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PULSAR Consulting keeps growing. On 1st August 2023 the Munich corporate lawyer Freddy Kedak became part of the group of professionals of the PULSAR Consulting Group. Mr. Kedak will support and professionally expand the multidisciplinary consulting approach of PULSAR Consulting, especially in complex corporate law issues.

https://pulsar-consulting.com/en/freddy-kedak-lawyer/

He focusses on advising medium-sized companies and start-ups in the area of commercial and corporate law. In particular, he oversees private equity and venture capital mandates, which he also supports in questions of financing and restructuring. Mr. Kedak was awarded “Best Specialist Commercial & Corporate Law 2023, Germany” at this year’s Global Excellence Awards. Another advisory focus of his work is the out-of-court and judicial representation of his clients in shareholder disputes and in D&O liability proceedings.

In addition, Mr. Kedak has many years of professional expertise in transaction consulting. In 2023, for example, he was awarded “Winner – Best Attorney of the Year 2023 – Munich, Germany” for the area of corporate transactions / M&A at the M&A Today Global Awards. “The PULSAR Consulting Group is pleased to welcome Mr. Freddy Kedak, an excellent lawyer, as Of Counsel*. Freddy Kedak will enrich our consulting practice both professionally and personally. We, the managing directors of the PULSAR Consulting Group, Christoph Höynck, Bodo Kohlenbach and Dr. Andreas Wagenseil welcome Fred!”

*Not a shareholder, partner or employee of the PULSAR Group and its affiliates

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The business operations of Toposens GmbH from Munich have been saved. All employment relationships remain intact. With the support of PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH, the transferring reorganisation in the insolvency proceedings was successful. Baker Tilly provided comprehensive legal advice to Mey Industry GmbH on the acquisition of the business operations of the insolvent Toposens GmbH from insolvency administrator Stefan Strüwind.

Toposens, a Munich-based start-up with 24 employees, developed the world’s first 3D ultrasound sensor, but had to file for insolvency shortly before it was ready for the market. The Munich Local Court appointed lawyer Stefan Strüwind from Bendel Insolvenzverwaltung AG as provisional insolvency administrator on 22 November 2022. He and his team succeeded in stabilising the business after the insolvency application and in keeping all the top performers in the company. In the global search for an investor, he was supported by Hubertus Eing (Restructuring/M&A), Niclas Fritz (Start-Up/Fundraising) and Sven-Olof Koopmann (DeepTech/Innovation Management) from Pulsar Consulting Group GmbH.

Mey Industry GmbH then came into play during the acquisition. It was able to make all the necessary preparations for the company acquisition within a very short time. Mey Industry GmbH, the holding company of WEBASTO main shareholder Gerhard Mey, unites under its umbrella various companies from the mechanical engineering sector such as Maschinenbau Leicht GmbH or Mey Maschinenbau Prien GmbH & Co. KG.

“We have bought a piece of the future here,” says Gerhard Mey. “The entire Mey group of companies is focusing on Industry 4.0, for which the Toposens products are an ideal fit as the upcoming basic technology for many applications.”

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PULSAR Consulting Group successfully advised STAEX GmbH, based in Berlin, exclusively on the capital increase in May 2022 as part of the Series A financing. The round was closed in the single-digit million range.

Staex builds a peer-to-peer network across network boundaries using its own protocol inspired by blockchains such as Ethereum. This ensures that any distributed system can communicate, share services and orchestrate deployments from any node on the network. Whether cross-enterprise, cross-cloud or available over mobile networks, Staex works out of the box.

The technical advantages are:
– Container services with multiple participants for IoTs
– Intelligent mesh services in demanding networks
– Device and environment agnostic

The PULSAR Consulting Group has continued to support the company in the area of business development since the financing.

In the first quarter of 2022, our responsible partners Bettina Eing and Hubertus Eing identified and secured company assets of over EUR 50m within the scope of several economic forensics mandates.

As part of the cooperation, PULSAR Consulting and S&G European Trade Solutions will jointly offer business development services to clients looking to expand their presence in the German market.

The PULSAR Consulting Group will set up medical technology sales channels in Germany for Haier Biomedical. The collaboration mainly concerns the sale of ultra low temperature freezers as part of the fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The agreement is implemented as part of the strategic partnership between PULSAR and S&G European Trade Solutions (Warsaw) and Sernet SpA (Milan).

Haier Biomedical is part of the Haier Group, the global leader in home appliances. Haier Biomedical is the only manufacturer in the world to produce freezers and laboratory coolers that cover the full temperature range from -196° C to 8° C.

We are excited to be part of such an important project for all of us.

Under the cooperation, PULSAR Consulting and S&G European Trade Solutions will offer joint business development services for clients seeking to deepen their footprint on the German market. Products will include market entry strategies; identification of local partners; build up of distribution channels; management of direct foreign investment and the coordination of legal, tax and accounting services.

The PULSAR Consulting Group is contributing its international network with offices and partners in the European Union, UK, Southern Africa, UAE and Hongkong to the new venture.

The S&G European Trade Solutions Group was established by experienced Polish entrepreneurs to meet the needs of clients in conquering new foreign markets with a focus on Eastern Europe, Italy and the DACH region.

The PULSAR Consulting Group has successfully advised the Keyou GmbH, the leading company for the development of hydrogen technologies for the automotive sector, on the capital increase in a seven-digit financing round. The investor is the European Union’s EIC-Accelerator funding program “Horizon 2020”.

As of the 08 January 2020, only 0.2% of the applications from a total of over 1,800 companies were selected by the European Union as eligible for funding, including five projects from Germany. The multi-stage application process for the Munich start-up ended with the successful pitch in Brussels. KEYOU is now officially part of the European Union’s EIC-Accelerator funding program “Horizon 2020”. With this program, which is aimed at young and highly innovative companies, the European Union wants to support “entrepreneurs and small businesses with financing opportunities”.

In the EU-funded project, a truck – powered by a zero-emission hydrogen engine – will be designed and built based on the development know-how of the Munich-based company. In addition, the funding program is intended to significantly advance the industrialization and commercialization of KEYOU’s technology.

“The grants and the participation by the EU again bring us a big step forward. On the one hand financially – after all, we are currently in the Series A II financing round – and on the other hand, of course, politically. EU participation in KEYOU is a clear political signal that the hydrogen combustion engine is now officially regarded by politicians as a key technology to achieve the climate protection goals in mobility. This gives further impetus to the hydrogen engine in general, but of course also to our KEYOU-inside technology,” explains Thomas Korn, CEO and co-founder of KEYOU.

This is also confirmed by the European Innovation Council in its official statement, arguing that with its technology, KEYOU “is at the right time and right place to change the mobility market and to change the transportation market towards hydrogen economy, particularly given the new Green Deal objectives”.

