combine Consulting

What combine Consulting does

combine Consulting GmbH is a Germany-based workplace strategy and corporate real estate (CRE) advisory firm founded in 2015 through the merger of macon Gesellschaft für Unternehmensberatung and Quickborner Team, drawing on over 60 years of combined heritage in the field. The firm operates from four offices — Munich (headquarters), Hamburg, Düsseldorf, and Berlin (opened in 2025 at URBANYARDS) — and employs 85–100 interdisciplinary professionals spanning economics, architecture, engineering, social science, change management, and interior design.

Its offering combines traditional professional services consulting (Workplace Strategy, Real Estate Strategy, Design, Change Management, Project Management, and Transaction Advisory) with a recently launched productized analytics tool called Smart Check. Smart Check uses sensor technology, delivered via a partnership with Bachmann, to measure and analyze office space utilization, with combine providing the consulting layer that turns utilization data into workplace and real estate recommendations. Services are delivered through direct enterprise consulting engagements and, increasingly, modular packages aimed at smaller mid-market customers.

The firm sells primarily to three customer groups: large international enterprises (e.g., Zooplus, Beiersdorf, Osram, HASPA, BMW Group, adidas, Accenture), regional German Mittelstand and SMEs, and public-sector organizations including federal and state agencies and foundations. Revenue is generated through professional services fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagement scope ranges from strategy through interior design to execution and go-live. Leadership includes Managing Directors Matthias Pietzcker, Oliver A. Dittmar, and Hendrik Grempe (Düsseldorf), with co-founder and shareholder Marco Haas leading Real Estate Strategy.

Name

combine Consulting

Legal name

combine Consulting GmbH

Website

https://combine-consulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

combine Consulting is a Germany-based workplace strategy and corporate real estate advisory firm with four offices and 85–100 interdisciplinary professionals serving large enterprises, regional SMEs, and public sector clients across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace and Corporate Real Estate Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Workplace & Collaboration Consulting (BPAHAEAH), Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Workplace consulting
• Corporate real estate
• Workplace strategy
• Office space optimization
• Change management

Headquarters

HQ city

München

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 Consulting Services: Full-spectrum consulting services in corporate real estate and workplace strategy, from concept development to design and execution, serving organizations from regional Mittelstand to international corporations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

combine Consulting is an international workplace and corporate real estate consulting firm delivering end-to-end services from strategy development and interior design through execution and go-live. Offerings span Workplace Strategy, Real Estate Strategy (RES), Design, Change Management, Project Management, and Transaction Advisory, complemented by Smart Check, a sensor-based product for office space utilization analysis. The firm serves organizations from regional Mittelstand SMEs to international corporations, as well as federal and state agencies and foundations.

Product overview

combine Consulting is a workplace strategy and corporate real estate consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services. The core offering includes Workplace Strategy, Real Estate Strategy (RES), Design, Change Management, Project Management, and Transaction Advisory services. The flagship product is Smart Check, an intelligent sensor technology solution for office space optimization. Additionally, the firm produces the Resonanzlabor video podcast as a thought leadership platform. Services span from strategic analysis and conceptualization through design, execution, change management, and ongoing advisory support for organizations of all sizes, from SMEs to international corporations and public sector entities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• combine Transaction: Transaction advisory division of combine Group with strong figures: over 25,000 sqm in transactions
• Smart Check

Products and services

• Smart Check Sensor-based office space utilization analysis product combining modern sensor hardware (via partner Bachmann) with combine's consulting expertise to help organizations measure effective office usage and develop customized workplace concepts. Targets SMEs and enterprises.
• Workplace Strategy Strategic consulting service for designing and implementing modern work environments, addressing the physical, social, cultural, and digital dimensions of work. For organizations undergoing workplace transformation.
• Real Estate Strategy (RES) Corporate real estate strategy consulting covering location development, sustainability planning, and alignment of real estate decisions with business objectives. For corporates and public-sector entities.
• Design Interior design and spatial concept development, including signaletics and wayfinding systems that translate brand identity into physical space. For organizations seeking differentiated workplace environments.
• Change Management Organizational change consulting helping companies transition to new work models, workplace strategies, and hybrid work arrangements. For organizations undergoing workforce and workplace transformation.
• Project Management End-to-end project management for workplace transformation projects, from needs assessment and concept development through execution and go-live support. For clients executing major real estate or workplace programs.
• Transaction Advisory Real estate transaction consulting including tenant representation, lease negotiations, and property acquisition support. For organizations entering, expanding, or relocating real estate.

Quantifiable outcome

• Office presence averages only 41 percent post-pandemic
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BachmanncoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical partner for Smart Check sensor technology solutions. Bachmann provides the software and hardware for sensor technology, while combine Consulting handles the consulting aspects and analysis of collected data.
• MuutominorOthersFurniture supplier for combine's Resonance Lab video podcast set design, providing furnishing support for the podcast studio.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Drees & Sommer: German-based consulting, engineering, and project management firm with a strong workplace, real estate, and change advisory practice. Comparable in scale, service breadth, and DACH market focus.
• Mateso (formerly invireo): German workplace and corporate real estate consulting firm offering strategy, design, and project management services. Direct head-to-head peer to combine in the DACH market with comparable service scope.
• Unwork: European workplace strategy and change management consultancy serving enterprise clients on hybrid work, office redesign, and culture programs. Comparable niche focus to combine.

Broad incumbents

• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm offering workplace strategy, change management, and project management alongside its core brokerage business. Represents the scaled, global competitor to combine.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global real estate services firm with a dedicated Workplace Strategy and Experience team serving large occupiers. Direct overlap with combine on enterprise workplace transformation work.
• Colliers International: Global real estate services firm with occupier services and workplace advisory practices competing for the same enterprise transactions and strategy mandates as combine.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with a Workplace Strategy and Occupier Services practice directly competing with combine for enterprise mandates.

Others

• Steelcase WorkSpace Futures: Global workplace furniture manufacturer with a research and workplace strategy advisory practice. Adjacent competitor whose research and advisory overlaps with combine's thought leadership.

Regional players

• Kötter + Sjöstrand (formerly Kötterheinrich + Partner): German workplace strategy and corporate real estate consulting firm with comparable service portfolio and DACH geographic focus, directly competing for the same Mittelstand and enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Leesman Index: Workplace experience analytics firm offering employee survey-based workplace benchmarking. Partial overlap with combine's Smart Check data-driven proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@combine-consulting
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/combine-consulting-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/combine.consulting
• Xx.com/combine_consult

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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