Winterhoff Consulting

What Winterhoff Consulting does

Winterhoff Consulting (legally Winterhoff Rechtsanwalts GmbH) is a German legal and business advisory firm headquartered in Ulm, specializing in insolvency administration, corporate restructuring, and turnaround consulting. The firm serves mid-sized companies (Mittelstand), startups, small and single-person businesses, entrepreneurs, and German courts, offering services across the full crisis and restructuring lifecycle. Core service lines include Sanierungsberatung (restructuring consulting), Insolvenzberatung (insolvency consulting), Nachfolgeberatung (succession consulting), and Arbeitsrecht (labor law), augmented by specialized proceedings such as Schutzschirm (protective shield), Eigenverwaltung (self-administration), Insolvenzplan (insolvency plans), and the preventive Restrukturierungsrahmen under Germany's StaRUG framework. Creditor-side offerings include Insolvenzanfechtung defense and Lieferketten-Monitoring (supply chain monitoring).

The firm operates four offices across Germany — Ulm (headquarters, Söflinger Straße 70), Augsburg, Lindau, and Mönchengladbach — covering Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, and Nordrhein-Westfalen. It is led by Managing Director Michael Winterhoff (Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht, certified restructuring expert, M.B.L.-HSG), supported by additional Fachanwälte für Insolvenzrecht, a Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht, certified insolvency accountants, Wirtschaftsjuristen with LL.M. qualifications, and administrative staff; total stated headcount is 15-20. Notable credentials include a 2019 European Court of Justice (EuGH) ruling that secured approximately €16 million in VAT refunds and a 100% creditor quote in the Direktexpress insolvency. The firm is a member of the Stuttgart Bar Association and IHK Ulm, maintains GDPR-compliant data processing and professional liability insurance with Allianz, and is independently owned with no disclosed parent company, subsidiary, or external institutional investment.

Winterhoff generates revenue through professional services fees, comprising court-appointed insolvency administrator mandates (regulated under German statutory frameworks), legal services billed under the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG), and negotiated consulting engagements for restructuring and turnaround work. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, supported by a content-marketing stack of website articles, downloadable PDFs, online seminars, newsletters, and social media. The firm positions itself as practitioner-led (with operational management experience) rather than purely theoretical legal counsel. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm's "product" is the expertise of its qualified lawyers and court-appointed roles.

Name

Winterhoff Consulting

Legal name

Winterhoff Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Website

https://winterhoff.consulting

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Winterhoff Consulting (Winterhoff Rechtsanwalts GmbH) is a German legal and restructuring advisory firm headquartered in Ulm with four offices across Germany. It serves mid-sized companies, startups, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and courts with insolvency administration, restructuring, succession, and labor law services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insolvency and Restructuring Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Turnaround, Restructuring & Crisis Management Consulting (BPAHACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Restructuring & Turnaround Advisory (BPAHAOAC), Insolvency & Turnaround Advisory (SME/Mid-Market Debtor-Side) (FSAEAFAK), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Insolvency administration
• Corporate restructuring
• Turnaround consulting
• Insolvency law services
• Succession planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Ulm

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

Revenue model

1. Legal and Restructuring Consulting Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal and consulting services including insolvency administration, corporate restructuring, protective shield proceedings, insolvency plans, management support, succession planning, and labor law services. As a Rechtsanwalts GmbH (law firm), they bill for legal services, court appointments as insolvency administrator, and consulting engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Winterhoff Consulting (legal entity: Winterhoff Rechtsanwalts GmbH) is a German legal and restructuring advisory firm specializing in insolvency administration and corporate turnaround services. The firm provides court-appointed insolvency administration, protective shield proceedings, self-administration, insolvency plan preparation, restructuring consulting, succession advisory, and labor law support for companies in financial distress. It operates from four southern German locations and focuses primarily on medium-sized enterprises, family businesses, and startups facing crisis or transition.