“We are extremely proud that we are one of the few companies to receive support and participation from the European Innovation Council. We want to use these funds to further develop our technology, bringing the first prototype on the road as quickly as possible,” Korn continued. Other well-known companies from the automotive industry are also discovering the hydrogen engine for themselves, recognizing the advantages of this alternative drive technology, especially for commercial vehicles. The unique combustion characteristics of hydrogen allow to develop a new generation of combustion engines – highly efficient, powerful and at the same time environmentally friendly. The hydrogen engine can be produced in large quantities without rare or toxic raw materials, highly efficient, and therefore with the lowest CO2 footprint on an existing, mature production infrastructure. Therefore, it has the potential to develop into a key technology for achieving climate protection goals in mobility.

KEYOU is a successful high-tech company operating in the field of clean mobility, which develops innovative hydrogen technologies, more specifically hydrogen components for engine and vehicle manufacturers. These technologies enable conventional engines to be transformed cost-effectively into emission-free hydrogen engines – without significant modifications to the base engine.

The new “green” combustion engine with KEYOU-inside technology means zero emissions, efficiency, and economy at the same time – without compromising on performance, capacity, or range. Vehicles with hydrogen engines are considered zero-emission vehicles according to EU standards. The technology is engine and manufacturer-independent, scalable, and can be used for both on- and off-road but ultimately for all applications that use a combustion engine. The current focus is on commercial vehicle engines.

The EIC Accelerator (formerly the SME Instrument) is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot project, which provides funding opportunities for high-profile innovators, entrepreneurs, and smaller companies under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program. The focus of the “EIC Accelerator” is on market-creating innovations that shape new markets and create jobs, growth, and higher living standards.

Stephane Meyrat is an experienced consultant who specializes in the management and development of hotel and leisure properties. For over 20 years he has been serving a large number of international customers in Europe, Russia and the CIS countries, where he has prepared numerous market, feasibility, evaluation reports and business plans.

Prior to joining PULSAR, Stephane held roles at well-known international real estate companies such as Colliers International and Jones Lang LaSalle before founding his own company, Bevelia Hospitality Group. In the course of his consulting career, Stephane has advised many local and international clients on the implementation of their specific hotel development plans (business, leisure, spa, medical treatment). He brings in-depth knowledge from his business activities in Russia to the PULSAR team. In recent years, Mr. Meyrat has also diversified his company’s activities to include due diligence advice on real estate transactions and brokerage activities. He also has experience providing business start-up advice to foreign companies wishing to start their business in Russia.

Mr. Meyrat holds two Masters degrees: an MBA in International Hospitality from the joint program of the French ESSEC Business School and Cornell University and a Masters of Science (MSC) in Real Estate from the University of Reading, UK. Mr. Meyrat is fluent in five languages ​​including French, English, German, Spanish and Russian.

Roberto is Brazilian and has lived abroad for 30 years, including in Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Angola, the USA and for 9 years in Panama City.

He has over 20 years of experience in the oilfield services industry, global logistics and supply chains, activities in e-commerce technology in Europe and Latin America, development of health projects with medical consumables and products, turnkey construction and equipment for hospital and healthcare facilities, and consulting for Organizations like the United Nations and the Panama Department of Energy. For over two decades Roberto worked for global organizations such as the Swiss Panalpina, Halliburton in Houston and then Weatherford, until he founded his own company that developed business in Latin America for several organizations in many countries.

Roberto began his career as a banker in Brazil. At the age of 17 he moved to the UK where he graduated from the London School of Business and Management with a degree in business management and a diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He received his Masters in International Business Management from the University of Liverpool in the UK in 2013 and a Diploma in Strategy and Leadership from Texas A&M University in College Station in 2015. In addition to many of his passions, including various sports, he leads a social program for mountain biking in Panama and is also part of the board as treasurer for a large private residential area, namely the Embassy Club in Panama City.

The PULSAR Consulting Group has successfully advised the Keyou GmbH, the leading company for the development of hydrogen technologies for the automotive sector, on the capital increase in a seven-digit financing round. The investor is the ES-Kapital with its headquarters in Esslingen-Nuertingen.

Successful start of the next funding round for the Clean Mobility start-up KEYOU. The Munich-based company and its experienced team, specialized in the development of emission-free hydrogen engines, was able to win ES KAPITAL as a new financial investor. A trend-setting step for KEYOU, especially since Germany plans to have a pioneering role in hydrogen worldwide, according to the German government’s National Hydrogen Strategy that was recently announced. The capital investment company of the Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nuertingen mbH, ES KAPITAL for short, becomes a new shareholder and partner at KEYOU and opens the current capitalization round. “ES KAPITAL’s goal is to support medium-sized companies and promising start-ups and to provide not only the necessary capital but also a cross-sector network,” explains Ralf Sonnenwald, managing director and an authorized signatory of ES KAPITAL. “We see enormous potential in their technology and are convinced that KEYOU will play an important role in global clean mobility in the short-term already,” Sonnenwald continues. Both parties agreed not to reveal the amount of the investment.

KEYOU plans to close the entire round with a double-digit million amount. The fresh funds from ES KAPITAL will be used primarily for the further development of hydrogen engine components, for the build-up and demonstration of prototype vehicles and for the operational expansion of the company.

“We are pleased to have won ES KAPITAL as partner. They come from the ‘automotive state’ of Baden-Wuerttemberg, which adds to our anchor investor Nagel Holding GmbH, coming from Nuertingen”. Discussions with other investors are ongoing. Currently, hydrogen is on top of the list of many investors. “The current funding round will be completed in Q4 2020 and will help us to achieve our ambitious technology development and business goals”, says Thomas Korn, CEO, and co-founder of KEYOU. And he adds: “The demand from manufacturers for hydrogen engines is now enormously high, and we want surely to take advantage of it. We are even receiving many inquiries from the rail and maritime sectors, so the scalability of our concept is already being validated”.

Over the last years, KEYOU has gained the reputation of technology leader in innovative hydrogen technologies, specifically on hydrogen combustion concepts and hydrogen engine operating strategies, as well as on hydrogen engine components (including injection system, ignition system, electronic control unit and embedded software). KEYOU customers are engine and vehicle manufacturers for whom the Munich based start-up develops emission-free hydrogen engines based on conventional diesel or gas engines with the “KEYOU-inside” system. KEYOU is currently working on several customer projects focusing on heavy-duty engines for on-road vehicle applications. The great advantage for on-road vehicle manufacturers is that vehicles with “KEYOU-inside” technology are considered “zero-emission” vehicles according to the EU directive. That is, manufacturers can use this technology and positively influence their CO2 fleet balance and, in this way, avoid penalties. Each customer project is generating seven-digit sales figures for KEYOU. The next step now is to bring the technology to the road with successful vehicle demonstration projects.

KEYOU’s technology has already won several awards, most recently the SET100 award. This award is presented annually to the 100 most forward-looking and innovative start-ups worldwide that “can revolutionize the world” with their technologies, solutions, and ideas – read the official jury statement of the SET100 initiative (an initiative of the World Energy Council, German Energy Agency, Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, among others).

