The Art of Connecting

Finding the right fit, that’s what we do. We support our clients in tackling key challenges in the equity investment business environment: identifying and realizing high-potential M&A transactions, and providing investment-focused executive advisory and search services.

Our Unique Value Proposition
Combined Expertise Our clients benefit from an integrated approach combining M&A advisory and executive search.
Strengths Partners with strong entrepreneurial and transaction-oriented backgrounds.
Investor Network Extensive network of investors, entrepreneurs, and executive leaders.

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And our A-Player navigation system.

• Executive Search
  • Specialists for Private Equity and other investors
  • C-Level Management
  • Non-Executive Appointments
  • Strategy fit
• Company Sale

  Company Sale
  (Sell-Side Advisory)

  • Development of sales strategy
  • Preparation of process documentation
  • Identification and approach of potential buyers
  • End-to-end process management through to closing
  • Focus: Companies with €10–200 million in revenue

  M&A Advisory as partner of S&P, Essen

• Interim Manager Search
  • Best fit approach vs IM Pools
  • PE specialists
  • Insiders for Commercial Due Diligence
  • Project Managers
  • Business Assessment, Acceleration, Change
  • Manager-Panels on behalf of clients
• Company Acquisition

  Company Acquisition
  (Buy-Side Advisory)

  • Definition of acquisition profile and market screening
  • Identification and approach of target sellers
  • End-to-end process management through to closing
  • Focus: Companies with €5–350 million in revenue

  M&A Advisory as partner of S&P, Essen

People and Partnerships connected. Together for one goal.

Expertise Matrix Our long-standing panels of industry contacts and expert teams support and expedite the search process and subsequent candidate analysis/validation.

USPs Kraan&Associates How do we define our competitive position, and what specific benefits do we offer our clients? Answer: Quality fit of candidates proposed, speed in the search and recruiting process.

• Special Situation Panel
  • Commercial Due Diligence
  • Change, Potentialhebung
  • Restrukturierung/Turnaround
  • Exitvorbereitung
• Funktionales Panel
  • CEO
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CHRO
  • CSO
  • Operation Partner
  • Beiräte
• Primary Sector Panel
  • Automotive
  • Plant Engineering
  • Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
  • Energy, Mining
  • TIMES
  • Services
  • Food & Consumer Goods
  • Distribution
  • Logistics
• International Network
  • D-A-CH
  • UK
  • Benelux
  • France
  • Italy
  • China
  • USA
  • Eastern Europe
  • UAE

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