What Dr. Schwarz & Partner does

SchwarzPartners (Dr. Schwarz & Partner) is a German interdisciplinary professional services firm headquartered in Fürth, Bavaria, that combines tax advisory (Steuerberatung), legal consulting (Rechtsberatung), and auditing (Wirtschaftsprüfung) under a single partnership model. The firm operates from seven locations across Germany with stated roots in Fürth, and it serves small to medium-sized enterprises (Mittelstand), healthcare providers, high-net-worth individuals and families, and M&A/private equity clients through integrated tax, legal, and audit teams. Its legal practice is delivered through the wholly-owned subsidiary Dr. Schwarz Recht GmbH, which focuses on commercial law and medical law.

The firm's underlying technology stack centers on DATEV-certified digital accounting and tax software, enabling standardized bookkeeping, payroll, annual financial statements, and tax-filing workflows. Beyond core compliance work, the firm offers specialized advisory lines including strategic business consulting, healthcare consulting (Med-Beratung), M&A/private equity transaction support, restructuring, business succession and estate planning, emigration tax, foundation structuring, business process outsourcing, digitalization consulting, ESG reporting, and binding tax rulings. A digital Creditor Information System is operated as a client-facing tool.

The firm generates revenue through professional services fees across four core pillars (tax, legal, audit, interdisciplinary services) and approximately twelve specialized advisory offerings, with pricing determined by engagement scope and complexity. Customer acquisition relies on a sales-led, direct-advisory model supported by thought-leadership publications (Fachbriefe, Steuernews), events, newsletters, and employer branding. The firm extends its international reach through the Afileon alliance and the CBBL network (College of Business Law), providing access to German-speaking business lawyers and specialists in approximately 65 countries.

Name

Dr. Schwarz & Partner

Legal name

SchwarzPartners (Dr. Schwarz & Partner)

Website

https://schwarzundpartner.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SchwarzPartners (Dr. Schwarz & Partner) is a German interdisciplinary professional services firm that provides integrated tax advisory, legal consulting, and auditing to Mittelstand companies, healthcare providers, high-net-worth clients, and M&A/PE clients across seven German locations with international reach via the Afileon and CBBL networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax, Legal and Audit Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS) (BPAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Transaction Tax Structuring & Deal Advisory (BPAHAOAJ)

Keywords

• Tax advisory services
• Legal consulting services
• Audit and assurance
• Business succession planning
• Healthcare practice consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Fürth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Steuerberatung, Rechtsberatung, Wirtschaftsprüfung): The firm generates revenue through professional service fees for tax advisory, legal consulting, and auditing services. These include ongoing bookkeeping and annual financial statement preparation, tax filing, legal representation, and audit services. Specialized services such as M&A advisory, business succession planning, restructuring, and digitalization consulting are provided as part of the interdisciplinary service offering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SchwarzPartners is an interdisciplinary professional services firm delivering integrated tax advisory (Steuerberatung), legal consulting (Rechtsberatung) and auditing (Wirtschaftsprüfung) to German mid-market companies, healthcare providers, M&A/PE clients and high-net-worth individuals. Core recurring work covers bookkeeping, payroll, annual financial statements and tax filings, supplemented by specialized advisory on restructurings, M&A, healthcare consulting, business succession, foundations, ESG reporting and digitalization.

Product overview

SchwarzPartners is a holistic tax consulting, legal advice, and auditing firm organized as a single unified professional services practice. The core offering consists of four integrated service pillars: Steuerberatung (tax consulting), Rechtsberatung (legal advice), Wirtschaftsprüfung (auditing), and Interdisziplinäre Leistungen (interdisciplinary services). These core services are supplemented by 11 specialized advisory offerings including Strategic Business Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, M&A/Private Equity, Restructuring, Asset/Business Succession, Emigration Tax, Foundations, Business Process Outsourcing, Digitalization Consulting, ESG-Reporting, and Binding Rulings. The firm also operates a digital Creditor Information System as a distinct client-facing tool. All services are delivered through their integrated multidisciplinary team model with seven locations, connected through the Afileon network for international reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steuerberatung (Tax Consulting)
• Rechtsberatung (Legal Advice)
• Wirtschaftsprüfung (Auditing)
• Interdisziplinäre Leistungen (Interdisciplinary Services)
• Strategische Unternehmensberatung (Strategic Business Consulting)
• Med-Beratung (Healthcare Consulting)
• M&A, Private Equity
• Umstrukturierungen (Restructuring)
• Vermögens- und Unternehmensnachfolgen (Asset and Business Succession)
• Wegzugsbesteuerung (Emigration Tax)
• Stiftungen (Foundations)
• Outsourcing von Geschäftsprozessen (Business Process Outsourcing)
• Digitalisierungsberatung (Digitalization Consulting)
• ESG-Reporting
• Verbindliche Auskünfte (Binding Rulings)
• Gläubiger-Informations-System (Creditor Information System)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• CBBL (College of Business Law)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 June 2026Afileon (of which SchwarzPartners is a member) became a partner of CBBL (College of Business Law), strengthening international expertise. This partnership provides clients access to an international network of German-speaking business lawyers and additional specialists in approximately 65 countries.
• AfileoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchwarzPartners is a member of Afileon, an innovation-driven alliance of accounting and advisory firms. As part of Afileon, the firm connects its diverse specializations and strengths with the alliance's innovation capacity and service capabilities. Together, Afileon members advance digitalization, provide efficient and future-oriented advisory services, and ensure comprehensive clarity for clients in a complex world.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Emerging players

• ETL Group: Large German network of tax advisor, auditor, and lawyer offices focused on mid-market clients. Comparable service model and target segment, with a cooperative structure that competes for the same regional Mittelstand clients.

Broad incumbents

• BDO Germany: Global audit and advisory network's German member firm, serving mid-market and larger enterprises. Comparable service offering but at broader scale and with deeper specialist resources than SchwarzPartners.
• PKF International (Germany member): International audit and advisory network with German presence focused on mid-market companies. Comparable on audit/tax/advisory mix for Mittelstand, though with broader international footprint.
• Deloitte Germany: Big 4 firm with extensive German presence across audit, tax, legal, and consulting. Overlaps with SchwarzPartners' full service mix but addresses larger enterprise and multinational clients.

Direct peers

• Flick Gocke Schaumburg: Leading German tax advisory and accounting firm specializing in complex tax matters for corporate clients. Comparable on tax advisory depth and quality positioning, though more specialized than SchwarzPartners' multi-disciplinary mix.
• Rödl & Partner: Germany-headquartered interdisciplinary firm combining tax, legal, and audit advisory for mid-market companies with strong international presence. Directly comparable to SchwarzPartners' interdisciplinary model and Mittelstand focus, but at significantly larger scale.
• WTS (Walter & Thieler Steuerberatung): Germany-based tax advisory firm focused on mid-market companies, with strong M&A and international tax capabilities. Directly comparable to SchwarzPartners' M&A/tax advisory focus for Mittelstand clients.
• Ebner Stolz: German tax, legal, and audit advisory firm focused on mid-market and Mittelstand clients across multiple German cities. Comparable service mix, target customer segment, and multi-location model.
• Baker Tilly Germany: Mid-market-focused audit, tax, and advisory firm in Germany with regional office network. Directly comparable to SchwarzPartners on service pillars and Mittelstand client base.

Others

• DATEV eG: German cooperative providing tax/accounting software and infrastructure to tax advisor firms. SchwarzPartners' DATEV certification reflects use of DATEV tooling; DATEV is an enabling ecosystem player rather than a competitor but shapes the competitive landscape.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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