KEYOU is a successful high-tech company operating in the field of clean mobility, which develops innovative hydrogen technologies, more specifically hydrogen components for engine and vehicle manufacturers. These technologies enable conventional engines to be transformed cost-effectively into emission-free hydrogen engines – without significant modifications to the base engine. The new “green” combustion engine with KEYOU-inside technology means zero emissions, efficiency, and economy at the same time – without compromising on performance, capacity, or range. Vehicles with hydrogen engines are considered zero-emission vehicles according to EU standards. The technology is engine and manufacturer-independent, scalable, and can be used for both on- and off-road but ultimately for all applications that use a combustion engine. The current focus is on commercial vehicle engines.

ES KAPITAL is a 100% subsidiary of Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nürtingen, which is one of the 20 largest savings banks in Germany with a balance sheet total of almost € 10 billion. As a long-term, reliable partner, ES KAPITAL supports medium-sized companies in almost all phases of development – from business start-ups to growth financing and succession planning – not only with individual equity capital solutions in the form of open or silent partnerships but also with a holistic consulting approach and a broad network.

PULSAR Consulting GmbH Rechtsanwalts- & Steuerberatungsgesellschaft and Stolzenberg Rechtsanwälte, together with PRO Mittelstand Wolper & Thiem AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, provided consultation services to the Hechinger Group during the acquisition of three insolvent companies belonging to automotive supply group, MEKU. The acquisition was realised together with the Berylls Group as partner. The acquired companies are:

▪ MEKU Elektronische Systeme GmbH, based in Bad Dürrheim, a manufacturing service provider for electronic components and assemblies;
▪ MEKU Mechatronische Systeme GmbH, based in Eching (near Landshut), a manufacturer of mechatronic components with a focus on stamping and bending technology;
▪ MEKU Kunststoff Technologie GmbH, based in Villingen-Schwenningen, a plastic injection moulding company with expertise in overmoulding, 2-component and hybrid injection moulding.

Since September 2019, the three companies have been undergoing insolvency proceedings under their own management, which are being supervised by the experienced restructuring specialist, Jochen Sedlitz. The solution regarding the joint entry of the investors is supported by the creditors’ committees as well as the trustees, Marcus Winkler and Dr. Dirk Pehl. Major creditors and customers have already signalled their support for the path now being taken.

With around 200 employees at four locations, the MEKU Group offers system solutions, sophisticated industrial parts and assemblies as a value-added partner and system supplier for its customers within the automotive supply and plastics industries. The group has a special focus on the development and production of mechatronic systems for resource-saving applications in the field of eMobility, in the mobility industry. By covering the entire value-added chain and pooling expertise in the fields of metal, electronics and plastics, the MEKU Group delivers sophisticated, complex assemblies of the highest quality to its customers.

“For the Hechinger Group”, says Managing Director Mr. Markus Duffner, “the technological competencies of the MEKU Group are an ideal complement to our existing service portfolio. The increase in vertical integration provides a competitive advantage and offers existing and new customers significant added value. With the acquisition and integration of the MEKU Group into the Hechinger Group, existing customer relationships will be expanded and new business areas and customer relationships will be developed”.

“The initial situation of the insolvent MEKU Group and the transaction process were extremely challenging for all parties involved,” says Berylls Equity Partners Managing Director Andreas Rauh. “The acquired MEKU companies operate in a highly dynamic and attractive segment of the mobility industry. Berylls supports the Hechinger Group with expertise and human resources for the turnaround and integration phase, as well as the strategic orientation,” says Hans-Jürgen Titz, one of the other managing directors at Berylls Equity Partners.

About Hechinger
Hechinger is a medium-sized group of companies with four locations worldwide. The headquarters are in Villingen-Schwenningen, with a further plant in Dauchingen and two international locations in Hungary and China. The customers are mainly in the automotive industry, but also in the fields of mechanical engineering, building services engineering and medical technology. The product range includes the development and production of customer-specific magnet systems, as well as mechatronic and electronic assemblies. The core competencies of the Hechinger group of companies include the development, production and distribution of magnetic coils / magnet system manufacturing, magnetic actuators, electronic assemblies, automated assembly of components, PCB assembly, and plastic injection technology. Customer-specific products are developed in cooperation with customers. Due to the interaction of different manufacturing technologies, these products offer customers the opportunity to obtain complex assemblies from one source. In total, the Hechinger Group employs around 1,200 people worldwide. Hechinger Group contact for inquiries.

About Berylls
With offices in Munich, Berlin, Zurich, London, Detroit, Shanghai and Seoul, the Berylls Group combines three services specialising in the automotive industry: top management consulting (Berylls Strategy Advisors), digital business models and transformation (Berylls Digital Ventures) and active participation in mobility companies in special situations (Berylls Equity Partners).

Contact for more information:
PULSAR Consulting GmbH Rechtsanwalts- & Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
Beethovenplatz 2
80336 Munich
Dr. Andreas Wagenseil (Business graduate, lawyer, tax advisor)
T +49 89 21 54 59 0
a.wagenseil@pulsar-consulting.com

STOLZENBERG Rechtsanwälte
Widenmayerstraße 3
80538 Munich
Dr. Bettina Wawretschek (Rechtsanwältin)
T + 49 89 20 20 66 0
wawretschek@stolzenberg-legal.de

With Jens Stahmann, PULSAR Consulting gains a proven expert in corporate finance, M&A projects and corporate financing via private equity, banks and the capital market. He has actively supported various acquisitions and sales of companies both in the transaction phase as well as in post-merger integration, either as the responsible board member or managing director or on an interim basis as an independent consultant. In the same function, he has successfully accompanied restructures and turnaround situations. In 30 years Jens Stahmann has worked in various industries, such as banking, private equity and M&A advisory as well as media, battery and renewable energy, cosmetics and consumer goods and organic food retail. He therefore has broad management and project experience in medium-sized companies, large corporations and as a consultant, which he now brings to PULSAR Consulting.

Thomas Vogler combines theory and practice in a unique way. As Professor of Retail Management at the Ingolstadt University of Technology, he teaches and conducts research in the field of retail and service provision. One particular area of focus is that of customer relations and changing customer expectations in the age of digitalisation. In consulting projects, he prefers to start with the customer side and then works together with management staff to identify improvement potential. As a Professor of Retail Controlling, an additional focus of his work is the documentation and measurement of change processes. He develops goals and measurable activities for individual organisational units, following Covey’s disciplines of execution. This far, his customers are primarily trading and service companies with multiple points of customer contact. Given that an increasing number of manufacturers of FMCG products communicate directly with customers during the course of the digitalisation process, matters relating to retail can also be marketed successfully within the FMCG industry. After studying business administration at the LMU Munich, Thomas Vogler first worked as managing director in his parents’ EDEKA store. While in this role, he was appointed to the supervisory board of EDEKA Chiemgau eG. He then spent almost 7 years at Dehner Gartencenter as regional manager for the Bavarian markets and managing director for Dehner Austria. After completing his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol in Economics) at the University of Freiburg, he was appointed Professor of Retail Controlling, Retail Marketing and Retail Management at Ingolstadt Technical University in 2006, and has since worked as a management consultant for retail and service companies.

