PSP München

What PSP München does

PSP München (legal name Peters, Schönberger & Partner mbB) is a Munich-headquartered, privately held professional services firm founded in 1982 that delivers legal, audit, tax, and family office advisory through an integrated multi-disciplinary model. The firm's primary operating entity is structured as a Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (mbB), with a wholly owned Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungs-GmbH subsidiary and a digital-focused tax subsidiary in Bad Tölz. Services are organized into ten Service Lines (Audit & Tax Core Services, Succession, Real Estate, Family Office Services, Foundations/NPO, Transaction Advisory, Structuring, VAT, Tax CMS/GoBD, and Dispute Resolution) supplemented by eight Focus Topics including Company Law, International Tax Law, ESG/CSRD Compliance, Films & Media, Criminal Tax Law, Life Sciences, Data Protection, and Business Valuations.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively from professional services fees across legal advisory, tax consulting, financial statement audit (HGB and IFRS), and family office/advisory engagements, priced by engagement scope and complexity rather than standardized tiers. Primary client segments are wealthy families and family offices, German mid-sized companies (Mittelstand), foundations and non-profit organizations, family business owners, real estate investors, and international enterprises with cross-border structuring needs. The go-to-market is direct, partner-led relationship selling with no indirect channels, supported by content marketing through LinkedIn, YouTube, Spotify podcasts, Instagram, Facebook, newsletters, webinars, and the PSP Magazine, plus academic teaching engagements at HFF Munich, Erich Pommer Institute, and Babelsberg Film University.

The underlying technology stack is focused on process digitalization rather than proprietary platforms: tax compliance management system (CMS) design, GoBD-compliant digital accounting, electronic invoicing consulting, and electronic document management. The firm extends cross-border reach through memberships in DFK International (Flagship) and LEA Global, and delivers ESG/CSRD advisory via a strategic partnership with sustainable AG Unternehmensberatung. Ownership rests with approximately 30 professional partners across the partnership and GmbH subsidiaries, with no external institutional investor or parent company in evidence.

Name

PSP München

Legal name

Peters, Schönberger & Partner mbB

Website

https://psp.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PSP München is a Munich-based, multi-disciplinary professional services firm combining lawyers, public auditors, and tax consultants to serve wealthy families, family offices, foundations, German mid-sized enterprises, and international clients with integrated legal, audit, tax, and family office advisory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Services (Legal, Tax & Audit Advisory)

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Other Accounting Services (541219), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Family Offices (SFOs) (FSAAADAA)

Keywords

• Professional services advisory
• Tax consulting services
• Legal advisory services
• Audit and assurance
• Family office services

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Legal counsel fees for corporate law, dispute resolution, succession planning, real estate law, criminal tax law, and international tax law matters billed on professional service engagements
2. Tax Advisory Services: Tax consulting fees for national and international tax planning, transfer pricing, VAT compliance, estate planning, and tax compliance management
3. Audit and Assurance Services: Financial statement audits, consolidated financial statements under HGB and IFRS, and special audits for regulatory compliance
4. Family Office Services: Wealth management advisory, asset structuring, and investment consulting for wealthy families and family offices

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

PSP München is a Munich-based multi-disciplinary professional services partnership delivering integrated legal advisory, audit/assurance, tax consulting, and multi-family office services to wealthy families, family offices, foundations, medium-sized enterprises, and international clients. The firm combines lawyers, public auditors, and tax consultants under one roof to advise on corporate law, succession and estate planning, real estate transactions, M&A, VAT, international tax structuring, ESG/CSRD compliance, foundation governance, and dispute resolution.

