What Mazars Germany does

Forvis Mazars in Germany, operating through Forvis Mazars GmbH & Co. KG and three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries (Forvis Mazars Advisors GmbH & Co. KG for advisory services, Forvis Mazars ESG GmbH & Co. KG for sustainability services, and Forvis Mazars Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH for legal advisory), is the German member firm of the global Forvis Mazars Group. The German entity traces its heritage to Roever Broenner Susat Mazars (renamed Mazars in September 2017) and adopted the Forvis Mazars brand in 2024 following Mazars' global merger with Forvis. Headquartered in Hamburg with 14 office locations across major German cities, the firm delivers audit & assurance, tax advisory, legal advisory, management and digital IT consulting, financial advisory (M&A, financing, crisis & disputes), accounting & outsourcing, and sustainability/ESG services to enterprise clients and the German Mittelstand. Its technology stack includes proprietary platforms InControl (compliance monitoring dashboard), Signals (secure document exchange), and a HinSchG/LkSG-compliant Whistleblowing System, alongside a service line in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for rule-based process automation.

The firm generates revenue through a quote-based professional services model, with statutory audit, advisory engagements, and recurring compliance/outsourcing mandates as the primary economic streams. It targets nine primary industry verticals — Financial Services (with 150+ insurance specialists), Private Equity, Manufacturing (automotive focus), Life Sciences, Public & Social Sector, Real Estate, Technology/Media/Telecommunications, Consumer & Retail, and Family Businesses/Mittelstand — plus private clients for wealth advisory. Distribution is direct through partner-led, industry-specialized teams; marketing relies on thought leadership content (industry surveys, regulatory updates, the Growing Global podcast, German-language audit blog), topic-specific newsletters, and industry events. Go-to-market is driven by vertical expertise and cross-service integration rather than channel partners. The firm is part of the Forvis Mazars Group's global integrated partnership of 40,000 professionals across 100+ countries, with the German Desk capability enabling German-language service delivery in foreign markets.

Name

Mazars Germany

Legal name

Forvis Mazars GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://mazars.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Forvis Mazars in Germany is a multi-disciplinary audit, tax, legal, consulting, and financial advisory firm serving enterprise clients and the Mittelstand across nine verticals through 14 German offices, operating as part of the global Forvis Mazars Group (40,000 professionals, 100+ countries).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Audit & Assurance: Statutory audits, ESG audits, financial audits, independent assurance and reviews for companies of all sizes across industries including insurance, banking, and capital markets.
2. Tax Advisory: Tax compliance, international tax consultancy, transfer pricing, tax transformation & technology, M&A tax, global mobility & payroll tax, tax compliance management systems.
3. Consulting: Management consulting, risk consulting, digital/IT consulting including process automation and RPA solutions, business function strategy and excellence.
4. Financial Advisory: Deals (M&A advisory), financing, crisis & disputes services.
5. Legal Advisory: Full-service legal counsel including employment law, corporate/M&A, compliance, dispute resolution, healthcare, IT/IP, real estate, startups/VC transactions.
6. Accounting & Outsourcing: Financial accounting, payroll services, management reporting, company founding assistance, consolidated financial statements, DATEV consulting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Forvis Mazars in Germany operates as an integrated multidisciplinary professional services firm delivering audit and assurance, tax, consulting, financial advisory, legal, sustainability/ESG, and accounting and outsourcing services to enterprises across industries. The firm combines industry-specialized teams with proprietary technology platforms (InControl for compliance monitoring, Signals for client document exchange, and a Hinweisgebersystem whistleblowing platform) and serves clients across 14 German office locations backed by a global partnership of 40,000 professionals across 100+ countries.

Product overview

Forvis Mazars Germany operates as a unified multi-disciplinary professional services firm offering audit, assurance, tax, legal, consulting, financial advisory, sustainability, and governance services through an integrated partnership structure. The core service lines are organized under Accounting & Outsourcing, Audit & Assurance, Consulting (including Digital IT Consulting, Management Consulting, Risk Consulting), Financial Advisory, Legal Services, Tax, Sustainability/ESG, and Governance, Risk and Compliance. Key proprietary platforms supporting the service delivery include InControl (a web-based compliance monitoring dashboard for tracking KPI performance across internal and external teams) and Signals (a secure document exchange platform connecting clients with Forvis Mazars advisors for tax and financial reporting). A separate whistleblowing platform (Hinweisgebersystem) based on Vispato technology provides compliance reporting under German HinSchG and LkSG requirements. The consulting practice includes Robotic Process Automation (RPA) services, business function strategy, operational excellence, and enterprise solution transformation. Tax services are delivered with support from InControl and Signals platforms. The firm serves clients across industries including financial services, insurance, manufacturing, energy, life sciences, real estate, technology/media/telecommunications, and private equity, through 14 German office locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InControl: Compliance monitoring platform for tracking compliance processes with a user-friendly dashboard
• Signals