Andrew joins Pulsar as an American with active network as a business developer in areas of commercial / industrial real estate investment, technology startups, and government affairs. For more than a decade, Andrew’s primary work has been in commercial real estate working with notable firms in the Northeast US to international REITS. Notable projects in his include work with a 53-story office tower in Dallas for an international purchaser and being a part of the transaction of the site that became the largest mill (Mühlenbau) redevelopment project in the northeast United States. Previous to his work in real estate, Andrew founded and led a technology company that was an early pioneer in mobile retail technology. His career began in Washington, DC as a staff member in the United States Senate and out of government assisting on international development projects. Andrew completed his studies in international affairs at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania USA.

Jens Thomas (“Tom”) Lueck has been dealing with technology companies and their strategies for the commercialization and monetization of their technical developments since the beginning of his professional activity. Due to his many years of experience in the VC environment and in setting up a US software company in the field of language technology, he knows the complex issues and challenges facing the management, especially of young technology companies, from his own experience and can therefore provide them with practical help.

The PULSAR Consulting Group has successfully advised the Volabo GmbH, the leading company for the development of 48-volt high-performance electric drives, on the capital increase in a seven-digit Series A financing round. The investor is the family-owned company Hechinger GmbH & Co.KG with its headquarters in Villingen-Schwenningen.

After having been self-financing since its foundation in 2016, the company from Ottobrunn proudly announced its first round of financing. The Hechinger Group is investing a seven-digit sum to finance product development for a market entry in the boat sector. The Munich-based start-up is developing the first electric drive system capable of delivering high power (up to 300 kW) at safe voltages of 48 volts. The safety provided by VOLABO’s 48-volt system is a decisive competitive advantage over the current high-voltage providers on the market. So far, there are no high-performance alternatives to low-voltage electric drives. VOLABO is able to fill this gap in the market with its first 48-volt high-performance drive.

“With the Hechinger Group as a strategic investor, not only is the financing for product development secured, but synergies in the areas of development, industrialization and production are also achieved. The electric drive can now be developed in a project-independent and targeted manner into a market-ready product that will revolutionize electric mobility,” comments Managing Director Adrian Patzak. He explained: “The new funds will be mainly used for product development as well as for the qualification and certification of the drives”.

The Hechinger Group is one of the larger family businesses in Germany. The product range includes the development and production of customer-specific magnet systems as well as mechatronic and electronic assemblies. For Markus Duffner, Managing Director of the Group, it is a strategic investment: “With the investment in VOLABO GmbH, the Hechinger Group is optimally positioned for the promising field of electromobility”.

Volabo is on the verge of launching the ISCAD system. In July 2019, the 4th generation of the drive prototype was installed in a demonstration vehicle and is now being tested on the test track. After qualification and certification of the drive system, the market entry into the boat market will take place. At the beginning of March 2020, the world’s first 48-volt high-performance boat with the VOLABO drive was exhibited at the Austrian Boat Show in Tulln, the largest boat and water sports trade fair in Central and Eastern Europe.

About Volabo GmbH
About Hechinger Gruppe

PULSAR Consulting GmbH Rechtsanwalts- & Steuerberatungsgesellschaft and Stolzenberg Rechtsanwälte, together with PRO Mittelstand Wolper & Thiem AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, provided consultation services to the Hechinger Group during the acquisition of three insolvent companies belonging to automotive supply group, MEKU. The acquisition was realised together with the Berylls Group as partner. The acquired companies are:

▪ MEKU Elektronische Systeme GmbH, based in Bad Dürrheim, a manufacturing service provider for electronic components and assemblies;
▪ MEKU Mechatronische Systeme GmbH, based in Eching (near Landshut), a manufacturer of mechatronic components with a focus on stamping and bending technology;
▪ MEKU Kunststoff Technologie GmbH, based in Villingen-Schwenningen, a plastic injection moulding company with expertise in overmoulding, 2-component and hybrid injection moulding.

Since September 2019, the three companies have been undergoing insolvency proceedings under their own management, which are being supervised by the experienced restructuring specialist, Jochen Sedlitz. The solution regarding the joint entry of the investors is supported by the creditors’ committees as well as the trustees, Marcus Winkler and Dr. Dirk Pehl. Major creditors and customers have already signalled their support for the path now being taken.

With around 200 employees at four locations, the MEKU Group offers system solutions, sophisticated industrial parts and assemblies as a value-added partner and system supplier for its customers within the automotive supply and plastics industries. The group has a special focus on the development and production of mechatronic systems for resource-saving applications in the field of eMobility, in the mobility industry. By covering the entire value-added chain and pooling expertise in the fields of metal, electronics and plastics, the MEKU Group delivers sophisticated, complex assemblies of the highest quality to its customers.

“For the Hechinger Group”, says Managing Director Mr. Markus Duffner, “the technological competencies of the MEKU Group are an ideal complement to our existing service portfolio. The increase in vertical integration provides a competitive advantage and offers existing and new customers significant added value. With the acquisition and integration of the MEKU Group into the Hechinger Group, existing customer relationships will be expanded and new business areas and customer relationships will be developed”.

“The initial situation of the insolvent MEKU Group and the transaction process were extremely challenging for all parties involved,” says Berylls Equity Partners Managing Director Andreas Rauh. “The acquired MEKU companies operate in a highly dynamic and attractive segment of the mobility industry. Berylls supports the Hechinger Group with expertise and human resources for the turnaround and integration phase, as well as the strategic orientation,” says Hans-Jürgen Titz, one of the other managing directors at Berylls Equity Partners.

About Hechinger
Hechinger is a medium-sized group of companies with four locations worldwide. The headquarters are in Villingen-Schwenningen, with a further plant in Dauchingen and two international locations in Hungary and China. The customers are mainly in the automotive industry, but also in the fields of mechanical engineering, building services engineering and medical technology. The product range includes the development and production of customer-specific magnet systems, as well as mechatronic and electronic assemblies. The core competencies of the Hechinger group of companies include the development, production and distribution of magnetic coils / magnet system manufacturing, magnetic actuators, electronic assemblies, automated assembly of components, PCB assembly, and plastic injection technology. Customer-specific products are developed in cooperation with customers. Due to the interaction of different manufacturing technologies, these products offer customers the opportunity to obtain complex assemblies from one source. In total, the Hechinger Group employs around 1,200 people worldwide. Hechinger Group contact for inquiries.

About Berylls
With offices in Munich, Berlin, Zurich, London, Detroit, Shanghai and Seoul, the Berylls Group combines three services specialising in the automotive industry: top management consulting (Berylls Strategy Advisors), digital business models and transformation (Berylls Digital Ventures) and active participation in mobility companies in special situations (Berylls Equity Partners).

Contact for more information:
PULSAR Consulting GmbH Rechtsanwalts- & Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
Beethovenplatz 2
80336 Munich
Dr. Andreas Wagenseil (Business graduate, lawyer, tax advisor)
T +49 89 21 54 59 0
a.wagenseil@pulsar-consulting.com

STOLZENBERG Rechtsanwälte
Widenmayerstraße 3
80538 Munich
Dr. Bettina Wawretschek (Rechtsanwältin)
T + 49 89 20 20 66 0
wawretschek@stolzenberg-legal.de

Melanie Wyssen-Voss advises companies on change processes in the context of digital transformation and their positioning in the digital space. She is a certified business coach and expert in agile work and innovation methods. Before joining PULSAR Consulting, Melanie was responsible for large digital and innovation projects on both, agency and company side and developed digital marketing and communication strategies for companies.