Product overview

PSP München is a professional services firm operating as a multi-brand structure comprising Peters, Schönberger & Partner mbB (lawyers, auditors, tax consultants) and PSP Peters Schönberger GmbH (auditing and tax consulting company), with subsidiaries including PSP Bad Tölz. The firm delivers services through ten integrated Service Lines (Audit & Tax Core Services, Succession, Real Estate, Family Office Services, Foundations/NPO, Transaction Advisory, Structuring, VAT, Tax CMS/GoBD, and Dispute Resolution) supplemented by eight Focus Topics covering specialized practice areas (Company Law, Data Protection, International Tax Law, ESG/CSRD Compliance, Films & Media, Criminal Tax Law, Life Sciences, Business Valuations). Investment Office operates as the firm's investment advisory platform, while Stiftung Recht & Gesellschaft provides social commitment through academic symposiums.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PSP Family Office: Investment platform advising wealthy families, individuals, entrepreneurs, foundations, institutional investors and single family offices
• Stiftung Recht & Gesellschaft
• PSP Bad Tölz

Products and services

• Audit & Tax Core Services Core auditing and tax advisory services including annual financial statement audits under HGB and IFRS, preparation of financial statements, income tax compliance, and all types of tax returns for companies, entrepreneurs, and wealthy private individuals.
• Succession (Nachfolge) Holistic succession planning services for transferring private and business assets across generations, including inheritance and family law planning, conflict prevention, mediation, and executor advising.
• Real Estate Legal and tax advisory services for real estate investors covering the entire property lifecycle from project development to leasing, sale, and financing.
• Family Office Services Multi-family office services providing asset structuring, asset controlling, and wealth reporting for wealthy private individuals, families, foundations, and institutional investors.
• Stiftungen / NPO (Foundations / Non-Profit Organizations) Tax and legal advisory services for foundations, associations, gGmbHs, and other non-profit organizations including tax advice, planning, annual financial statements, and contract drafting.
• Transaction Advisory M&A advisory services providing holistic support for business transactions including due diligence, legal support, and project management from negotiation through closing.
• Structuring Tax-efficient structuring advisory including company structuring, business resilience, and transaction structuring for optimizing sales or acquisitions.
• Umsatzsteuer / Value Added Tax German and European VAT advisory services covering VAT structuring, litigation, processes and technologies, and VAT declarations.
• Tax CMS / GoBD Tax compliance management system advisory and GoBD (German tax regulations for digital accounting) consulting for establishing and optimizing tax compliance processes.
• Dispute Resolution Litigation, arbitration, and conflict resolution services before state courts and arbitration tribunals including corporate criminal law, criminal tax law, and post-M&A disputes.
• Investment Office (PSP Family Office) Investment advisory platform of PSP Family Office providing advice to wealthy families, entrepreneurs, foundations, institutional investors, and single family offices for over 20 years, with all advisors certified as financial planners (CFP).
• PSP Bad Tölz (PSP GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft) Digital-forward tax consulting subsidiary in Bad Tölz with electronic accounting and payroll processing capabilities, leveraging PSP München's interdisciplinary expertise.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• sustainable AG UnternehmensberatungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for ESG and sustainability consulting services. Together with sustainable AG, PSP offers services including ESG performance assessment, ESRS-compliant materiality analyses, holistic sustainability strategy implementation, and sustainability report auditing.
• DFK InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational professional services network with global presence. PSP München is a member and Bernhard Winterstetter served as Past President of DFK International. Provides platform for cross-border advisory services and international cooperation.
• LEA GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational accounting and consulting network. Dr. Alexander Reichl serves on the Global Board of LEA Global. Enables coordination of international advisory services and cross-border cooperation.
• IDW (Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer in Deutschland)coreOthersInstitute of Public Auditors in Germany. Andreas Vogl serves on the Administrative Council of IDW. IDW S1 auditing standard setter. Professional body providing technical standards for auditing profession.
• IDSt (Institut für Digitalisierung im Steuerrecht)coreOthersInstitute for Digitalization in Tax Law. Stefan Groß serves as Deputy Chairman. Professional institute focused on digital transformation in tax advisory.
