Wieselhuber

What Wieselhuber does

Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH (W&P) is a privately held German management consultancy founded in 1986, specializing in advisory services for family-owned businesses (Familienunternehmen) and Mittelstand companies in the DACH region. The firm self-positions as 'Die führende Unternehmensberatung für Familienunternehmen im deutsch-sprachigen Raum' (the leading management consultancy for family businesses in the German-speaking region) and serves clients facing strategic, operational, and financial challenges including succession planning, generational transition, restructuring, distressed M&A, and digital transformation. Named engagements span hotels (Geisel Privathotels), medical technology (diamed Medizintechnik, Streifeneder), pharmaceuticals (MEDICE), industrial valves (GEMÜ), airport services (AICHER), staffing (RGF), and automotive suppliers (SGF).

W&P delivers human-delivered consulting services organized across nine functional service lines — Strategy, Innovation & New Business, Leadership & Organisation, Marketing & Sales, Operations, Business Performance, Corporate Finance, Distressed M&A, and Restructuring & Rehabilitation — and seven industry verticals: Industrial Goods & Automotive, Construction & Building Materials, Chemicals & Plastics, Consumer Goods, Retail & Services, Pharma & LifeScience, and Real Estate. The firm operates no proprietary technology platform; its offering is professional advisory supplemented by thought-leadership publications (Management Support, Innovation Insights, W&P Trendradar) and a recurring Executive Dialog digital event series covering AI strategy, distressed real estate, restructuring, and sector-specific themes. Internal capabilities include a Digital Practice led by Sarik Weber as Head of Digital Practice and Member of the Executive Board.

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements billed according to scope and complexity, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise consulting delivered via five German offices (Munich headquarters, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Berlin). W&P is led by multiple Managing Partners and Gesellschafter — Dr. Timo Renz, Volker Riedel, Gustl F. Thum, Dr.-Ing. Dirk Artelt, and Jens Ekopf — with additional partners and management-team members across functional and vertical practices. Revenue and headcount are not publicly disclosed, and the firm has no subsidiaries, funding rounds, or identified external institutional ownership.

Name

Wieselhuber

Legal name

Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH

Website

https://wieselhuber.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner (W&P) is a privately held German management consultancy founded in 1986, advising family businesses and Mittelstand companies on strategy, restructuring, corporate finance, and M&A. The firm operates from five German offices across nine functional and seven industry verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Fairness Opinions & Independent Financial Advice (BPAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Family business consulting
• Corporate restructuring advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions consulting
• Strategy advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services billed on a project basis, including strategy advisory, restructuring & turnaround, corporate finance, distressed M&A, and operational consulting for family businesses and Mittelstand companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner GmbH is an independent German management consultancy that advises family businesses and Mittelstand companies on strategy, innovation, leadership and organisation, marketing and sales, operations, business performance, corporate finance, distressed M&A, and restructuring. The firm combines nine functional service lines with seven industry-vertical specialisations (Industrial Goods & Automotive, Construction, Chemicals & Plastics, Consumer Goods, Retail & Services, Pharma & LifeScience, and Real Estate) to deliver integrated advisory engagements across the DACH region.

