WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT ADVISORY FIRM FOR M&A AND CORPORATE FINANCE

ABOUT US

We consider ourselves full-service providers with the highest quality requirements. Our focus is always the success of our clients. We work tirelessly to achieve this goal. This is the standard we have set for ourselves.

Business principles as an added value

We value our profession and its rewarding challenges. Excellent customer feedback encourages us to build on our approach. We are free to determine our own views. Standing by our word and the results of our work, we act based on personal commitment, distinct judgment as well as on the ability and perseverance to bring transactions to a successful completion. As a result, we make sure the flexibility of an independent firm is combined with the fulfillment of superior demands regarding competencies, efficiency, international scope and access.

Familiar with many client segments

Through our long-standing experience and market presence, we are familiar with a wide range of clients, including private equity investors, medium-sized enterprises and particularly owner-managed businesses, as well as corporations and holdings, both nationally and internationally. According to project requirements, we are able to combine the necessary skills and put them into effect. We are not focused on certain deal sizes: We have the expertise and the capacity to execute larger transactions and we are free to carry out smaller ones, as well.

Foundations of our work

Our existing relationships with business partners and market players have largely been developed over many years and are built on sustainability and mutual trust. The personal network of our senior team is reinforced by the access we gain through our business partners, particularly in the German “Mittelstand”. We relish the continuously increasing recommendations through our clients or business partners such as lawyers, auditors, or tax advisors.

Access to domestic and international investors

Our network opens doors to strategic and financial investors – locally, across Europe and globally. Thanks to established partnerships with international advisory firms, we guarantee access to the best networked players in all relevant markets.

Experience. Expertise. Focus. Success.