The Bavaria Economic Advisory Council is a legally autonomous, cross-industry and politically independent professional association, representing the interests of its members: entrepreneurs, leading figures in management positions in the economy, representatives of the professions and large corporations and medium-sized enterprises from across Bavaria operating internationally.

The Economic Advisory Council sees its main task to incorporate experience from entrepreneurial practice and, in discreet dialogue with political decision-makers, to make representation in favour of conditions which would enable the economy to compete, flourishing successfully and developing positively.

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Manfred Koopmann complements our team as an expert in sales excellence and international business development. As a certified business trainer and interim manager, he also ensures that consulting results are implemented and brought to life. As a former Vice President of Sales and Head of Marketing for a global commodities group, Manfred enjoys taking on projects at the cutting edge of marketing, sales and business development. CRM is for him a central value creation concept. In this field, he sees great strategic and operational potential in the SME sector and promising starting points for the further digitization of market-related processes. Through customer projects, Manfred has profound experience in food, pet food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in wholesale and food retail. Manfred is a “northern prodigy” from Oldenburg and grew up in a small business family of 9. He is a member of the Federal Association of Sales Managers, the Association of Entrepreneurs and Self-Employed in Germany as well as in the business association Pro Hannover Region. Privately he supports the immediate integration of refugees.

Andrey Efremov specialises in international business development, marketing and corporate strategy. He also advises and coaches clients in the area of cross-cultural management and communication.

Munich – PULSAR Consulting Group and QRelation Management are deepening their successful cooperation through the reciprocal establishment of new sales office in the respective premises in Hamburg and Munich. The physical presence in the partner offices will create the best possible conditions for the expansion of the close cooperation between the two consulting firms.

“The establishment of our new sales office in Hamburg will enable us to extend our network into Northern Germany. In addition, we will be able to broaden our already fruitful cooperation with our colleagues from QRelation, especially in sectors like innovation processes and business development activities for our German and international customers”, says Bodo Kohlenbach, Managing Director of PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH.

Prior to joining PULSAR Consulting, Maximilian Büsterfeld held several positions as Investment Manager. Among others, he was managing director of a German-Chinese Investment Holding, “Vice President Corporate Development” for a Munich based Private Equity Company as well as Investment Manager for a Venture Capital fund. Mr. Büsterfeld focuses on startup companies with disruptive business models as well as on innovative SME’s in the areas of industry automation, digitalization and connectivity.

Mr. Büsterfeld is specialized on developing complex investment strategies (especially buy and build vehicles), on identifying and evaluating suitable investment opportunities for strategic as well as financial investors and on fundraising activities for smaller and middle-sized companies. Furthermore, Mr. Büsterfeld supports companies in the areas of business planning and go-to-market strategies.

During the last 28 years Kamaran Amin held executive positions as Sales and business development manager for international organizations in Frankfurt, London, Lugano and Dubai. Kamaran is based in Abu Dhabi / Duesseldorf and his focus is on capital markets, IT-infrastructure, industry, new technologies and construction sector for international business development.

The e-health-startup MediDate acquired the Medical One GmbH. The PULSAR Consulting GmbH Rechtsanwalts- & Steuerberatungsgesellschaft carried out the tax due diligence process for MediDate in line with the transaction.

MediDate, which is headquartered in Berlin, is a leading digital premium supplier for plastic aesthetic medicine in Europe. The e-health-company digitises the entire operation process in plastic aesthetic surgery (with the exception of the surgical intervention) and offers its patients high-quality treatments with leading medical experts.

With its 24 facilities and approximately 10.000 treatments per year, Medical One is a leading hospital network in Germany in the field of plastic aesthetic surgery. The range of services comprises surgical and non-surgical treatments of face, body and breast, weight loss and hair transplant.

The merger of the two companies forms an integrated supplier of medical services in the field of plastic aesthetic surgery. By acquiring the Medical One GmbH, MediDate is planning on developing its position as Europe’s market leader and actively promoting the digitisation and transparency in the German market.

The tax due diligence process was carried out by the following professionals at the PULSAR Consulting GmbH:
▪ Dr. Andreas Wagenseil (M&A, Restructuring)
▪ Katharina Grote (Financial, M&A)

The PULSAR Consulting Group starts a close cooperation with the Institute for Process Management and Digital Transformation (IPD) of the Münster University of Applied Sciences as a practice partner. The IPD is a practice-oriented research institute that makes knowledge gained on transfer and further training accessible and applicable to a large group of interested parties.

It is actively involved in the further development of the disciplines of logistics, process management, and digital transformation. The application reference and the transfer into practice are always in the foreground. Projects are, therefore, preferably carried out with practice partners.

PULSAR Consulting intensifies its cooperation with Digital Hub münsterLand. The Digital Hub promotes digital innovations and their successful implementation in the regional industry through collaboration with start-ups and universities and the creation of support for corporate entrepreneurship initiatives.

The PULSAR Consulting Group has been a member of the expert advisory board since July 2018. The expert advisory board supports the Digital Hub Accelerator Program. This program organizes and promotes the exchange between start-ups and experts. In addition, the experts support the selection of startups for the program.

The long-standing PULSAR Consulting client KEYOU has received the German Innovation Award in the category Automotive Technologies in Berlin on 6.6.2018. PULSAR supports the leading engine hydrogen technology company not only in past and current fundraising rounds, but also in business building, especially in investor communications and marketing.

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Wiebke is an experienced facilitator, communications consultant and coach. She supports enterprises and networks in strategic processes and branding. Her focus is on participatory process design, and she seeks to create acceptance through identification. She loves to work with design thinking and experiments a lot with creative tools and visionary methods. She has a good practical experience record working with large groups. Coming originally from public relations, she advises on communications design and cross media approaches, as well as on internal and crisis communication.

Markus is a generalist, but he strongly believes in the power of interdisciplinary teams founded on diversity. Based in Stockholm, Sweden since 2011, Markus has worked as an Independent Market Intelligence Expert and consultant for strategic business and organizational development. He supports companies from a wide variety of industries, including Medical technology, mechanical engineering, automotive, electrical engineering and Private Equity. As a business coach and systemic team coach, Markus works closely with Senior Executives and teams to optimize organizational structures and processes.

After studying Political Science and Chinese Studies at the LMU Munich, Markus initially worked at Siemens IT Service (SBS) in the field of organizational development, before joining the Boston Consulting Group in Munich in 2000 as a Researcher and Analyst. In 2005, he transferred to BCG’s Nordic offices in Stockholm, where he served as an industrial product analyst until 2011. Markus speaks fluent Swedish and brings with him his network and knowledge of Scandinavia.

