Berlin Global Advisors

What Berlin Global Advisors does

Berlin Global Advisors (BGA) is a Berlin-headquartered independent consultancy specializing in government affairs, geopolitical advisory, and transaction support. Founded in 2018 by Managing Partners Ralf Welt (formerly Procter & Gamble Director of External Relations and political advisor in the German Chancellery) and Martin Wiesmann (former J.P. Morgan Managing Director and Senior Country Officer for Germany), the firm is registered as Berlin Global Advisors GmbH, a private limited company under German law. BGA serves international corporations, family-owned global companies, private equity firms, hedge funds, banks, family offices, governments, business and trade associations, NGOs, and technology startups — offering services including positioning and coalition building, stakeholder analysis, policy intelligence, political risk and trend scenarios, country and market profiles, M&A advisory in politically sensitive situations, and funding solutions for tech startups.

The firm operates a senior-level advisory model rather than a large-team consultancy model, delivering engagements through a vetted network of more than 50 partners, senior advisors, and staffers. BGA maintains offices in Berlin (headquarters), Frankfurt, Brussels, and London, with cited presence also in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and New York. Its advisory bench draws heavily from former senior officials — ambassadors, military/NATO leadership, Bundesbank and Chancellery alumni, DAX-listed board members (e.g., ThyssenKrupp), and senior investment bankers (J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse) — supplemented by more junior consultants, analysts, and working students with public-sector backgrounds.

BGA generates revenue through negotiated professional services fees on a project basis (the firm explicitly disclaims investment advisor or broker-dealer status). It markets itself through authored books, regular media appearances, conference speaking, and a formal speaker bureau. In May 2025, the firm expanded its service lines into Defence, Digital Tech, and AI, and is a registered stakeholder with the German Bundestag lobby register (R002181). The firm co-initiated the European Principal Group, a pan-European network of independent consultancies, and maintains a partnership with France's Vae Solis Communications for joint European strategy consulting.

Name

Berlin Global Advisors

Legal name

Berlin Global Advisors GmbH

Website

https://berlinglobaladvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Berlin Global Advisors is an independent Berlin-based consultancy founded in 2018 that provides government affairs, geopolitical advisory, and transaction support to international corporations, financial institutions, governments, family offices, and tech startups across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategic Government Affairs and Geopolitical Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE), Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL)

Keywords

• Geopolitical advisory services
• Government affairs consulting
• Political risk analysis
• Mergers acquisitions advisory
• Strategic transaction support

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: BGA provides strategic consulting services in exchange for monetary compensation based on pre-arranged negotiated fees. Services include government affairs, geopolitical advisory, M&A advisory, funding solutions for tech startups, and political risk analysis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Berlin Global Advisors is a senior-led independent consultancy that sells strategic advisory services at the intersection of politics, business, and capital markets. Its core deliverables include government affairs positioning and advocacy, geopolitical and policy intelligence, political risk and trend scenario analysis, country and market profiles, transaction support and M&A advisory in politically sensitive situations, and funding/growth capital solutions for technology startups. The firm differentiates by providing senior partner-level attention without deploying large consultant teams, drawing on a vetted network of 50+ partners and advisors across Europe.

