Ledergerber and Partner

Name

Ledergerber and Partner

Legal name

Ledergerber & Partner GmbH

Website

https://ledergerber-partner.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ledergerber & Partner is a Swiss owner-operated consulting firm providing corporate strategy, leadership development, organizational development, executive coaching, and board mandates to SMEs across German-speaking Switzerland, delivering integrated engagements via a five-firm Senior Partner ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA)

Keywords

• Business consulting
• Corporate strategy
• Leadership development
• Organizational development
• Executive coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Baden

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Revenue generated from individual and project-based consulting engagements including corporate strategy, leadership development, and organizational development advisory services. Engagements range from workshops and trainings to coaching and board mandates.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ledergerber & Partner is an owner-managed Swiss consulting firm providing integrated strategic business development services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The firm delivers six interconnected core consulting services: Corporate Strategy, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Coaching & Consulting, Workshops & Trainings, and external Board Mandates, working as participatory sparring partners with clients across German-speaking Switzerland.

Product overview

Ledergerber & Partner is a Swiss consulting firm providing integrated strategic business development services for SMEs. Their portfolio consists of six interconnected core consulting services: Unternehmensstrategie (Corporate Strategy) covering vision/mission, growth, positioning, and succession planning; Führungsentwicklung (Leadership Development) for corporate, employee, and self-leadership development; Organisationsentwicklung (Organizational Development) including digital transformation, process optimization, and change management; Coaching & Beratung (Coaching & Consulting) for executives and management teams; Workshops & Trainings for skill development; and Verwaltungsratsmandate (Board Mandates) providing external board member services. The services are delivered through participative approaches with practical experience, working as external sparring partners with clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unternehmensstrategie (Corporate Strategy)

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients report measurably increased business success, revenue growth, and improved profitability after engagements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Recca Consulting (Stefano Recca)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStefano Recca is Senior Partner at Ledergerber & Partner and also owner of Recca Consulting. Raphael Ledergerber is in turn Senior Partner at Recca Consulting. The two firms are mutually strongly connected, with Recca bringing digital transformation expertise (digital transformation, process optimization, digital leadership) to the partnership. Recca is the producer of the 'Make IT' podcast.
• mendelean (Otti Mendelin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOtti Mendelin is Senior Partner at Ledergerber & Partner and also owner of mendelean. Raphael Ledergerber is in turn Senior Partner at mendelean. The firms are mutually strongly connected, with Mendelin bringing lean management, efficiency, and process optimization expertise (over 30 years experience) to the partnership.
• Avalect (Roland Wäger)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoland Wäger is Senior Partner at Ledergerber & Partner and also owner of Avalect (a top Swiss HR firm). Raphael Ledergerber is in turn Senior Partner at Avalect. The firms are mutually strongly connected, with Wäger bringing HR development and executive search (headhunting, management selection, talent management) expertise to the partnership.
• avivar (Andrea Rutishauser)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndrea Rutishauser is Senior Partner at Ledergerber & Partner and also owner of avivar. The firms are mutually connected, with Rutishauser bringing international marketing strategy, leadership development, and organizational development expertise (over 25 years experience in IT/telecom, industry, trade, and services) to the partnership.
• Valortec (Martin Ziehbrunner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMartin Ziehbrunner is Senior Partner at Ledergerber & Partner and also owner of Valortec. Raphael Ledergerber is in turn Senior Partner at Valortec. The firms are mutually strongly connected, with Ziehbrunner bringing growth financing, succession planning, and company acquisition/exit expertise (over 25 years experience, multiple successful companies founded and exited) to the partnership.
• IT-Markt (Trade Journal)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIT-Markt is a Swiss trade journal that regularly features interview content with Raphael Ledergerber. His video interviews are published both on the Ledergerber & Partner website and on the IT-Markt platform. This serves as a content marketing and PR partnership.
• Swiss Engineering STZ (Trade Journal)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRaphael Ledergerber is a regular author for the Swiss Engineering STZ engineering journal, writing expert articles on leadership, corporate strategy, innovation, and strategic corporate development topics. This serves as a content marketing and PR partnership.
• Bluesfestival BadenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLedergerber & Partner organizes the annual Blues4Friends event as an exclusive side-event of the Bluesfestival Baden. The event serves as a networking occasion for clients, business partners, and long-term companions, featuring fine dining and live blues music.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hogan Assessments: Hogan Assessments provides leadership personality assessments, executive coaching tools, and leadership development solutions globally. Its tools and frameworks are directly comparable to the personality profiling (DISG, persolog) and leadership development methodology used by Ledergerber & Partner.
• Haufe Akademie: Haufe Akademie is a leading German-speaking provider of corporate training, leadership development, and organizational consulting. Its offerings in executive coaching, leadership programs, and SME-targeted development services directly overlap with Ledergerber & Partner's Führungsentwicklung and coaching practices.
• Horváth & Partners: Horváth is a European management consultancy headquartered in Germany with strong DACH presence, serving mid-to-large enterprises on performance management, corporate strategy, and transformation. Its mid-market positioning and transformation focus align closely with Ledergerber & Partner's Swiss SME mandate.
• KAIZEN Institute: KAIZEN Institute is a global lean management and continuous improvement consultancy with European roots. Its emphasis on lean implementation, process optimization, and cultural change among mid-market manufacturers closely mirrors the lean/efficiency expertise brought by Senior Partner Otti Mendelin at Ledergerber & Partner.
• Staufen AG: Staufen is a German-Swiss lean management and operational excellence consultancy that works extensively with mid-market industrial firms. Its focus on strategy-to-execution transformation and lean methods is highly comparable to Ledergerber & Partner's integrated strategy/leadership/organizational development model for SMEs.

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Bain is a top-tier global strategy consulting firm with deep DACH presence, offering corporate strategy, performance improvement, and organizational consulting. While Bain serves mostly large enterprises, it competes for strategy and transformation mandates from the upper end of the SME segment Ledergerber & Partner targets.
• Simon-Kucher & Partners: Simon-Kucher is a global strategy consulting firm with strong DACH roots, advising on pricing, growth, and commercial strategy. It represents a broader incumbent in the strategy consulting category where Ledergerber & Partner competes for mid-market mandates.
• Porsche Consulting: Porsche Consulting is a large strategy and operations consultancy with deep German-speaking market coverage, advising on digital transformation, organizational development, and strategy. Its much broader portfolio and global footprint make it a broader incumbent rather than a direct head-to-head rival.
• Roland Berger: Roland Berger is a European-origin global strategy consultancy with strong presence in the German-speaking market, advising on corporate strategy, transformation, and operational excellence. It represents a broader incumbent whose mid-market and Mittelstand practice overlaps with Ledergerber & Partner's SME focus.
• Gallup: Gallup is a global leader in employee engagement research, leadership development, and management consulting. Its strengths-based leadership and manager development content overlaps with Ledergerber & Partner's leadership and executive coaching offerings, but at much greater scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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