’ addressed

 

Non-binding bid submitted by the client (potential buyer) to the sell side with the aim of exclusive negotiations

 

Negotiation process—and thus also the due diligence—terminated by the seller in favor of another co-bidder

March 2021

‘Best Management Consultants 2021:’ T. K. HAMANN among the top 3 consultancies for sales, after sales, and CRM

The 2021 ranking ‘Beste Unternehmensberater [Best Management Consultants]’ by the German business magazine brand eins and the business data portal Statista has just been published.

 

T. K. HAMANN takes a top position in this with a shared second place in the field of ‘Sales, After Sales, CRM.’  In addition, we are honored for the sector ‘Auto & Suppliers’ and the functional area ‘Strategy Development.’

 

We are grateful to all our clients, the entire team, and business partners who have worked with us since our founding in late 2016.  Together, we will continue to consequently pursue quality leadership in our disciplines.

For this year’s ranking, 2,334 colleagues determined the best management consultancies according to their perception by industry and functional practice area.  Subsequently, assessments were obtained from the clients.  For this purpose, 1,100 senior executives were provided with a list of the recommended consultancies for each industry and work area clients via online survey; another 234 senior executives (Head of Strategy, Head of Business Development, etc.) from DAX, M-DAX, S-DAX and Tec-DAX companies were specifically invited to participate in the survey.