Fidelitas - Unternehmens- und Personalberatung GmbH

What Fidelitas - Unternehmens- und Personalberatung GmbH does

Fidelitas - Unternehmens- und Personalberatung GmbH is a German executive search and personnel consulting firm headquartered in Ettlingen, Baden-Württemberg, operating with a team of approximately 5 professionals. The firm provides Direct Search/Headhunting and Active Sourcing services to identify and recruit executives, specialists, and skilled workers for permanent placements (Festanstellung) on behalf of German employer clients. Its service mix spans the full recruitment lifecycle — from requirement profiling and candidate identification through interviews, decision support, and post-hire onboarding coaching — supplemented by advisory offerings in business coaching and HR/organizational development.

The firm operates across 13 industry verticals including automotive, IT, healthcare, plant and machinery engineering, plastics technology, supply chain management, food and luxury goods, retail, and professional services/finance. Service delivery is consultant-led with no proprietary technology platform; candidates are sourced via proprietary databases, external databases, and direct outreach. The firm has been a member of the United Headhunters nationwide network of leading German executive search firms since September 2020.

The commercial model is professional services engagement-based, charging placement fees per successful executive or specialist hire under multi-year client relationships. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The firm has been recognized as a FOCUS Business "TOP-Personaldienstleister" for six consecutive years through 2019. Notable: the official entity record bears an "i.L." (in liquidation) designation, while the firm's public-facing website continues to present the business as operating — a discrepancy that materially affects interpretation of current trajectory and going-concern status.

Name

Fidelitas - Unternehmens- und Personalberatung GmbH

Legal name

FIDELITAS – Unternehmens- und Personalberatung GmbH

Website

https://fidelitas-beratung.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fidelitas is a German executive search firm based in Ettlingen, providing direct search, headhunting, and active sourcing for permanent executive and specialist placements across 13 industry verticals throughout Germany. The 5-person firm operates as a member of the United Headhunters network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAFAB

Executive & Leadership Direct Hire

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

SECONDARYBPACAFAC

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

SECONDARYBPACAAAB

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Executive Search & Headhunting

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Headhunting services
• Personnel consulting
• Recruitment services
• Talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Ettlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search / Headhunting Services: The company generates revenue through placement fees for executive and specialist positions. They work exclusively in permanent placement (Festanstellung) for their clients, providing services from candidate identification and approach through to final hiring decision and onboarding support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fidelitas is a German executive search and personnel consulting firm that places executives, specialists, and skilled workers in permanent positions across diverse industries. The firm uses Direct Search/Headhunting and Active Sourcing methodologies to identify, approach, and recruit qualified candidates, supporting clients from initial candidate identification through hiring decision and onboarding. The firm also offers business coaching and HR/organizational development advisory services.

Product overview

FIDELITAS – Unternehmens- und Personalberatung GmbH is a German executive search and recruitment consulting firm offering a unified suite of human resources services. The core offering consists of Direct Search/Headhunting and Active Sourcing capabilities, supported by Database Search, Project Assistance, Office Management, and Recruiting services. Advisory services include Business Coaching and HR/Organizational Development. The company specializes across 13 industry verticals: Automotive, Health Care/Kliniken, IT, Food & Luxury Goods (Nahrungs- & Genussmittel), Plant & Machinery Engineering (Anlagen- und Maschinenbau), Supply Chain Management, Marketing & Sales, Retail & Services (Handel & Dienstleistungen), Plastics Technology (Kunststofftechnik), and Professional Services/Finance. The portfolio also includes executive search specialization in Gastronomie/Hotellerie, Logistics, and Kunststofftechnik. The company operates as a member of the United Headhunters network and does not offer a technology platform or API product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Search / Headhunting
• Active Sourcing
• Database Search (Datenbanksuche)
• Recruiting
• Business Coaching (Businesscoaching)
• HR, Personal- & Organisationsentwicklung

Quantifiable outcome

• High success rate in placements

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United HeadhunterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Headhunters is a nationwide network of leading executive search companies. The partnership allows Fidelitas to access synergies, develop best practices, and support each other in identifying top candidates. Each partner maintains full legal and economic independence while benefiting from the collective strengths of the network. The collaboration enables the firm to serve clients requiring broader geographic or industry coverage.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robert Half Deutschland: Robert Half provides permanent and temporary placement across finance, accounting, IT, and administrative roles in Germany. Directly comparable to Fidelitas in providing direct-hire professional staffing, with broader service coverage and a global brand.
• Hays Executive: The executive search arm of Hays specializes in placing senior management and specialized professionals, overlapping directly with Fidelitas's headhunting and direct-search offering in Germany.
• DIS AG: DIS AG is one of Germany's leading personnel service providers, offering permanent placement, contracting, and project staffing across industries including IT, engineering, and commercial functions. Closely comparable to Fidelitas as a German-headquartered direct-hire specialist.
• PageGroup (Michael Page & Page Personnel): PageGroup operates Michael Page and Page Personnel in Germany, placing professionals from entry-level specialists through senior management across multiple sectors. Comparable to Fidelitas in permanent placement focus and multi-sector coverage, with deeper mid-to-senior market penetration.
• Hays Sales & Marketing: Hays's dedicated sales and marketing practice in Germany places commercial leaders, account managers, and sales executives — directly comparable to Fidelitas's Marketing & Vertrieb / Sales specialization.
• Hays Deutschland: Hays is one of the largest specialist recruitment firms operating across Germany, with deep practice areas in IT, engineering, finance, and executive search. Highly comparable to Fidelitas given overlapping vertical specialization and permanent placement focus, though at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search firm with offices in Germany that competes for senior leadership and board-level mandates. Comparable to Fidelitas at the high end of executive search, though with a global executive-search specialization rather than permanent placement focus.
• Odgers Berndtson: Odgers Berndtson is a global executive search firm with a strong German presence (Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin) competing for C-level and board mandates. Comparable to Fidelitas's executive search work for senior roles, though at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with a large executive search practice in Germany. Overlaps with Fidelitas on senior-level search and HR advisory, but operates at significantly larger scale and as a publicly listed company.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search firm with German offices specializing in senior leadership and board appointments. Overlaps with Fidelitas's executive search mandates, particularly at the leadership level across multiple industries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FidelitasKA
• Facebookfacebook.com/FidelitasPersonalberatung
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fidelitas-beratung
• Instagraminstagram.com/fidelitas_beratung

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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