What Consense Consulting does

Consense Consulting GmbH is an Austrian expert witness and appraisal firm (Sachverständigenbüro) founded in 1993 and headquartered in Vienna, with additional offices in Klagenfurt and Salzburg. The company provides professional damage assessment, valuation, risk analysis, evidence documentation, and consulting services delivered by a network of more than 50 specialized experts across nine subject areas: construction, mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering and IT, insolvency and banking, law and insurance technology, business administration, art/culture/antiques, agriculture and forestry, and special competencies. It operates six integrated service pillars: expert opinions (Gutachten), evidence documentation (Beweissicherung), risk assessment (Risikobewertung), market value determination (Marktwert Ermittlung), risk analysis (Risikoanalyse), and consulting (Beratung), positioning itself as a single point of contact for complex multi-domain assignments.

The firm serves four primary B2B customer segments: insurance companies (claims processing, damage evaluation, loss adjustment), banks and financial institutions (collateral and financing valuations), insolvency administrators (asset valuations for insolvency proceedings), and legal firms (expert testimony and contract analysis). Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on long-standing relationships, referrals within the Austrian insurance and financial services landscape, and its corporate website rather than digital marketing. Revenue is generated through quote-based professional fees on a project-by-project basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed, though a 2026 job posting indicates a collective agreement minimum salary of €3,157.47/month for relevant roles.

The business is privately held as an Austrian GmbH, led by two managing directors (Ing. Ernst Podolsky and DI Dr. Erwin Hochreiter, the latter a court-certified expert), with Matthias Lex responsible for risk and damage management and marketing. No funding rounds, acquisitions, parent companies, or external institutional investors are indicated. Recent strategic activity has centered on incremental expansion: a new Market Value Determination division for banks and insolvency administrators launched in February 2024, a renovated Vienna office opened the same month, and the firm continues to publish job postings as of 2026, all consistent with steady, segment-adjacent growth rather than rapid scaling.

Name

Consense Consulting

Legal name

CONSENSE CONSULTING GMBH

Website

https://consense.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Consense Consulting GmbH is an Austrian expert witness and valuation firm (founded 1993, Vienna) serving insurance companies, banks, insolvency administrators, and law firms with cross-disciplinary damage assessment, risk analysis, and market value determination services delivered through a network of 50+ specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Loss Adjustment & Expert Witness Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ), Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Expert witness services
• Damage assessment services
• Insurance loss adjustment
• Collateral valuation services
• Risk engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Expert Witness Reports (Gutachten): Professional fees for expert assessments of damages including liability damages, property damages, natural disaster damages, financial losses, burglary, fire and water damage, transport damages, and cyber damages.
2. Risk Analysis Services: Individual analysis of risk areas including fire protection and risk engineering services.
3. Market Value Determination: Precise valuation of movable and immovable property for financing purposes, including collateral and realization valuations for banks and insolvency administrators.
4. Consulting Services: Damage management, damage processing, loss adjustment, and training services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Consense Consulting GmbH is an Austrian expert witness and appraisal firm (Sachverständigenbüro) that delivers professional damage assessments, evidence documentation, risk evaluation, and market value determinations for insurance companies, banks, insolvency administrators, and legal firms. The firm operates as a single point of contact for complex assignments spanning nine expert subject areas including construction, mechanical/plant engineering, electrical engineering and IT, insolvency and banking, law and insurance technology, business administration, art/culture/antiques, and agriculture/forestry. Services are delivered by court-certified experts with over 30 years of experience in the Austrian market.

Product overview

Consense Consulting GmbH is an expert witness and appraisal firm (Sachverständigenbüro) providing professional damage assessment and valuation services across multiple technical and business domains. Founded in 1993, the company operates as a unified consulting practice offering six integrated service pillars: Expert Opinions (Gutachten), Evidence Documentation (Beweissicherung), Risk Assessment (Risikobewertung), Market Value Determination (Marktwert Ermittlung), Risk Analysis (Risikoanalyse), and Consulting (Beratung). The services are delivered by specialists spanning nine expert subject areas including construction, mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering and IT, insolvencies and banking, law and insurance technology, business economics, art/culture/antiques, agriculture and forestry, and special competencies. The company serves insurance companies, banks, insolvency administrators, and commercial clients throughout Austria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gutachten (Expert Opinions)
• Beweissicherung (Evidence Documentation)
• Risikobewertung (Risk Assessment)
• Marktwert Ermittlung (Market Value Determination)
• Risikoanalyse (Risk Analysis)
• Beratung (Consulting)

Quantifiable outcome

• Single point of contact for complex technical and commercial damage assessments

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Engel & Völkers Commercial: International real estate services firm active in Austria with valuation, brokerage and consulting services for financial institutions. Comparable to Consense in providing collateral and realisation valuations to banking clients in the Austrian market.
• EHL Immobilien: Leading Austrian real estate valuation and brokerage firm that provides market-value determinations and asset valuations for banks and insolvency administrators. Directly comparable to Consense's newly launched market-value-division for banks and insolvency cases.
• TÜV Austria: Austrian technical inspection, testing and certification body that performs damage assessments, risk evaluations and expert opinions across construction and industrial domains. Closest domestic peer to Consense in terms of multi-disciplinary technical expertise and Austrian client base.

Broad incumbents

• Crawford & Company: Global independent claims management and loss-adjusting firm serving insurers and corporates across property, casualty and specialty lines. Comparable to Consense as a B2B expert-witness and loss-assessment provider, but operating at global scale with significantly broader capabilities.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance and testing firm providing asset condition assessments, risk engineering and expert witness support. Comparable to Consense in delivering expert assessments that combine technical and commercial analysis.
• SGS: World-leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company with established industrial asset valuation and risk services. Comparable to Consense in the breadth of damage, risk and valuation work offered to insurance and financial clients.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) group providing industrial asset valuation, risk assessment and damage-related services. Comparable to Consense's technical risk analysis and asset valuation work, but operating at global scale.
• Sedgwick: Major global claims management, loss adjusting and risk consulting firm. Like Consense it serves insurance carriers and corporates with damage assessment and valuation expertise, but at much larger scale and across multiple geographies.
• DEKRA: Germany-headquartered TIC and expert-services firm offering property, vehicle and industrial damage assessments plus expert reports. Overlaps with Consense across expert-opinion and damage-assessment services, particularly in the German-speaking market.
• TÜV SÜD: Global TIC and certification group with deep German/Austrian presence, providing industrial and property risk, damage and valuation services. Comparable to Consense's risk analysis and technical assessment offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consense-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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