After 12 years in the far north, Markus now returns to his Bavarian homeland and is pleased to have found a strong and extremely welcoming network here at Pulsar.

Our team has now been strengthened with the addition of Jürgen Toppe, a proven specialist and lawyer working in the area of employment law, data protection, data security and information technology, IT law and commercial criminal law. In addition to his consultancy work as a lawyer, Jürgen Toppe also works as a data protection auditor and external data protection officer for a number of companies in these subject areas. Above all, his expertise lies in developing and implementing company-wide management systems, such as those for identifying, assessing and monitoring risks as well as meeting company management requirements (systems analysis, control mechanisms, improvements and further developments, e.g. compliance management systems.) His knowledge will greatly assist us with issues relating to the implementation deadline for the EU General Data Protection Regulation on 25 May 2018, and the associated risks for companies, and will enhance our collective expertise. During his professional career, Jürgen has mainly worked as CLO for various companies in the retail sector; the insurance, chemical, and electronics industries; lifestyle companies (cosmetics and make-up), automotive suppliers, and the metals industry. As such, he worked for many years as MD of GKS Schließsysteme GmbH (Tier 1 automotive supplier), as Head of Legal and HR/Authorised Signatory for Steinel Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG, as Head of Administration and Legal for J.W. Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG and as Head of Legal and HR with general powers for Auto Becker GmbH & Co. KG.

Growing up on his parents’ farm, Torsten Warmbold has had a keen interest in agriculture from an early age. As such, agriculture and related issues also became a key theme within both his education and professional career. He made use of this background and, indeed, built on it while studying civil engineering at Braunschweig University of Technology, and also when studying industrial engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen. He began his professional career as a site manager at a medium-sized construction company in Braunschweig where, amongst other projects, he oversaw the renovation of Braunschweig railway station for EXPO 2000. After this, he worked as Project Manager at Heilit+Woerner Bau GmbH in Stuttgart, where he had technical and economic responsibility for the construction of the new A93 motorway between Mitterteich and Selb, the upgrade of the A81, A8 and A5 motorways, track renewal of the railway in Allgäu and the construction of the new runway at Schwäbisch Hall airport. From 2007, Torsten Warmbold was in charge of the Bioenergy division at BayWa r.e. GmbH, with responsibility for project management, agriculture, operations and distribution, and was also a director of various subsidiaries in the UK, Hungary and Germany. He also ran gas trading company BayWa between 2012 and 2013. His work focused on building and developing new business models in the area of renewable energy, restructuring under-performing locations, generating solutions for complex investment projects and also implementing M&A processes for the acquisition and/or sale of companies and project enterprises.

Andreas holds a doctorate in engineering (gained in 1989 in ‘CAx’ technologies for process optimisation in engineering) and has spent 18 years working in various roles for German industrial companies, including as Senior Vice President, Senior Consultant, CIO and Business Development Manager at Daimler, MTU Aero Engines, Airbus and Deutz in the automotive, manufacturing, aerospace‚ and defence and security sectors. For the last 10 years, Andreas has been working as an independent consultant in the area of business development, including in ‘net-centric operations’ for EDS, HP, RUAG, setting up start-ups, and business development/SME high-tech solutions (additive, mechatronic, electronic systems). Andreas also teaches at TUM (Technical University of Munich) ‘on the side’ on the subject of ‘Innovation Deployment’ and ‘Automation Systems Enabled Ageing Society’.

Erik has been working for many years on subjects in the area of digitisation (new mobility, IoT, electrification and autonomous driving). His passions lie where the smart use of technology and innovations transform entire industries and give rise to new business areas. He gained much of his commercial and technical experience in the information and telecoms industry, where he has occupied various strategic and operative roles since the market was liberalised in 1998. Thanks to his varied projects and commitments in various networks, he is active in many areas of innovation and has deep insight into ‘smart’ subject areas and the challenges of the future.

PULSAR Consulting has provided comprehensive sell-side advice to SuperBioMarkt AG, a leading organic retailer based in Münster, which has 25 stores in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The objective was to acquire a strategic partner as part of a recapitalisation to finance the further growth of the company. Our mandate included share valuations and conducting negotiations up until the transaction was successfully completed. Swiss company Bio Development AG, based in Seon, will be taking on a 38% stake in SuperBioMarkt AG as part of this transaction, thereby becoming a minority shareholder. Bio Development AG already holds stakes in various companies, including Berlin-based BioCompany GmbH.

Edmond holds a Civil Engineering Degree (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) and a Master’s degree in Computer Aided Design (ENS de Cachan, France). He then went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) while working at the international audit and advisory firm, KPMG. Edmond brings with him 25 years of experience leading international cross-functional teams to deliver efficiencies to complex problems in manufacturing, engineering and supply-chain organisations. Most recently, he has spent the last 10 years working hands-on as an Entrepreneur, assuming dual roles as CFO and Head of Operations for a start-up nutrition and diet venture which manufactures, distributes and commercialises bakery products for allergy sufferers. Prior to this, Edmond worked in senior finance positions within large global organisations in the Pharmaceutical (Nestlé Skin Health), Construction (Kingspan) and Oil and Gas (Schlumberger) sectors. He has worked widely in Europe, West Africa, Canada and South America. We are delighted to welcome Edmond to PULSAR Consulting, he is a generalist in all senses, focused on solving problems and improving financial performance.

Diana Seidl advises companies on developing and implementing recruitment strategies. Her focus here lies in planning a holistic sourcing strategy involving a wide range of recruitment channels, active sourcing and the optimisation of existing hiring processes. Over the years she has amassed a wealth of professional experience, initially working for traditional recruitment agencies as a recruitment consultant for various clients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She subsequently switched to the corporate side, assisting with the establishment of an international sourcing team and the development of long-term recruitment strategies.

In Nordhausen on 29 June, Keyou – a long-term client of PULSAR Consulting – successfully presented its first prototypes to representatives from the automotive industry, bus and fleet operators, experts from research & education, representatives from the world of politics and the press. PULSAR supports the hydrogen engine technology company in several ways, including assistance with past and current rounds of financing and also helping to build the business, in particular in the area of investor communication and marketing.

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Dr. André Schneider and Juergen Sewczyk are part of the discussion group „The Smart World of Connected TV“ on the Medientage Special 2017. The Medientage Special 2017 start on Friday, July 21th 2017 from 09:45am to 17:30pm in Munich in the Haus der Bayerischen Wirtschaft.

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The last 25 years Markus Eulig held executive positions and works as a consultant to international customers in New York, London, Zuerich, Paris and Frankfurt. Markus is based in Abu Dhabi and his focus is on Media, Communications and new technologies for international business development.