Products and services

• Audit & Assurance Financial audit, ESG audit, statutory audit, and independent assurance and reviews for companies of all sizes across industries including insurance, banking, capital markets, and real estate.
• Tax Services Tax compliance, international tax consultancy, M&A tax, tax transformation and technology, transfer pricing, global indirect tax, global mobility and payroll tax, and private client tax advisory.
• Management Consulting Advisory services including business function strategy and excellence, operational excellence, HR excellence, post-crisis transformation, strategy and business transformation, and performance management covering accounting and reporting.
• Risk Consulting Risk management advisory including audit-adjacent consulting, governance, risk management, processes and controls, internal audit support, ESG assurance and process certification services.
• Digital IT Consulting Advisory services covering digital transformation, process automation and digitalisation including RPA implementation, enterprise solution transformation, IT strategy, and harmonization of data, systems and processes.
• Financial Advisory Advisory services covering M&A deals, financing advisory, and crisis and dispute resolution services.
• Legal Services Legal advisory covering corporate/M&A, employment and HR, compliance, dispute resolution, energy, trade and competition, healthcare, financial services, IT/IP, public services, private equity, real estate, and startup/VC transactions.
• Sustainability / ESG Services Sustainability and ESG advisory services helping organizations with ESG strategy, reporting and compliance, including EU Taxonomy implementation and CSRD requirements.
• Accounting & Outsourcing Outsourcing services including financial accounting, payroll and HR services, annual financial statement preparation, group accounting and management reporting, founding assistance, DATEV consulting, and managed services.
• Global Mobility & Payroll Advisory and compliance services for international employee deployments, including international payroll, tax equalization, social security coordination, immigration support, and German-Desk service for German-speaking clients globally.
• Whistleblowing System (Hinweisgebersystem) Compliance reporting platform compliant with the German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) and Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), enabling confidential and anonymous reporting of violations including antitrust issues, conflicts of interest, discrimination, embezzlement, environmental breaches, human rights violations, money laundering, privacy breaches, and workplace conduct violations.
• InControl Web-based compliance monitoring platform enabling globally active organizations to oversee compliance processes through a user-friendly dashboard, with transparency across the compliance workflow and ability to evaluate internal and external team performance against defined KPIs.
• Signals Secure document exchange and client communication platform facilitating data exchange between companies and Forvis Mazars advisors, supporting tax returns, financial statement preparation, and direct advisor contact.
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Software-based process automation service using intelligent software robots (bots) to automate rule-based tasks, bridge manual spreadsheet solutions with ERP systems, and reduce process costs and cycle times without significant changes to existing IT architecture.
• Governance, Risk and Compliance Services covering internal control systems, internal audit, risk management, and compliance functions for organizations across industries.

Named customers5 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MarcalliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance of audit and consulting firms. Forvis Mazars is a member of Marcalliance, a global network bringing together independent audit and consulting firms to provide international coverage and knowledge sharing across member firms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Grant Thornton Germany: Mid-tier international accounting firm with German operations providing audit, tax, and advisory services; competes with Forvis Mazars for mid-market enterprise and Mittelstand mandates.
• RSM Germany: Global mid-tier accounting network with German presence focused on audit, tax, and consulting for mid-sized companies; comparable peer for German Mittelstand advisory work.
• Rödl & Partner: Germany-headquartered international professional services firm offering audit, tax, legal, and consulting with strong Mittelstand focus; comparable peer with German-centric expertise and broad global reach.
• BDO Germany: Mid-tier global accounting network with significant German presence focused on mid-market audit, tax, and advisory; the closest direct competitor to Forvis Mazars in the German tier-2 segment.
• PKF International (Germany): Global accounting network with German member firms providing audit, tax, and advisory; competes with Forvis Mazars for German Mittelstand and family business mandates.
• Baker Tilly Germany: International mid-tier accounting firm with German operations providing audit, tax, and advisory services; competes in the same mid-market and Mittelstand segments as Forvis Mazars.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Germany: Big Four firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services in Germany with particularly strong financial services and insurance sector presence; directly competes with Forvis Mazars' insurance practice.
• PwC Germany: Big Four firm offering audit, tax, legal, and consulting services in Germany; competes directly with Forvis Mazars for large audit engagements and ESG advisory mandates.
• Deloitte Germany: Big Four accounting and consulting firm with dominant German presence across audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory; competes head-to-head with Forvis Mazars for enterprise and Mittelstand mandates.
• EY (Ernst & Young) Germany: Big Four firm with full audit, tax, consulting, and transaction advisory services in Germany; primary competitor across audit, ESG assurance, and consulting engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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