Pohlmann & Company

Name

Pohlmann & Company

Legal name

Pohlmann & Company GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://pohlmann-company.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Compliance Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compliance, Risk & Supplier Due Diligence (KYC/ESG/Sanctions) (BPAAAJAK), Third-Party Risk, Vendor Due Diligence & Supply Chain Compliance (BPAEAPAG)

Keywords

• Compliance advisory services
• Corporate governance consulting
• Internal investigations
• Regulatory monitorships
• ESG compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal and Compliance Advisory Services: The firm generates revenue through fee-based professional services engagements — legal advisory, compliance consulting, governance advisory, and internal/external investigations. Revenue is derived from billable hours on client engagements, retainer arrangements, and project-based mandates, consistent with top-tier professional services firms. No SaaS, subscription, or licensing revenue model is indicated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pohlmann & Company is an interdisciplinary law firm and management consultancy that advises large corporations, DAX-listed companies, financial institutions, and public-sector clients on compliance, governance, and investigations. Engagements cover preventive compliance, effectiveness reviews and independent monitorships (including U.S. DoJ/SEC and World Bank appointments), internal and external investigations, governance structures, ESG and supply-chain compliance (LkSG, EUDR, CSDDD), and defense against government enforcement. Deliveries are led by interdisciplinary teams composed of former compliance officers, senior lawyers, and management consultants.

Product overview

Pohlmann & Company is an interdisciplinary law firm and management consulting firm, not a software product company. It does not offer a technology product platform or software modules. Its 'offerings' are professional services organized under three expertise pillars: (1) Compliance — covering preventive compliance, effectiveness reviews & monitorships, and environmental & human rights compliance; (2) Governance — covering governance structures, integrated risk management & assurance systems, and ESG consulting; and (3) Investigations — covering internal investigations, external investigations, and defense against government investigations. Services are delivered through teams of former compliance officers, lawyers, and management consultants, and are not structured as named software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compliance Advisory Design, implementation, and effectiveness testing of compliance management systems for large corporates, DAX-listed companies, financial institutions, and public-sector clients; includes preventive compliance programs, effectiveness reviews, monitorships, and environmental/human-rights compliance under LkSG, EUDR, and CSDDD.
• Independent Compliance Monitorships Independent Compliance Monitor Team services for U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and World Bank enforcement proceedings, including ongoing assessment of corporate compliance programs.
• Governance & ESG Advisory Advisory on governance structures, integrated risk-management and assurance systems, and ESG consulting (including sustainability and supply-chain compliance) for enterprise and DAX-listed clients.
• Internal and External Investigations Conduct and structuring of internal investigations (e.g., corruption, harassment, MeToo), external investigations, and defense of clients in government investigations including anti-corruption, regulatory, and supply-chain matters.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AXA Versicherung AGminorOthersAXA Versicherung AG is named as the firm's professional liability insurance provider (Berufshaftpflichtversicherung) under the required disclosure in the Impressum. This is a regulatory requirement for German law firms rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Allen & Overy (A&O Shearman): Global magic-circle law firm (now A&O Shearman post-merger) with a German compliance, investigations, and regulatory practice. Targets the same multinational and DAX-level clients and competes for monitorship and ESG mandates.
• Linklaters: Global magic-circle law firm with a strong German compliance, investigations, and corporate governance practice. Competes with Pohlmann for DAX-40 and multinational mandates, particularly on cross-border monitorships and ESG advisory.
• PwC Germany - Forensic Services: Big 4 advisory practice with a large German Forensic Services and Compliance offering covering investigations, monitorships, and GRC advisory. Pohlmann partner Christian Beer is a PwC alumnus, evidencing direct talent and capability overlap; competes for compliance effectiveness reviews and investigations work.
• Clifford Chance: Global magic-circle law firm with a substantial German Compliance, Investigations, and ESG practice, including FCPA monitorship experience. Pohlmann's Senior Associate Henrikje Buroh joined from Clifford Chance, evidencing direct talent and client overlap.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global magic-circle law firm with a leading German Compliance, Investigations, and Regulatory practice serving multinational corporates on monitorships and ESG. Larger and broader than Pohlmann, but competes head-to-head for the same DAX-level compliance and investigations mandates.

Direct peers

• FTI Consulting: Global advisory firm with a dedicated Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment covering internal investigations, monitorships, and compliance program design. Competes with Pohlmann on investigations and monitorship mandates from large multinational and DAX-level clients.
• Wessing & Berenberg-Gossler: Independent German law firm with a strong compliance, investigations, and corporate crime practice serving enterprise and DAX-level clients. Comparable boutique-style positioning with a similar premium advisory focus on regulatory-sensitive mandates.
• Hengeler Mueller: One of Germany's leading independent law firms with a top-ranked Compliance and Investigations practice advising DAX companies on monitorships, internal investigations, and corporate governance. Directly comparable as a German-rooted, high-end compliance boutique competitor targeting the same DAX-40 client base.
• Noerr: Top German independent law firm with a recognized Compliance, Internal Investigations, and Corporate Governance practice advising DAX and family-owned businesses. Closely comparable in positioning as a high-end German-rooted firm serving premium enterprise clients.
• Kroll: Global investigations, compliance, and forensic consulting firm with strong FCPA monitorship credentials and a European practice. Direct peer on internal investigations, monitorship appointments, and cross-border compliance advisory for multinational clients.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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