Completed Mandates
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Strategy & Business Development
Composite Material Solutions, Switzerland (€800m)
Specialised Equipment for Paper Industry, Switzerland (€65m)
Composite Material Solutions, Switzerland (€800m)
Identified, evaluated and selected market segment opportunities for a new material. Developed commercialization business plan and roadmap. Identified, validated and engaged key customers per segment for market entry and development.
Electronic Components, Switzerland (€100m)
Specialised Equipment for Paper Industry, Switzerland (€65m)
Composite Material Solutions, Switzerland (€800m)
Led assessment of the opportunity to create a service business around a newly acquired “industrial battery monitoring” technology. Recommended “business building” strategy, market channels, and partnerships.
Specialised Equipment for Paper Industry, Switzerland (€65m)
Specialised Equipment for Paper Industry, Switzerland (€65m)
Specialised Equipment for Paper Industry, Switzerland (€65m)
Designed strategic workshops for the senior management team, to create consensus around strategy, roles and responsibilities and a new organizational design. Developed corporate venturing model for new business development.
Industrial Conglomerate, Switzerland (€700m)
High Precision Motion Control Solutions, Germany (€150m)
Specialised Equipment for Paper Industry, Switzerland (€65m)
Supported CEO in preparation of group level strategic presentation for the Board, as well as key inputs and targets for the strategic planning of the individual businesses. Conducted business development across selected businesses and geographies.
High Precision Motion Control Solutions, Germany (€150m)
High Precision Motion Control Solutions, Germany (€150m)
High Precision Motion Control Solutions, Germany (€150m)
Designed set of strategic workshops for the senior management team, the objectives being to identify and create consensus around the key development initiatives over the following 3-5 years, as well as implementation approaches.
Single Family Office, Switzerland
High Precision Motion Control Solutions, Germany (€150m)
High Precision Motion Control Solutions, Germany (€150m)
Facilitated the development of a strategic approach to construct “Strategic Investment Clusters” over a 25 year period. Supported identification of potential industry sectors for further evaluation, the building of a transition roadmap, as well as the knowledge, competences and resources required to implement the roadmap.
Partnership Development
Global Transportation Equipment Company (€30bn), Europe wide
International Inspection & Testing Company, Switzerland (€160m)
Global Transportation Equipment Company (€30bn), Europe wide
Structured and facilitated process to improve business collaboration with key technology and equipment suppliers, allowing the client to become an “attractive customer”. Following multiple interviews across Europe, organised working sessions to build consensus around issues and improvement initiatives.
Family-Owned Engineering Company, Finland (€250m)
International Inspection & Testing Company, Switzerland (€160m)
Global Transportation Equipment Company (€30bn), Europe wide
Identified strategies to internationally exploit advanced technology competencies to build new business. Identified, contacted and facilitated dialogue with potential collaboration partners.
International Inspection & Testing Company, Switzerland (€160m)
International Inspection & Testing Company, Switzerland (€160m)
International Inspection & Testing Company, Switzerland (€160m)
Identified international business growth opportunities and potential partnerships and acquisition targets. Conducted opportunity evaluation and developed potential implementation “roadmap”.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Security Equipment Supplier, Switzerland (€1.1bn)
Industrial Equipment & White Goods Supplier, Switzerland (€400m)
Security Equipment Supplier, Switzerland (€1.1bn)
Developed investment memorandum, and identified potential acquirers for a Swiss laser systems solutions company. Tested the commercial viability and proposed roadmap for divestment.
Technical Field Services, Spain (€15m)
Industrial Equipment & White Goods Supplier, Switzerland (€400m)
Security Equipment Supplier, Switzerland (€1.1bn)
Developed investment memorandum to approach potential investors in this nationwide leader in technical field services and logistics solutions for point of sales (POS) terminals. Identified investment partners to acquire a majority of the company.
Industrial Equipment & White Goods Supplier, Switzerland (€400m)
Industrial Equipment & White Goods Supplier, Switzerland (€400m)
Industrial Equipment & White Goods Supplier, Switzerland (€400m)
Conducted “industrial platform & commercial due diligence” on acquisition target in white goods, for an international supplier of cable & harness assembly solutions.
Interim Management
Medical Systems, Consumables and Services, US (€600m)
Family owned Telecoms Systems & Components, Switzerland (€160m)
Family owned Telecoms Systems & Components, Switzerland (€160m)
Played lead role in development of integration plan for a €175m acquisition of a complementary business. Project management of integration across Europe, Asia and Latin America. Played role in overall project management at global level.
Family owned Telecoms Systems & Components, Switzerland (€160m)
Family owned Telecoms Systems & Components, Switzerland (€160m)
Family owned Telecoms Systems & Components, Switzerland (€160m)
Operated as interim manager over 6 months to structure, align and integrate a large business development project into the line management organisation. Established key business processes and identified and coached key internal resources. Designed management dashboard. Subsequently led various business development initiatives.
Cable Manufacturing Systems, Switzerland (€180m)
Family owned Telecoms Systems & Components, Switzerland (€160m)
Technical Foam Product Supplier, Switzerland (€100m)
Led an internal team over 4 months in the development of a strategy for an equipment business unit. Worked with the team to identify new market, customer and competitive opportunities, as well as business and technology development initiatives.
Technical Foam Product Supplier, Switzerland (€100m)
Technical Foam Product Supplier, Switzerland (€100m)
Technical Foam Product Supplier, Switzerland (€100m)
Acting as interim business development manager during 4 months, identified opportunities to grow business in the Gulf and Middle East. Conducted full opportunity assessment and built “go to market” strategy. Charged with responsibility to implement the strategy, mainly involving identification and selection of partners for market access, as well as “local assembly”.
Private Banking Group, Switzerland
Technical Foam Product Supplier, Switzerland (€100m)
Medical & Pharmaceutical Products (€750m)
Facilitated strategy development following generation change. Assumed interim responsibilities over 12 months for selected international business development initiatives, including identification, assessment and recruitment of key resources and partners.
Medical & Pharmaceutical Products (€750m)
Technical Foam Product Supplier, Switzerland (€100m)
Medical & Pharmaceutical Products (€750m)
Developed integration plan for a €45m acquisition of a software business. Supported implementation, actively leading several European integration project activities. Played role in overall project management at global level. .