Partner

Experience
  • since 2013: Majer & Co
  • 2005-2013: Doertenbach & Co., Frankfurt, last position held: Managing Director
  • 2001-2005: Drueker & Co., Frankfurt, last position held: Vice President
  • 1994-2000: PwC / Coopers & Lybrand in Madrid, London and Frankfurt, last position held: Manager
Education
  • MSc Accounting & Finance, University of Manchester
  • Dipl. Betriebswirt (FH), ESB Reutlingen University, ICADE Madrid
Transaction experience (selection)
  • Kai Laumann on the growth partnership with Green Structures
  • The shareholder of vision tools on the majority sale to The Rental Group (NL)
  • The shareholders of Robert E. Huber on the sale to Faber Castell
  • The shareholder of SIGS DATACOM on the majority sale to Heise Medien
  • Zeller+Gmelin on the majority acquisition of Luxul Industries (VAE)
  • The shareholders of vhf camfacture AG on the minority entry of DBAG
  • The shareholder of STABIL GROUP on the sale to Standard Motor Products (US)
  • The shareholders of Müllers on the sale to Builtech
  • BLANCO on the sale of a Turkish plant to management
  • KLH as part of a joint venture with enercity
  • The shareholders of kölnton on the majority sale to Pangea (formerly LEO)
  • INVICTO Holding on the sale of NT Holding to Adiuva Capital
  • The shareholder of Rapid Shape on the sale of a minority stake to Straumann Group (CH)
  • Althammer on the sale of substantial assets and related operations to K industries (AT)
  • The shareholders of Schiller Fleisch on the sale to Hannover Finanz
  • The shareholders of Frey & Winkler on the sale to Hannover Finanz
  • The shareholders of RaceChip® on the majority sale to a German family office
  • E.G.O. Blanc & Fischer-Group on the acquisition of Defendi (IT)
  • Willi Betz Group on the sale of LGI Logistics Group International to Kajo Neukirchen and M Cap Finance
  • The family shareholders of Mustang Jeans on the sale of a majority stake to the investor A Capital
  • The founders on the sale of Showtec to PRG Production Resource Group (US)
  • Kuiken Group (NL), a portfolio company of Neon Private Equity, on the sale of Koenicke Baumaschinen to Swecon Group, part of Lantmännen Group (SE)
  • Läpple AG on the sale of Läpple Werkzeugbau to a Portuguese investor
  • E.G.O. Elektro-Geräte AG on the sale of Techno-Physik Group to Finatem
  • Läpple AG on the sale of LSP Automotive Systems (US) to Gestamp Group (E)
  • SüdKB, NPM Capital and KDV on the sale of Dambach Group to Swarco Group (AT)
  • Finatem on the sale of Steudle Group to L-EA and S-Kap
  • Federal Republic of Germany on the sale of Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft to M. DuMont Schauberg
Experience
  • since 2024: Majer & Co.
  • 2016-2023: Alantra, Frankfurt, Managing Director
  • 2002-2015: C.W. Downer & Co., Frankfurt, Managing Director
  • 1998-2002: Concord Effekten AG, Frankfurt, zuletzt als Senior Vice President
Education
  • MBA, WHU (Vallendar) – Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)
  • Dipl.-Volkswirt, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn
Transaction experience (selection)
  • 4Wheels on the sale to Lafayette Mittelstand Capital
  • Groupe Sterne (F) on the acquisition of Nox NachtExpress GmbH
  • Great Star Ltd (CN) on the acquisition of Behrens AG
  • BOS on refinancing and search for a strategic a strategic partner for a business segment
  • Eckerle Group on the sale to Prettl Group
  • The shareholders of Suspa on the sale to a Benelux Family Office (BEL)
  • The shareholders of BFC Fahrzeugteile GmbH on the sale to Triton Partners
  • Mahle on the sale of ist forging activities to Frauenthal (AT)
  • GKN plc (UK) on the acquisition of Stromag AG
  • Mahle on the sale of its industrial filtration segment to Filtration Group (US)
  • TMD Friction on the acquisition of Dynotherm Ltd (SA)
  • Schaeffler on the sale of its hydraulic pumps activities to Cognetas (UK)
  • Delphi (US) on the sale of its power products business to Witte Automotive
  • DORMA on the acquisition of Door Controls, Inc., Rutherford Controls Int’l Corp. und Florida Door Control, Inc. (all US)
  • Eiffage (F) on the acquisition of NAT Neuberger Anlagen Technik
  • CEB Inc. (US) on the acquisition of Baumgartner & Partner Unternehmensberatung
  • Schott AG on the acquisition of Elecpac LLC (US)
  • Technor A/S (NOR) on the sale of Technor Safe Ex AS to Bartec
  • Orlando on the acquisition of Contitech Sealings for Saargummi
  • ARRK Corp. (JP) on the sale of Zimmermann Formenbau to management
  • Bridgepoint on the sale of Kaffee Partner to Odewald & Compagnie
Experience
  • since 2014: Majer & Co.
  • 2013-2014: Heliad Equity Partners, Frankfurt
Education
  • BSc Economics and Business Administration, Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Transaction experience (selection)
  • Kai Laumann on the growth partnership with Green Structures
  • The shareholder of vision tools on the majority sale to The Rental Group (NL)
  • The shareholders of Robert E. Huber on the sale to Faber Castell
  • The shareholder of SIGS DATACOM on the majority sale to Heise Medien
  • Zeller+Gmelin on the majority acquisition of Luxul Industries (VAE)
  • The shareholders of vhf camfacture AG on the minority entry of DBAG
  • The shareholder of STABIL GROUP on the sale to Standard Motor Products (US)
  • The shareholders of Müllers on the sale to Builtech
  • BLANCO on the sale of a Turkish plant to management
  • KLH as part of a joint venture with enercity
  • The shareholders of kölnton on the majority sale to Pangea (formerly LEO)
  • INVICTO Holding on the sale of NT Dental to Adiuva Capital
  • The shareholder of Rapid Shape on the sale of a minority stake to Straumann Group (CH)
  • Althammer on the sale of substantial assets and related operations to K industries (AT)
  • The shareholders of Schiller Fleisch on the sale to Hannover Finanz
  • The shareholders of Frey & Winkler on the sale to Hannover Finanz

Wilfried Schiefer

Senior Advisor

Founder and managing partner of Showtec Beleuchtungs- und Beschallungs GmbH, Cologne, and VLD automatisierte Lichtsysteme Vermietungs GmbH (Vari-Lite Deutschland), Cologne.

Sale of both companies to a US group as part of the succession plan.

Günter Fuhrmeister

Senior Advisor

Managing partner of the advanced IT training company SIGS DATACOM GmbH, Troisdorf, after holding management positions at Thomson Corporation, Canada, and the Pearson Group, UK.

Sale of the shares in SIGS DATACOM GmbH to a leading German media group.