“As Senior Manager in Business Development for the clients of an IT business belonging to a major German telecommunications group, Christian Wolff developed and implemented various projects in the field of digital environment and business, as well as consulting at management level on clients’ digital strategy. His focus was on cross-industry innovation in the development, piloting and introduction of future technologies. This also included participation in the setting up of a social TV service and the associated consultancy for its spinning off into an independent start-up. His honorary roles have included responsibility on behalf of two companies for a six-day international congress involving some 4500 participants from more than 105 countries. In his MBA studies he focused on growth management/general management, and combined this with the continued conceptual development of an innovation management project for a subsidiary of the Group in the IT sector. Previously, Christian Wolff had graduated in savings bank administration at a major savings bank, where he then held several positions relating to business organisation, project and process management, and to projects on outsourcing, HR and migration. He set up the service provider management system for a subsidiary handling downstream service activities and was responsible for this function in the management of the service provider. He took a degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann) with a focus on internationalisation and the flexibilisation of companies, and on feasibility studies. We are delighted to welcome Christian Wolff to PULSAR Consulting as a specialist in particular for integrated business-building and for business and corporate development, service provider management, process management, innovation management and the challenges of digital transformation.”

The PULSAR Group will separate from PULSAR Solutions GmbH on 28 February 2017. PULSAR Solutions GmbH is a highly specialized software development provider and belongs to the PULSAR Group since 2014. As of 1 March, 2017, Pulsar Solutions GmbH is joining the Grouplink Group and will operate as Conventic GmbH.

With the disposal of PULSAR Solutions GmbH, the PULSAR Group will continue to focus on core business activities that are complementary to our management consulting business.

The company NAGEL Maschinen- und Werkzeugfabrik GmbH, which employs around 1200 people at seven locations around the world, has become the hidden champion of engine upgrading and is a leading specialist in the field of honing and superfinishing technology. NAGEL has provided the full start-up financing (‘Series A’) for Munich start-up Keyou GmbH, which was founded at the end of 2015. The cost-efficient retrofit kits developed by Keyou help to create a zero-emission combustion engine based on the latest hydrogen technology. The first letters of intent have already been concluded with engine manufacturers and freight and transport companies. A number of international financial investors have also indicated that they are willing to support the next round of financing. “We are planning to take on further investors in the next few years and are currently in very productive talks,” says Tom Korn, CEO and founder of Keyou GmbH. PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH provided the founding team of ‘Keyou’ with exclusive support from a consulting point of view during the first round of financing and also continues to assist the company in the areas of business development and fundraising.

Christoph Huening specialised in the digital transformation of media and telecommunications companies as early as the late 1990s and has been working as a consultant for digital change services since 2016. Before that, he was a partner for the TV and film industry at Schickler Unternehmensberatung, a leading media consulting firm in the German-speaking world. As the managing partner responsible for the TIME (Telecommunications & Media) business division of Lischke Consulting, he initiated and implemented the takeover of his division by Schickler. He began his career as a consultant at Diebold & Detecon Consulting. In the interim, he spent two years working as a Key Account Manager for AOL Europe at Telefónica Deutschland. Christoph Huening mentors media start-ups, for example within the ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator and at Media Lab Bayern. In addition to his consulting activities, he has also been involved in the research committee of the Muenchner Kreis e.V. and the committee for the media and creative industry of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. He lectures in media innovation management at the Business and Information Technology School (BiTS) in Berlin. Mr Huening holds a degree in business mathematics and studied at the universities of Bielefeld and Hamburg.

Under the motto “cowork. network. growth.”, Munich-based management consultancy PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH will be launching a new coworking concept at the Muenster harbour from 1 December 2016. Over a total of 300 square metres, the innovative “PULSAR Spaces” networking/coworking concept offers office and commercial spaces of between 18 and 28 square metres. The tenants can pursue their own business here, whilst at the same time benefiting from the contacts of a management consultancy that operates internationally.

“For us, coworking is more than just using the same space,” explains Managing Partner Christoph Höynck. “We see PULSAR Spaces as a network of excellence, in which interested parties from the professional services sector can reflect, cross boundaries together and therefore grow quicker”.

Münster’s city harbour offers the perfect location for this innovative concept, in the form of the H7 – the tallest wood hybrid building in North Rhine-Westphalia. As a flagship project, it provides the perfect framework for the extraordinary networking concept. The self-contained individual areas can be rented furnished or unfurnished, including all necessary technology. A spacious meeting room, two conference halls and an organic bistro for lunch breaks or catering are also available. There are even showers for people who cycle to work and night workers.

Detailed information can be found on the website: www.pulsar-spaces.com

At the Cable Days 2016 conference in Salzburg, PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH will be presenting the subject “What’s on that I like? – Personalised programme guides for Smart TV and mobile devices”. On Friday, 4th of November 2016 from 09:30–10:00, Dr André Schneider (Partner, PULSAR Consulting) will take us through the subject. For more information: www.cable-days.at Download of the program: Cable Days Program 2016

At the Medientage 2016 conference in Munich, PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH will be presenting the subject “Freund oder Frenemy”. On Thursday, 27th of October 2016 from 11:15 – 12:15, among others Dr. André Schneider (Partner at PULSAR Consulting) will take you through the subject. For more information: https://www.medientage.de/kongress/referenten/detail/schneider-andr-4/

After studying communications engineering, Jürgen Sewczyk worked in the Bertelsmann Group for over 20 years, and for 12 of these years at RTL he was responsible for programme distribution and RTL interactive, where he built up the new media business as CTO from 2000 to 2005. Jürgen is one of the pioneers of private television, having contributed to the introduction of digital television. Under his leadership, the first private satellite transmissions (SNG) were carried out, digital TV was transmitted via a DSL line for the first time, the mobile DVB-T world record was set and DVB-T was shown on public transport. For more than 20 years, Jürgen Sewczyk has also played a leading role in associations and organisations, such as DVB, VPRT and Deutsche TV Plattform. The focus of his media consulting covers the areas Smart TV, HbbTV, IPTV and programme distribution. As a board member of Deutsche TV Plattform, Jürgen Sewczyk currently heads up the Smart Media working group.

André Wegmann has been working as an independent management consultant for almost five years and also runs his own sales projects alongside his consultancy work. Before becoming a consultant, he spent the majority of his career working in management positions for companies in the FMCG sector and related services. As a partner and advisor, he organises and runs projects to improve companies’ sales strategies, sales management and business development. He has many years of management experience in FMCG field sales, working for both brand name companies and agencies, and specialises in change management and sales restructuring. His current work focuses on business development and innovation marketing, particularly in the field of energy efficient products and services.

The Medientage 2016 conference in Munich will see Pulsar Consulting Group GmbH present a panel discussion called ‘Innovate or die – acting instead of talking, innovations in media companies’. At 12:15 on 25/10/2016, Daniel Finger (rbb) will moderate a discussion between Mr Alexander Günther (CEO, Sportcast), Dr André Schneider (Partner, PULSAR Consulting), Sergio Klaus-Peter Voigt, (CPO, Media-Saturn-Holding) and Prof. Wolfram Winter (VP Communication, Sky Deutschland) regarding best practices for innovation management processes in media companies, among other topics. For more information, go to: https://www.medientage.de/kongress/referenten/detail/schneider-andr-4/

The PULSAR Consulting partner -Dr. André Schneider- gives an overview of the status of innovation management in the media industry. The title of his presentation is called “It all began with an idea – how media companies implement innovation”. Change Media Tasting Congress 2016 in, July 12th, 2016, Stuttgart. https://mediatasting.com/marktplatz-der-loesungen-ideen-und-talente-fuer-den-digitalen-wandel-in-der-medienbranche

In prior of becoming a consultant in 2013, Hans-Joachim Winterling had over ten years of experience as CFO, COO and CEO in various companies. His experience ranges from restructuring, M & A projects to organizational projects.

