Gehrke Econ Group

What Gehrke Econ Group does

Gehrke Econ Group is an owner-operated professional services group headquartered in Hanover, Germany, formed in 2010 from the merger of two predecessor firms (Gehrke and Econ) each with approximately 60 years of operating history. The group delivers interdisciplinary advisory services across four practice areas — tax advisory (Steuerberatung), auditing (Wirtschaftsprüfung), legal counsel (Rechtsberatung), and business consulting (Unternehmensberatung) — each operated through a dedicated wholly-owned GmbH entity. Its proprietary service philosophy, Winsulting®, assembles cross-disciplinary specialist teams to address client matters from business, legal, and technological perspectives, with the stated objective of producing tailored action plans.

The group serves small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs, Mittelstand) primarily in the Greater Hanover / Lower Saxony region, with five documented vertical specializations: automotive, real estate, food/bakery, textiles, and healthcare. Industry-specific intellectual property includes the monthly "Wissens-Werte aus der Bäckerbranche" newsletter (over 60 issues), an annual bakery price comparison study (Gehrke Econ Preisvergleich) covering 160+ products, and an operational benchmarking product (Betriebsvergleich) spanning five business size categories. The firm operates from four physical offices (Hannover HQ, Isernhagen, Celle, Lehrte) with a staff of over 250, and staffs a management team that includes alumni of PwC, Ernst & Young, Volkswagen AG, Unilever, and PricewaterhouseCoopers across tax, audit, restructuring, insolvency, sustainability audit, and M&A advisory disciplines.

Gehrke Econ generates revenue through professional services fees for tax, audit, legal, and consulting engagements, with pricing tailored to engagement scope rather than publicly disclosed. Core technology infrastructure is built around DATEV accounting and tax software integrations (DATEV Unternehmen Online, DATEV Freizeichnung, DATEV Meine Steuern, DATEV Arbeitnehmer Online) plus the firm's own Gehrke Econ Cloud document exchange platform, ELSTER connectivity for German electronic tax reporting, and emerging e-invoicing (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD 2.0+) capabilities aligned with the January 2025 German B2B mandate. The firm has no external institutional investors, no parent company, and no public listing; it is owned and controlled by its managing partner group.

Name

Gehrke Econ Group

Legal name

Gehrke Econ GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Website

https://gehrke-econ.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Gehrke Econ Group is an owner-operated German professional services firm headquartered in Hanover, delivering tax, audit, legal, and business consulting to SMEs in Greater Hanover and Lower Saxony through 250+ staff across four offices and five vertical specializations under its interdisciplinary Winsulting® approach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Services (Tax, Audit, Legal & Consulting)

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory (BPAHAJAH)

Keywords

• Tax advisory services
• Auditing services
• Legal counsel
• Business consulting
• SME advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Professional services fees for tax advisory, auditing, legal counsel, and business consulting provided to small and medium-sized enterprises. Revenue generated through long-term client relationships and interdisciplinary advisory projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gehrke Econ Group is an owner-operated professional services group providing interdisciplinary tax advisory (Steuerberatung), auditing (Wirtschaftsprüfung), legal counsel (Rechtsberatung), and business consulting (Unternehmensberatung) to small and medium-sized enterprises. Services are unified through their proprietary Winsulting® philosophy, which assembles cross-disciplinary specialist teams to deliver holistic advisory solutions with individually tailored action plans. The group employs over 250 staff across four offices in the Greater Hanover region of Germany.

Product overview

Gehrke Econ Group is an owner-operated group of companies providing interdisciplinary professional services through its four subsidiary companies: Gehrke Econ GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (auditing), Gehrke Econ Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH (tax advisory), Gehrke Econ Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (legal counsel), and Gehrke Econ Unternehmensberatungsgesellschaft mbH (business consulting). The core offering centers on Winsulting®, their proprietary interdisciplinary service philosophy that integrates all four service lines into holistic advisory solutions. The group operates primarily in the Greater Hanover region of Germany with over 250 staff members across four locations (Hannover, Isernhagen, Celle, Lehrte). Their portfolio includes industry-specific specializations for automotive, real estate, foodstuffs/bakery, textiles, and healthcare sectors. The group also produces proprietary research products including the Gehrke Econ Preisvergleich (annual bakery product price comparison of 160+ products) and Betriebsvergleich (operational benchmarking), distributed via the monthly 'Wissens-Werte aus der Bäckerbranche' newsletter. Technology offerings include the Gehrke Econ Cloud platform for secure client document exchange and DATEV software integrations for accounting workflow management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Winsulting®: Exclusive service philosophy of Gehrke Econ combining tax advisory, auditing, legal counseling, and business consulting into an interdisciplinary advisory approach resulting in specific action plans for clients.

Products and services

• Tax Advisory Services (Steuerberatung)

Quantifiable outcome

• Interdisciplinary team approach for comprehensive business advisory

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Corporate Finance HannoverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for corporate finance and M&A advisory services, accompanying clients through company transactions including target identification, valuation, due diligence, and deal completion.
• der nachfolgelotse.deminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSuccession planning platform partner providing guidance and resources for business succession planning.
• ACC (Automotive Competence Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform under Volkswagen and Audi Partnerverband e.V. (VAPV) umbrella, bringing together automotive dealers nationwide in cooperation with PlanAPP.
• DATEVcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary accounting and tax software provider. Offers DATEV Unternehmen Online, DATEV Freizeichnung, DATEV Meine Steuern, and DATEV Arbeitnehmer Online platforms for client services.
• Gehrke Econ Servicegesellschaft mbH & Co. KGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternal service company providing applicant management system (umantis by Haufe Group) for recruitment processes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mazars Germany: German arm of the international Mazars/Forvis network offering tax, audit and advisory across mid-market clients. Overlaps with Gehrke Econ on SME multi-disciplinary services but at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Forvis Mazars (Germany): Combined global mid-tier formed from the Mazars/RSM union, with a German practice serving mid-market clients via audit, tax and consulting. Overlaps broadly with Gehrke Econ's service scope but with substantially greater scale.
• BDO Germany: German practice of the global BDO network serving mid-sized companies with audit, tax and business advisory. Competes for many of the same Mittelstand clients but operates with larger international scale.

Direct peers

• Warth & Klein Grant Thornton: German member of the Grant Thornton network providing audit, tax, legal and consulting to mid-market companies. Direct match on multi-discipline model and SME/Mittelstand positioning.
• HLB Germany: German HLB member firm offering integrated tax, audit and advisory services to SMEs and owner-managed businesses. Comparable cross-discipline service stack and Mittelstand client base.
• Flick Gocke Schaumburg: Leading independent German firm combining tax advisory and legal services for large and mid-sized enterprises. Comparable in interdisciplinary structure and German Mittelstand focus, though larger and more tax/legal weighted than Gehrke Econ.
• ETL Group: Largest German tax-advisory network, structured as a federation of regional practices offering tax, audit and legal services to SMEs. Operates an identical interdisciplinary partner model targeting the same Mittelstand client base as Gehrke Econ.
• Ebner Stolz: German mid-tier advisory firm offering combined audit, tax, legal and consulting services primarily to the Mittelstand. Closely comparable to Gehrke Econ in multi-discipline model, SME focus, and regional-to-national footprint.
• R\u00f6dl & Partner: German-rooted multi-disciplinary advisory (audit, tax, legal, consulting) with strong Mittelstand focus and integrated single-firm model. Highly comparable in service breadth, ownership structure, and SME customer orientation.

Others

• DATEV: Dominant German accounting and tax software provider that Gehrke Econ relies on as core technology infrastructure. Functions as a key enabling/platform partner rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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