Services
Where we engage
We partner with management teams, business owners, and private equity investors on critical leadership decisions - from CEO appointments and board-level advisory to building high-performing teams and enhancing leadership effectiveness.
Board Advisory / CEO Search
We support boards and investors in pivotal situations, from CEO succession and leadership transitions to transformations. Ensuring clarity, stability and performance at the top.
Executive Search
We identify and engage executives and key talent across the value chain to scale, drive transformation and create sustainable value.
Leadership Advisory
We enhance role clarity, align key stakeholders and de-risk critical appointments through structured assessment and decision support.
Why us
What sets us apart
01
Mid-Market Focus
Deeply rooted in the mid-market, we bring informed judgement from extended placement and advisory work in owner-led and private equity-backed businesses.
02
Strategic Perspective
Every mandate is viewed within its strategic and organizational context. Strategy, ownership structure, and execution reality shape how we approach each assignment.
03
Partner-Led Execution
Each assignment is partner-led from start to finish. Direct involvement and independent judgment define the entire process.
04
Aligned Incentives
Our mandates are tied to clearly defined deliverables. Shared accountability shapes how we work and how we measure joint success.
Focus
Mid-Market DNA
We operate exclusively in the DACH mid-market. Private equity-backed and owner-led businesses share one defining trait: active ownership, entrepreneurial responsibility and direct accountability for performance.
Our work is rooted in this ecosystem, combining sector-specific insight, targeted access to talent and the strategic judgement required.
Private Equity
& Portfolio Companies
Partnering with private equity firms and their portfolio companies in building leadership teams that accelerate growth, professionalize structures and deliver measurable value creation.
Family & Owner-led Businesses
Working with owners and management teams on leadership decisions that balance long-term thinking, with cultural stability and entrepreneurial execution.
Software & Digital
SaaS businesses and platforms, vertical software providers, digital infrastructure and IT services providers, tech-based businesses.
Consumer & Health
Consumer product companies, healthcare services providers, medical technology businesses, consumer health and regulated product companies.
Industrial Tech
SaaS scale-ups and platforms, vertical software providers, digital infrastructure and IT services providers, tech-based businesses.
Business Services
Specialized B2B service providers, multi-site service platforms, outsourced service companies, professional services firms
Our Principles
How we work
01
Partnership
We engage as partners in decisions, not as external suppliers. Direct, committed and invested in long-term outcomes.
02
Direction
We execute sensitive mandates with confidentiality, discipline and clear communication.
03
Independent Judgement
We challenge assumptions, sharpen role clarity and assess leaders beyond the obvious.
04
Accountability
We keep commitments and take responsibility for outcomes. Measured by impact, not activity.
Meet the Team
Executive search craft combined with strategic advisory experience, working closely with investors, boards and founders in complex situations.
Sebastian Leonhard
Managing Partner
Philipp Paul
Managing Partner
Theresa del Alamo Iglesias
Director
Björn Gerstner
Director
Steffen Greiner
Manager
Charlotte Hering
Manager