Product overview

Wieselhuber is a management consulting firm specializing in advising family businesses and SMEs in the German-speaking region. The firm offers a portfolio of consulting services organized by business function (Strategie, Innovation & New Business, Führung & Organisation, Marketing & Vertrieb, Operations, Business Performance, Corporate Finance, Distressed M&A, Restrukturierung & Sanierung) and by industry vertical (Industriegüter & Automotive, Bauzulieferindustrie, Chemie & Kunststoffe, Konsumgüter, Handel & Dienstleistungen, Pharma & LifeScience, Real Estate). The core offering consists of strategic and operational advisory services rather than a software product. Supporting offerings include Executive Dialog digital event series and thought leadership publications (Management Support, W&P Trendradar). The firm operates from offices in Munich (headquarters), Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, and Berlin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy (Strategie) Strategic advisory service helping family businesses and Mittelstand companies define long-term direction, market positioning, and growth pathways. Delivered to owner-managed and corporate clients across Wieselhuber's industry verticals.
• Innovation & New Business Advisory service supporting clients in developing new business models, innovation pipelines, and growth initiatives. Targeted at Mittelstand and family-owned companies seeking to diversify or transform.
• Leadership & Organisation (Führung & Organisation) Organisational design, leadership development, and governance advisory service. Helps family businesses and Mittelstand clients structure organisations, succession planning, and leadership pipelines.
• Marketing & Sales (Marketing & Vertrieb) Marketing and sales advisory service supporting go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, pricing, and sales effectiveness. Delivered to owner-managed and corporate clients across multiple industry verticals.
• Operations Operations consulting covering process optimisation, supply chain, and operational performance improvement for industrial, consumer, and services-sector clients.
• Business Performance Performance improvement and business optimisation service, including cost transformation, performance management, and value-creation programmes.
• Corporate Finance Corporate finance advisory covering M&A, valuation, financing, and transaction support for Mittelstand and family-owned companies. Includes shareholder and succession-related transactions.
• Distressed M&A Specialised M&A advisory for distressed situations, including transactions in insolvency contexts and special situations. Targeted at companies facing financial difficulty and their stakeholders.
• Restructuring & Rehabilitation (Restrukturierung & Sanierung) Restructuring and turnaround advisory for companies in financial distress, including creditor-side and debtor-side engagements. Supports both in-court and out-of-court restructuring processes.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Drees & Sommer SEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Drees & Sommer is Germany's leading and internationally positioned real estate consulting and project management company. Johannes Lichtenthaler, Head of (Service) Development & Investment, participated as a speaker at W&P's Executive Dialog event on distressed real estate projects, discussing service development for distressed properties.
• Simmons & Simmons LLPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026International law firm with expertise in restructuring and finance. Dr. Christopher Kranz, Partner and attorney at Simmons & Simmons, spoke at W&P's Executive Dialog on efficient organization of creditor groups as a cornerstone for successful restructurings in real estate. Dr. Kranz leads the German RSS practice advising lenders, creditors, debtors, and investors on financing transactions and complex restructurings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• FalkenSteg: Germany-based M&A and corporate finance advisory boutique with focus on mid-market transactions and special situations; directly comparable on Distressed M&A and real estate NPL mandates, and a known prior employer of W&P's Fabian Hammer.

Direct peers

• Porsche Consulting: Subsidiary of Porsche AG providing strategy, operations, and digital transformation services to Mittelstand, automotive suppliers, and industrial clients across DACH — comparable to W&P's Industrie/Automotive vertical.
• Oliver Wyman: Global management consultancy with significant German practice in financial services, automotive, and industrial restructuring; competes with W&P on corporate finance, distressed M&A, and operational transformation mandates.
• Roland Berger: Germany-headquartered strategy and management consultancy with strong Mittelstand and industrial client base, overlapping heavily with W&P in strategy, restructuring, and corporate finance. Most direct comparable on geography and family/Mittelstand focus.
• Horváth: Stuttgart-based international management consultancy with strong presence in controlling, performance management, and transformation — closely matches W&P's Mittelstand focus and German-speaking DACH geography.
• Staufen AG: German operational excellence and transformation consultancy serving Mittelstand and industrial clients across lean, operational excellence, and supply chain topics — direct overlap with W&P's Operations and Restructuring practices.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Consulting (Germany): Big-4 consulting arm with comprehensive German practice spanning strategy, M&A, restructuring, and digital transformation — overlaps with W&P across most service lines, particularly Restructuring and Corporate Finance.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm with deep German practice across consumer goods, industrials, and private equity — competes with W&P on M&A, restructuring, and performance transformation mandates for larger Mittelstand and family-owned clients.
• Kearney: Global management consultancy with established German industrial, automotive, and operations practice; overlaps with W&P on operational excellence, procurement, and turnaround mandates.

Others

• McKinsey & Company:

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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