Project successes form the basis of our long-standing customer relationships

Here you can find a selection of various projects that we have successfully implemented for our clients over the past years.

For us, cooperation is a matter of trust. We therefore ask for your understanding that we will not mention any names at this point. We would be pleased to give you references during a personal meeting – and arrange contact with our clients.

Business consulting

Advice on the plausibility check of a business plan for a large printing company
Strategic market analysis consulting for an international group of the graphic arts supply industry
Preparation of a business plan for a large web and sheet-fed offset printing company
Strategy check and strategic realignment of a commercial printing plant
Preparation of a buyer concept for a commercial print shop and subsequent support of the post-merger phase
Execution of several "quick checks" and "workshops" for strategic repositioning of commercial and packaging printing companies
Realization of a printing plant closure from a media network
Technology consulting InkJet printing
Feasibility analysis of digital print production for a publishing house
Development of innovative business models for printing companies
Moderation of the merger process of commercial printers
Strategic consulting for a print shop after management change
Business plan for a web and sheet-fed offset printing plant with a focus on new growth areas
Benchmark analysis, design and implementation of a sustainable reduction in working capital through optimized processes in a forms and label printing company
Cost reduction program, spin-off from tariff commitment and introduction of a cost and performance accounting system for a regional newspaper printing plant
Conceptual design and moderation of strategy workshops
Coaching of a medium-sized commercial printing company during its generation change
Development of state-of-the-art, media-neutral manufacturing processes for an in-house print shop of a DAX group. Documentation in a business plan
Strategic consulting for an international, graphic supplier company
Strategic consulting for a printing holding company

Restructuring

Preparation of a continuation forecast for a well-known printing company
Continuation prognosis of a sheet-fed offset printing company for an insolvency administrator
Restructuring of a full-service web and sheet-fed offset printing plant. After 18 months, our customer could leave the reorganization department of the house bank again
Restructuring of a sheet-fed offset printing plant (100 employees) and strategic realignment within 12 months
Restoration of the competitiveness of a large printing company. Spin-off from the collective bargaining agreement and transfer to more than 300 individual contracts. Analysis, conception (incl. labor law feasibility study) and implementation from a single source
Bank reports (continuation forecasts) for job printing and form printing companies
Continuation forecast for a commercial printing company in a publishing group
Re-organization, realignment of the structure and process organization in the sales department of a printing company. Personnel selection, personnel training and support of the change management process
IDW S6 expert opinion for print shops (commercial, form, packaging, labels)
Cost reduction program, spin-off from tariff commitment and introduction of a cost and performance accounting system for a regional newspaper printing plant
Preparation of continuation forecasts (quick-checks) in various printing companies (15 - 500 employees), bookbinderies and media service providers in the German-speaking markets

Mergers & Acquisitions

Preparation of a red-flag analysis for a financial investor
Consulting services for a specialist publishing house on digital transformation
Preparation of a commercial due diligence for an international master copy manufacturer
Commercial due diligence for a regional publishing group
Assistance in the acquisition of various publishing houses as part of a buy-and-build strategy
Performance of a company valuation for a medium-sized printing company
Preparation of an extensive commercial due diligence for a market leader in the field of “large format printing” for an investment company
Commercial due diligence of an international online printing company (Top 5) for a well-known Swiss financial investor
Implementation of commercial due diligence and advisory services to an investment company in the takeover of a leading mailing printing company
Preparation of commercial due diligence for a globally active master copy manufacturer
Advice on the takeover of a calendar publisher
Performance of a market due diligence for a strategic investor at a label printing company
Operational due diligence for a strategic investor at an online print shop
Advisory services to an investor on the acquisition of an online printing company (Top 5)
Advisory services to an investor in the takeover of a reprography group
Advisory services to financial investors in their transactions in the printing industry. Preparation of SWOT analyses, company valuations and market analyses
Consulting services for companies in the graphic arts supply industry on mergers and company sales. The transactions were often initiated by A&P
Advisory services to a corporate group in the printing industry on the implementation of its buy-and-build strategy. A&P has identified and approached potential sellers and accompanied the entire transaction up to the signing of the contract.
Advising insolvency administrators in the search for and selection of investors (strategic & financial)
Advising a medium-sized printing company on the sale of a company. A&P designed the entire transaction, identified and approached the buyers and assisted the entire sales process up to the conclusion of the contract.
Preparation of a market due diligence for a growth fund. Realization of mezzanine capital for a web offset printing plant

Personnel consulting

Support in filling a management position for a media service provider
Search and selection of a Chief Operating Officer (COO) for a large printing company
Support in the search and selection of a division manager for an international group specializing in the graphic arts supply industry
Recruitment of a management assistant
Advice on the appointment of a Post-Press sales manager for a manufacturer in the graphic arts supply industry
Filling of a European Sales Manager position by means of direct approach
Search and selection of a divisional sales manager for an international printing press manufacturer
Sales manager packaging printing plant with 160 employees
Managing Director for a sheet-fed and web offset printing company
Managing director of a book and catalog printing company with 160 employees
Managing director of a book printing plant with more than 200 employees in the new federal states of Germany
Managing director of a label printing company as part of a company succession plan
Unit leader supplier industry
Sales manager for digital printing
Sales manager for a web and sheet-fed offset printing company
Sales manager for digital and sheet-fed printing works with more than 200 employees
Key account salesperson for a group in the graphic arts supply industry in the large format printing sector
Web offset printing salesperson
Sales specialist for packaging for an international printing press manufacturer
Head of the gravure printing plant (100 employees) for an international, medium-sized packaging printing plant
Head of order management for a full-service commercial printer
Head of dispatch for a newspaper printing plant
External sales consultant
Purchasing Manager of a large printing company
Strategic buyer for the print purchase of a leading book publisher
Assessment of sales competencies by means of monitoring for a small print shop