Product overview

Winterhoff Consulting (Winterhoff Rechtsanwalts GmbH) is a specialized legal and business advisory firm providing comprehensive restructuring and insolvency services. The company operates as a unified advisory practice rather than a platform-based product. Their core service portfolio encompasses Sanierungsberatung (restructuring consulting), Insolvenzberatung (insolvency consulting), Nachfolgeberatung (succession consulting), and Arbeitsrecht (labor law). They offer specialized procedures including Schutzschirm (protective shield proceedings), Eigenverwaltung (self-administration), Insolvenzplan (insolvency plans), and Restrukturierungsrahmen (preventive restructuring framework under StaRUG). Their services target entrepreneurs, medium-sized companies, startups, creditors, and courts across multiple German locations (Ulm, Augsburg, Lindau, Mönchengladbach). The company is led by Managing Director Michael Winterhoff and is a member of the Stuttgart Bar Association and IHK Ulm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insolvency Administration (Insolvenzverwaltung)
• Protective Shield Proceedings (Schutzschirmverfahren) Specialized restructuring procedure under German insolvency law that allows debtor companies to develop a restructuring plan under court protection while shielding from creditor enforcement actions.
• Self-Administration (Eigenverwaltung) Insolvency proceedings where the debtor company remains in management control under court supervision, supported by an administrator, enabling operational continuity during restructuring.
• Insolvency Plan (Insolvenzplan) Drafting and negotiation of insolvency plans that restructure creditor claims and enable the continuation or orderly wind-down of distressed companies.
• Restructuring Consulting (Sanierungsberatung) Strategic advisory for distressed companies outside formal insolvency, focused on turnaround, financial stabilization, and operational restructuring.
• Succession Consulting (Nachfolgeberatung) Advisory on ownership succession, generational transitions, and business handover for family-owned and small-to-medium enterprises.
• Labor Law Advisory (Arbeitsrecht) Labor law advisory for distressed companies, addressing workforce restructuring, redundancies, and employment matters during insolvency and turnaround processes.
• Startup Restart Advisory Specialized advisory for startups and early-stage companies facing financial failure, providing restart, recovery, and restructuring support tailored to the venture context.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% creditor quote achieved in Direktexpress case through EUCJ victory
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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 highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anchor Rechtsanwälte: Independent German restructuring and insolvency boutique with offices across multiple states. Directly comparable specialist competitor for court-appointed insolvency mandates and mid-market restructuring engagements in Germany.
• Schultze & Braun GmbH: German law firm and insolvency administrator with deep roots in restructuring advisory across multiple German regions. Overlaps directly with Winterhoff on insolvency administration, Eigenverwaltung, and Schutzschirm mandates, particularly in southern Germany.
• PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH: One of Germany's largest specialized restructuring and insolvency administration firms, with nationwide office coverage. Directly comparable to Winterhoff in core service mix (insolvency administration, protective shield, self-administration, StaRUG) but materially larger in scale, representing the leading independent specialist against which Winterhoff competes for court appointments.

Broad incumbents

• Alvarez & Marsal: Global restructuring and turnaround consultancy with active European and German practices. Adjacent incumbent competing for restructuring mandates that overlap with Winterhoff's practitioner-led offering, particularly on interim management and operational turnaround.
• FTI Consulting: Global restructuring advisory firm with a substantial German practice covering corporate restructuring, insolvency, and creditor advisory. Competes with Winterhoff on larger and cross-border distressed mandates and increasingly pushes into mid-market work where Winterhoff also operates.
• White & Case (Restructuring Practice): Global law firm with a leading European restructuring and insolvency practice including a German presence. Adjacent incumbent on large and cross-border restructurings and insolvency plan work that intersects with Winterhoff's specialty.
• Roland Berger: Major European-origin management consultancy with a German restructuring and performance improvement practice. Overlaps with Winterhoff's Mittelstand restructuring and turnaround work but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio of services.
• Deloitte Restructuring (Deloitte Germany): Big Four restructuring practice in Germany offering insolvency advisory, creditor-side services, and corporate restructuring. Competes for larger Mittelstand and large-cap mandates that overlap with Winterhoff's service portfolio.

Regional players

• RSV GmbH: Germany-focused restructuring and insolvency specialist with regional office coverage. Comparable to Winterhoff on insolvency administration and restructuring scope, with overlapping mid-market client base in Germany.

Emerging players

• Startupinsolvenz.de / Deutsche Startups平台 insolvency specialists: Emerging German specialist platforms focused specifically on startup insolvency and restructuring — directly comparable niche to Winterhoff's Startup-Restart offering, representing a focused emerging competitor in the early-stage distressed segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Winterhoff-Rechtsanwalts-GmbH-61575172169425
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/winterhoff-rechtsanwalts-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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