Product overview

Berlin Global Advisors (BGA) is a consulting firm offering advisory services rather than a software product company. Its core offerings consist of government affairs advisory, geopolitical analysis, policy intelligence, and transaction support services. The firm provides strategic consulting including positioning and advocacy, stakeholder analysis, political risk scenarios, country and market profiles, and M&A advisory for politically sensitive situations. BGA also offers funding solutions for tech startups and keynote speaking services. The European Principal Group (EPG) is a partner network of independent consultancies across Europe that extends BGA's geographic reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Government Affairs Advisory Strategic consulting on positioning, coalition building, advocacy, and stakeholder analysis within political and regulatory processes across EU and German markets. Targeted at clients seeking a voice in key EU capitals.
• Geopolitical Analysis & Policy Intelligence Expert analysis of geopolitical trends, political risks, and policy developments affecting international business, investment decisions, and market entry strategies.
• Transaction Support & M&A Advisory Advisory services for politically sensitive mergers, acquisitions, and investments, including target due diligence, positioning, advocacy, and negotiation support.
• Tech Startup Funding Solutions Identification of public and private capital sources addressing growth capital needs for technology startups, including equity story building, business plan analysis, and investor marketing support.
• Country & Market Profiles In-depth assessments of countries and markets providing a basis for investment decisions and forecasting.
• Political Risk & Trend Scenarios Tailored scenario analysis covering regulatory, economic, and political risks and opportunities specific to industries and companies.
• Keynote Speaking Services Expert keynote speeches and boardroom presentations on geopolitics, great power dynamics, European sovereignty, trade, defence, technology, and energy transition topics.
• European Principal Group (EPG) A pan-European network of independent strategic consultancies providing integrated advisory services across major European capitals.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vae Solis CommunicationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 2026BGA and Vae Solis Communications announced a partnership on January 22, 2026 (German-French Day and anniversary of the Élysée Treaty) to develop a joint offering for European strategy consulting. The partnership combines BGA's geopolitical and German expertise with Vae Solis' French market knowledge and communications capabilities.
• European Principal Group (EPG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBGA initiated and built the European Principal Group in 2019, a network of principals from Europe's most important capitals who lead independent strategic consultancies. Together they provide integrated pan-European advisory services to multinational organizations.
• NITID Corporate AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNITID is BGA's partner agency in Madrid, providing corporate affairs and political risk consultancy services in Spain. BGA Partner and President of NITID Daniel Ureña leads operations in Spain, with Cristina Hernández as Partner & Managing Director heading Spain operations.
• Clairfield InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Albert Schander, Advisor at BGA Frankfurt, is also founder & managing partner of Clairfield in Germany and member of the board of Clairfield International, providing cross-border M&A advisory capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brunswick Group: Critical issues and M&A advisory firm focused on reputation and stakeholder management; overlaps with BGA on politically sensitive transactions, board-level positioning, and crisis/reputation management for international corporates.
• Eurasia Group: Founded by Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group is the leading standalone geopolitical risk advisory firm serving corporates, investors, and governments—directly comparable to BGA's geopolitical analysis, political risk scenarios, and country/market profile services for a similar multinational client base.
• Teneo: Global CEO advisory firm covering strategy, communications, government affairs, and risk—competing for the same senior-level (CEO, board, top investor) mandates that BGA targets with its brainpower-rather-than-team model.
• Kekst CNC: International strategic communications and advisory firm advising corporates and investors on M&A, crises, IPOs and public affairs—closest peers on the German/U.S. capital-markets advisory work BGA performs for tech startups and cross-border transactions.
• Flint Global: Boutique EU regulatory and public affairs advisory firm with strong Brussels presence and tech/telecom expertise—an emerging peer that competes head-on with BGA on EU policy intelligence, advocacy, and positioning services.
• DGA Group: Formed from Albright Stonebridge Group and Dentons Global Advisors, DGA is a global geostrategic advisory firm combining geopolitics, public affairs, and cross-border M&A support—directly comparable to BGA's integrated government-affairs-plus-transaction model.
• Control Risks: Global political risk, security, and integrity consultancy advising corporates and investors on political risk, M&A integrity, and crisis management—overlaps directly with BGA's political risk, transaction support, and country profile work.
• FGS Global: Strategic communications and advisory firm (formed from Finsbury, Glover Hering and The Sirote Group) combining public affairs, geopolitical advisory, and M&A communications—closely aligned with BGA's positioning and corporate affairs/investor positioning work.

Broad incumbents

• APCO Worldwide: Large global public affairs, communications, and advisory firm with deep government and corporate relationships—including a strong European government affairs practice that competes with BGA for corporate positioning and policy advocacy mandates.
• McKinsey & Company (Public Sector / Risk & Resilience Practices): Global strategy incumbent with rapidly built geopolitical risk and public sector practices that increasingly compete with BGA for integrated strategy + risk + government affairs mandates at large multinationals, sovereigns, and financial institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/berlinglobaladv

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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