P.S.P.P. Königsteiner Personalberater AG

What P.S.P.P. Königsteiner Personalberater AG does

P.S.P.P. Königsteiner Personalberater AG, operating under the brand kanzleimarkt, is a Germany-based specialized personnel consulting and placement firm founded in 1964 and headquartered in Königstein im Taunus, Hessen. The company focuses exclusively on Berufsträger — tax consultants (Steuerberater), lawyers (Rechtsanwälte), auditors (Wirtschaftsprüfer), healthcare-sector advisors, and specialized support staff (Fachpersonal) — connecting candidates with law firms, tax practices, and companies that require personnel, partners, shareholders, or succession solutions. Its central offering, the kanzleimarkt platform, is a proprietary database containing over 90,000 entries of these professionals, accessed via free registration on kanzleimarkt.de and used to support succession planning (Kanzlei-Nachfolge), partnership integration, and employment transitions across Germany.

The platform architecture combines a searchable online database with KPI-based filtering and statistics, supplemented by educational resources (Kanzlei ABC glossary, explainer video, industry news) and direct advisory services. Surrounding the database are discrete service lines: Vermittlung von Personal (specialized personnel placement), Vermittlung von Kanzleien und Unternehmen (law firm and company placement for mergers and acquisitions), Vermittlung von Partnern und Gesellschaftern (partner and shareholder matching), and Kanzlei-Bewertung (professional law firm valuation). The technology stack is described as a proprietary database platform with KPI-based matching; no AI/ML, API, SDK, mobile app, or third-party integrations are disclosed.

The business model operates on a freemium-plus-transaction-fee basis. Database registration is free, driving top-of-funnel volume from both candidates and firms, while revenue is generated on a transaction-fee (success-fee) basis for completed placements, firm/company matches, partner/shareholder introductions, and valuation engagements. The go-to-market combines a self-service digital platform (kanzleimarkt.de) with direct advisory consulting for higher-value succession, partnership, and valuation mandates, distributed across a single domestic market (Germany). The company is structured as a private German Aktiengesellschaft (AG) with 9 employees, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue, ownership composition, or senior leadership bios.

Name

P.S.P.P. Königsteiner Personalberater AG

Legal name

P.S.P.P. Königsteiner Personalberater AG

Website

https://pspp.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

P.S.P.P. Königsteiner Personalberater AG (kanzleimarkt) is a Germany-based, 60+ year-old specialized placement firm that matches Berufsträger — tax consultants, lawyers, auditors, and healthcare professionals — with law firms and companies needing personnel, partners, shareholders, or succession support via a 90,000+ entry proprietary database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Practice Brokerage (Medical/Dental/Legal/Accounting) (FSAEAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Finance, Accounting & Audit Staffing (BPACADAM), Healthcare & Medical Office Brokerage (BPAJABAF)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Legal professional placement
• Law firm succession
• Tax consultant recruitment
• Partner placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Königstein

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Placement Services: The company earns fees for placing Berufsträger (tax consultants, lawyers, auditors, healthcare professionals) into positions, law firm successions, and partner/shareholder placements. Fee structure is not publicly disclosed but operates on a success-fee basis typical of executive search firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

P.S.P.P. Königsteiner Personalberater AG operates kanzleimarkt, a specialized personnel consulting firm that places Berufsträger (tax consultants, lawyers, auditors, and healthcare professionals) into positions at law firms, tax practices, and companies across Germany. The firm also brokers law firm successions, partner/shareholder introductions, and firm-to-company placements, supported by a proprietary online database of more than 90,000 professional entries used for KPI-based matching.

Product overview

kanzleimarkt operates as a unified platform combining an online database with professional placement services. The core product is the kanzleimarkt Database containing over 90,000 entries of legal professionals (Steuerberater, Rechtsanwälte, Wirtschaftsprüfer, Fachpersonal) and law firms. Surrounding the database are complementary services including Vermittlung von Personal (personnel placement), Vermittlung von Kanzleien und Unternehmen (law firm and company placement), Vermittlung von Partnern und Gesellschaftern (partner/shareholder matching), Kanzlei-Bewertung (firm valuation), and educational resources (Kanzlei ABC, Erklärvideo). The platform is accessed via free registration and targets legal professionals seeking succession, employment, or partnership opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to over 90,000 professional entries

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kienbaum: Leading German executive search and HR consulting firm. Comparable as a domestic DACH peer competing for senior appointments and partnership-level mandates, with overlap in professional services end-clients.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with strong financial officer and professional services practice. Comparable because it competes for senior partner, managing partner, and practice-leader placements at law and accounting firms.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with dedicated Legal, Risk & Compliance and Financial Services practices. Comparable as a high-end alternative for partner-level placements and C-suite assignments in the same professional-services end-market Königsteiner serves.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search firm with substantial legal and professional services practice partner placement work. Comparable because both firms perform senior partner/shareholder and leadership placements in regulated professions and compete for similar consulting, legal, and accounting practice mandates.
• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with deep professional services coverage. Comparable as a direct competitor for senior leadership and partnership placements at law, tax, and audit firms across Europe.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm serving professional services leadership needs. Comparable through its Legal & Professional Services search practice targeting partners, practice heads, and senior leadership at law and accounting firms.
• Baumann & Cie. Personalberatung: Established German executive search boutique. Comparable as a domestic peer operating in the same Berufsträger and professional services niche, competing for partner and senior-level search mandates in Germany.

Broad incumbents

• PageGroup (Michael Page & Page Personnel): Global recruitment group with mid-to-senior placement capability in legal, tax, and finance. Comparable as a broader incumbent competitor for legal and accounting placements, differentiated by its scale and generalist positioning.
• Robert Half: Large global staffing and placement firm with legal, finance, and accounting divisions. Comparable as a broad incumbent in finance/accounting/legal staffing, though it competes at lower seniority and without Königsteiner's succession and M&A brokerage overlay.

Emerging players

• HLB Schumacher: German accounting/tax advisory network that supports partner-level transitions and succession in the tax profession. Comparable as an adjacent participant in the same Steuerberater/ Wirtschaftsprüfer succession and placement ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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