An Overview of Current Activities
maconda News June 2016
In recent months, numerous clients have relied on maconda’s clear assessments and personal commitment, especially concerning consumer goods & retail. We sincerely thank you for this! Below you will find a comprehensive overview of interesting projects and current activities that may be useful to you.
STRATEGY & VALUE ENHANCEMENT Retail Chains
Together with a retailer operating over 300 branches, we developed and initiated a strategic and operational realignment. This included branch and location analyses, assortment analyses, and the development of a new supplier portfolio.
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES Perfumeries and Beauty
The maconda team in Cologne advised the international financial investor CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of Douglas. The engagement focused on a detailed analysis of Douglas’s store operations…
STRATEGY & VALUE ENHANCEMENT Residential Lighting
As part of a Strategy Review for a leading German manufacturer of residential lighting, we identified and recommended potential new business areas with attractive growth prospects. A comprehensive market and competitor analysis served as the basis.
STRATEGY & VALUE ENHANCEMENT Food – Manufacturing and Retail
Our strategy engagements in the food sector included a detailed potential assessment for a leading German pasta manufacturer in advance of a strategic decision. For this, we identified new business opportunities and evaluated their future prospects.
VENDOR FACT BOOK & COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE Packaging
Due to our extensive experience in the packaging industry, we have been repeatedly entrusted with analyses in the complex global packaging market, both on the buyer and seller side…
MARKET AND COMPANY ANALYSIS Department Stores – Everything Under One Roof
maconda’s retail expertise was sought for an analysis of the German department store sector. We have repeatedly engaged with the diverse product world of department stores – within the scope of strategy projects as well as Commercial Due Diligences…
COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE pet food
Gone to the dogs – maconda supported the mid-sized investment company BPE in the acquisition of Seitz, one of Germany’s leading private label manufacturers of high-quality pet food for dogs and cats…
MARKET DUE DILIGENCE Premium and Personalized Muesli
Mix your own – maconda supports Hamburg investor Genui Partners in its investment in mymuesli, the leading provider of premium muesli. As part of the Due Diligence, the growing muesli market and the related cereal business with its fundamental drivers, as well as mymuesli’s unique positioning, were examined…
COMMERCIAL DUE DILIGENCE Apparel
Our expertise in apparel retail and the textile industry, as well as many years of experience in preparing Commercial Due Diligences, were the necessary ingredients for an engagement with the investor NORD Holding, whom we supported in the acquisition of trouser specialist Hiltl…
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES & VALUE ENHANCEMENT Promotional Goods
As part of Commercial Due Diligence reviews and strategy engagements, we have intensively examined the promotional goods business for discounters, supermarkets, DIY stores, and furniture stores, both on the manufacturer and retail side.
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION SERVICES Call Center
maconda supports one of Germany’s oldest Private Equity investors in the analysis of an established contact center provider focusing on demanding outbound services. As part of the Due Diligence, the opaque contact center market, the opportunities and risks in the most important customer industries for contact center providers, and the company’s customer structure were analyzed in detail.
A selection of our current activities that may be useful to you:
- Packaging (flexible, rigid)
- Lighting
- Luxury and Mainstream Fashion
- Smart Home and Smart Industries
- Mechanical Engineering
- Sensor Technology
- Food, including Convenience Food
- Pet Food
- Frozen Foods
- Bicycles and Bicycle Parts
- eCommerce/Omni-Channel
- Contract Logistics
- Wholesale in various industries
- MedTech (Dental Technology, Surgical Technology)
… and much more!