acons

What acons does

acons is a privately held Swiss consulting group operating through four wholly-owned subsidiaries (acons business consulting AG, acons governance & audit AG, acons HR solutions AG, acons IT consulting GmbH) to deliver specialised professional services to enterprises and SMEs across Switzerland. The firm's four practice areas address different functional dimensions: SAP development and consulting under the business consulting arm; corporate governance, internal audit, risk management, IKS, IT governance, and ISAE 3402 under governance & audit; recruitment, interim management, outplacement, HR management consulting, and seminars under HR solutions; and product security, serialization, track-and-trace, and batch traceability for the pharmaceutical industry under IT consulting. Customer concentration is anchored in the Swiss financial sector (SwissRe, Mobiliar, Helsana, Concordia, Sanitas, PAX, CSS, ÖKK, Hagel, AMG), with additional pharmaceutical (Sandoz), industrial (Georg Fischer, SIG, Walter Meier, Elma Electronic), energy (Axpo, EKZ), and public-sector (SUVA, OIZ Stadt Zürich) logos referencing the firm's engagement portfolio.

Technically, acons has built capability layers around SAP enterprise software for over three decades, with specialised expertise in SAP Global Batch Traceability (GBT), SAP Aii/OER serialization, SAP ATTP, SAP ICH (Information Collaboration Hub), and TraceLink integration for pharmaceutical compliance against EU FMD, US DSCSA, EU GMP Annex 16, and emerging markets including Russia and South Korea. The governance & audit subsidiary offers the GRC Toolbox through a partnership with Swiss GRC AG to deliver risk, compliance, internal control, information security, and internal audit solutions to SMEs. IT consulting integrates SAP logistics specialists from the business consulting group to deliver unified serialization and traceability engagements, including batch traceability spanning up to 16 SAP ERP instances and 24-hour traceability capability.

The revenue model is conventional project-based professional services with four billable streams. Pricing is non-public; quotes are tailored to client requirements on a project basis. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct client relationships, partner referrals from Swiss GRC AG, Hochschule Luzern, and SWA Swiss Auditors, academic collaborations, and industry events such as the Swiss GRC Day. The firm targets FINMA-regulated financial entities, pharmaceutical manufacturers subject to serialization regulation, public-sector organisations, and SMEs, with primary geographic concentration in Switzerland alongside reference project delivery in the United States and Korea. Approximately 50 customer engagements have been delivered across the firm's history.

Name

acons

Legal name

acons

Website

https://acons.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

acons is a privately held Swiss consulting group operating through four subsidiaries to deliver SAP consulting, governance/risk/compliance and internal audit services, pharmaceutical serialization and track-and-trace solutions, and HR services to enterprises, SMEs, and regulated entities primarily in Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements across four divisions: SAP Business Consulting (development and consulting), Governance & Audit (corporate governance, risk management, compliance, internal audit), HR Solutions (recruitment, interim management, outplacement, HR consulting), and IT Consulting (serialization, track&trace, batch traceability). Revenue generated through billable consulting hours and project fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

acons is a Swiss consulting group operating through four wholly-owned subsidiaries that deliver professional consulting services: SAP development and consulting (acons business consulting AG), corporate governance, internal audit, risk management and compliance (acons governance & audit AG), HR recruitment, interim management, outplacement and consulting (acons HR solutions AG), and pharmaceutical serialization, track&trace and batch traceability IT consulting (acons IT consulting GmbH). Engagements are delivered as project-based consulting mandates with billable consulting hours and project fees.

Product overview

acons is a Swiss consulting group comprising four specialized sub-brands offering complementary professional services. The group operates through acons Business Consulting (SAP development and consulting with 30+ years experience), acons Governance & Audit (corporate governance, risk management, compliance, internal audit), acons HR Solutions (recruitment, interim management, outplacement, HR consulting, and seminars), and acons IT Consulting (specializing in product security, serialization, track&trace, and batch traceability for the pharmaceutical industry). The four entities work collaboratively, with the IT consulting arm leveraging SAP logistics specialists from the business consulting group to deliver integrated serialization and traceability solutions that combine regulatory expertise, system implementation, and staff training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• acons Business Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour batch traceability capability for pharmaceutical compliance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Swiss GRC AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership for GRC Toolbox implementation. Swiss GRC AG is a Swiss software and consulting company focused on digitalizing Governance, Risk and Compliance processes. The GRC Toolbox provides flexible solutions for SMEs covering risk management, compliance management, internal control systems (IKS), information security, and internal audit. Acons collaborates on developing and optimizing specific GRC customer concepts prior to implementations, customer training, and further development of GRC functionalities.
• Hochschule LuzerncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEducational partnership with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences. Acons supports HSLU in continuing education as subject matter experts and lecturers with focus on Governance, Risk & Compliance topics. Collaborative programs include CAS Governance, Risk and Compliance and CAS Cyber Risk Management.
• SWA Swiss AuditorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with SWA Swiss Auditors AG, a Swiss auditing company for banks, securities dealers, and asset managers offering comprehensive audit and consulting services. Collaboration areas include auditing and consulting with focus on Internal Revision, IT Revision, ISAE 3402, and advisory services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Scheer GmbH: Scheer is a German process and SAP consultancy combining management consulting with platform implementations. Overlaps with acons in SAP-led transformation work and European mid-market positioning.
• AWK Group: AWK is a Swiss IT and management consultancy with strong SAP and digital transformation practices serving Swiss enterprises and public sector. Direct Swiss-market competitor with similar client size profile to acons.
• Camelot Management Consultants: Camelot is a mid-size management and SAP consultancy headquartered in Mannheim with pharma, chemicals, and consumer goods practices. Similar to acons in scale, SAP specialization, and vertical industry focus.
• BearingPoint: BearingPoint is a European management and technology consultancy with deep SAP and regulatory practices serving financial services, pharma, and industrial clients. Comparable to acons in mid-market European advisory positioning and SAP/GRC service mix.
• Consileon Business Consultancy: Consileon is a German management and IT consultancy with SAP, banking, and insurance practices. Comparable to acons in scale, service mix, and DACH-region regulated-industry clients.
• msg systems AG: msg is a German-speaking IT consultancy with strong SAP, insurance, and life sciences practices, including validation and serialization work. Comparable to acons across SAP consulting depth and regulated-industry client base.
• All for One Group: All for One Group is a mid-size European SAP consultancy serving mid-market enterprises. Comparable to acons in SAP-centric service portfolio and mid-market enterprise customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Switzerland: Deloitte Switzerland is a Big 4 firm covering audit, consulting, and advisory with strong financial services and SAP practices. Competes with acons across governance, internal audit, and SAP consulting, and is also a listed acons customer.
• KPMG Switzerland: KPMG Switzerland is a Big 4 firm with substantial audit, advisory, and risk consulting practices. Direct competitor to acons' Governance & Audit division for FINMA-supervised and large enterprise governance mandates.
• Protiviti: Protiviti is a global risk consulting and internal audit firm serving financial services and other regulated industries. Overlaps with acons' Governance & Audit division on internal audit, risk management, and compliance work.

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

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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