• VeR (Verband elektronische Rechnung)coreOthersAssociation for Electronic Invoicing. Stefan Groß serves on the Board. Industry association advancing electronic invoice exchange standards.
• ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)minorOthersGlobal association for IT governance, risk, and security professionals. Stefan Groß is a member. Provides certification standards for IT auditors.
• Stiftung Recht & GesellschaftcoreOthersFoundation initiated by Peters, Schönberger & Partner focused on questioning tax and business law changes before implementation. Hosts annual symposium on societal and economic policy topics. Dr. Thomas Fritz serves as Vice Chairman.
• Bundessteuerberaterkammer (German Federal Chamber of Tax Consultants)coreOthersNational professional chamber for tax consultants in Germany. PSP advisors participate in professional committees and working groups including Committee 41 on VAT.
• Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (Chamber of Public Accountants)coreOthersGerman Chamber of Public Accountants responsible for regulating auditors. Professional membership and regulatory oversight body.
• Rechtsanwaltskammer München (Munich Bar Association)coreOthersBar association for the Higher Regional Court District of Munich. Professional membership and regulatory oversight for lawyers.
• Steuerberaterkammer München (Munich Chamber of Tax Advisors)coreOthersRegional chamber of tax advisors for Munich area. Professional membership and regulatory oversight.
• Umsatzsteuer-Forum e.V.minorOthersVAT professionals' association. Stefan Heinrichshofen and Dr. Patrick Burghardt serve on advisory board. Forum for VAT practitioners.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BDO Germany: German member of the BDO international accounting and advisory network. Comparable to PSP in combining audit, tax, and consulting for Mittelstand and family businesses, with cross-border reach through BDO's global network similar to PSP's DFK/LEA memberships.
• Noerr: European full-service law firm with strong German presence and recognized tax/IP/corporate practice. Comparable to PSP as a German-headquartered firm serving Mittelstand and family businesses; Christian T. Stempfle and Stefan Heinrichshofen joined PSP from Noerr / its predecessor Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz.
• Rödl & Partner: German-headquartered international interdisciplinary firm combining legal, tax, audit, and consulting. Comparable to PSP as a mid-sized German-origin firm serving Mittelstand and family-owned businesses across multiple jurisdictions, though with a substantially larger international footprint.
• Flick Gocke Schaumburg: Leading German mid-sized interdisciplinary firm specializing in tax, audit, and legal advisory for families, foundations, and Mittelstand. Directly comparable to PSP given near-identical positioning and overlapping lateral flows (e.g., Dr. Iring Christopeit and Dr. Alexander Reichl moved between FGS and PSP).
• Baker Tilly Germany: Mid-tier German accounting and advisory network combining audit, tax, and legal services. Comparable to PSP as a multi-discipline German advisory firm targeting Mittelstand and family-owned enterprises with cross-border needs via an international network.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Germany: German practice of the Big Four firm. Direct talent competitor to PSP — multiple PSP partners (Graf, Wanske, Eschner, Burghardt) joined from KPMG — and competes for the same mid-market audit, tax, and transaction advisory mandates.
• CMS Germany: Major European full-service law firm with a substantial German footprint. Overlaps with PSP on corporate, tax, and cross-border advisory for German Mittelstand, with broader geographic and practice reach.
• Hengeler Mueller: One of Germany's premier large full-service law firms with leading corporate, M&A, and tax practices. Comparable to PSP in practice breadth but substantially larger; serves as the natural 'step-up' competitor for PSP clients whose mandates outgrow mid-sized firm capacity.
• Ernst & Young (EY) Germany: German practice of the Big Four firm. Competes with PSP across tax, audit, and transaction advisory, and is a key feeder of PSP lateral partners (Dr. Thomas Fritz, Benedikt Wiedmann both joined PSP from EY).
• Freshfields Germany: Global elite law firm with German offices and a top-tier private client / wealth planning practice. Comparable to PSP at the high-end of family-office and succession work; Dr. Iring Christopeit began his career at Freshfields before joining PSP via Flick Gocke Schaumburg.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcHO9VflaaNBK0vhZPRQIEQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/psp.eu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pspmuenchen
• Instagraminstagram.com/pspmuenchen/?hl=de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles39 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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