His current focus lies on the advisory concept “deciding, measuring and organizing”. The corresponding offer includes investment management – an area neglected in many companies – with the development of profitability analyses for individual investments based on dynamic methods for project evaluation, the alternate assessment and project portfolio analysis to the build-up of investment management bound in the company organization.

Eva Werther-Halfar is a generalist advisor with many years of experience in general management, sales and international business development at globally acting technology companies of different size from start-ups through medium-sized family-owned company to publicly traded multinationals or PE/VC backed companies. Eva’s advisory focus lies on the creation and expansion of organizations/business units/subsidiaries, growth, internationalization and increasing efficiency in critical situations in the area of high-tech, disruptive technologies, mechanical engineering, IT, 3D printing and FinTech. Eva Werther-Halfar is also working in an honorary capacity for the Technical University of Munich and the accelerator TechFounders as a start-ups business mentor.

Dr. André Schneider will be member of the strategy panel „Personalized TV: Recommendation Engines und NetPVR“. The panel starts at 10am on the 8th of June 2016 at the ANGA COM Congress 2016 in Cologne.

With effect from the 14.12.2015, a new Member of the PULSAR Competence Networks was established with PULSAR Tax GmbH tax consultancy.The new PULSAR partner company specialised in tax consultancy for enterprises and entrepreneurs. The technical expertise of the PULSAR Tax organised partners includes among others the tax advice on corporate and real estate transactions, restructuring, and tax support for formation of foundations. “In joint action with PULSAR Consulting GmbH accounting firm we have the opportunity to be able to offer our clients a holistic advisory approach and thus practical, technically grounded and economically balanced solutions“ as stated by Dr. Andreas Wagenseil, one of the managing directors of PULSAR Tax GmbH.

Jan H. Storbeck, Managing Director of PULSAR Consulting GmbH WPG: „With PULSAR Tax in the group we expand our capabilities to offer situation and need specific solutions to our customers. We accompany all tax topics in the highest quality from a single source: from the current accounting, the audit up to the complex international arrangement and we also highlight the pending accounting and tax issues.“

From 22nd of July 2015, PULSAR Ventures Hong Kong Ltd. – a subsidiary of PULSAR Consulting – will commence services for cross border consulting and business development. PULSAR Ventures Hong Kong Ltd. will consolidate and capitalise on PULSAR’s regional capabilities to enhance facilitation for its European and Asian clients.

During the Trend Talk on the Digital Lifestyle Preview in Munich, the 12th preview on the IFA, experts discussed the relationships, potentials and developments of networked consumer electronics, smart home and Internet of Things (IoT). In cooperation with the VIDEO magazine further participants have been Napster, NXP and EQ-3. André Schneider an industry and technology expert contributed his experience and views, which he has made as head of smart home business at Samsung Electronics.
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André Schneider is an acknowledged expert for the development of digital strategies and business models for consumer electronics and smart home, TV, publisher and digital media. He consults in projects or acts as interim-manager with the focus on business strategy and development, product strategy and innovation. Andre was the Vice President Digital Distribution at ProSiebenSat.1 Media. His main responsibilities have been the overall conception and distribution of multiscreen content services (e.g. video-on-demand). The main tasks as head of product strategy at Samsung Electronics from 2004 to 2013 have been the introduction of the smart TV content- and smart home business, the coordination of technological developments and the media policy. During his industry career he had various mandates in associations, such as board member and speaker of the commission technology and new media at Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI) and member in the German TV Platform. Andre has an MBA at the European Business School (ebs), Östrich Winkel, and wrote his thesis (Ph.D.) at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH), Aachen.

Christoph Riess is since over 15 years lawyer and his areas of expertise are all those of crucial importance for the businesses and/or shareholders regarding the future of the company. This includes not only the legal counsel but also the development of measures to reduce risks from a legal and economic perspective. In particular, this area of operation covered company law, commercial law, general contract law with a focus on licensing and development agreements, as well as cooperation and JV contracts. Furthermore, Christoph Riess is especially skilled in consultancy and implementation of corporate actions in the framework of PE and VC – transactions. As a technology expert, he is member of the Advisory Board of the IMAP M&A Consultant AG for the automotive, IT and clean tech sectors. He supports the parties involved in the evaluation and implementation of intelligent corporate market decisions.

As of the start of 2015, the company formerly known as bema Gesellschaft für IT-Beratung und Applikationsentwicklung mbH will begin trading under the name PULSAR Solutions Gesellschaft für IT-Beratung und Applikationsentwicklung mbH. The new PULSAR partner company specialises in the standardised implementation of IT and software projects, specifically advising and operating in a way that demonstrates a clear focus on rapid market launch, developing software with the help of agile processes and providing customer support in the organisation and implementation of complex projects. Alongside the general synergies, the deciding factors leading to the amalgamation were shared project experience and the wealth of ground knowledge in key strategic issues such as innovation management and IT auditing. “Together, PULSAR Solutions, PULSAR Consulting and PULSAR Consulting GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft have the opportunity to provide their customers with an enhanced, comprehensive and targeted service, from both a strategic and technical perspective,” says Bernd Maurer, Managing Director of PULSAR Solutions GmbH.

Christoph Höynck, Managing Director of PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH, added: “This step will consolidate the working relationship between our companies, which has always been strong in the past, and will simply and effectively enhance the combined PULSAR Consulting portfolio. With PULSAR Solutions, we will be well placed to take on complex projects, from consulting on strategic issues right through to the technical implementation of IT solutions.”

Jan H. Storbeck, Managing Director of PULSAR Consulting GmbH WPG, summarised: “The addition of PULSAR Solutions to the group improves our ability to offer our clients bespoke IT auditing solutions according to their circumstances and needs. Powerful, efficient IT tools and solutions allow us to provide the best possible prevention and identification of IT risks.”

In mutual agreement and after two successful years, Robert Muss will leave PULSAR Consulting Group GmbH as a partner on 31st December, 2014. He has been appointed to a new management position at PwC Switzerland. The PULSAR management team would like to take this opportunity to thank Robert for his outstanding contribution as a senior member of PULSAR and wishes him and family every success.

Florian Padberg is an internationally experienced management consultant in the areas of marketing and strategy, and he supports his clients in implementing their new business strategies. As a PULSAR expert, he supports clients in the definition of their corporate strategy, in harmonising their different sub-strategies, as well as in a sustainable implementation of their corporate visions. When executing his projects, he usually puts emphasis on IT based solutions; furthermore, intensive communications with the mostly heterogeneous interest groups is one of his main keys to project success.

Edgar Jochheim is a recognised expert in innovation management. Typical themes for Edgar’s work are practical implementation of systematic innovation, effective problem solving in corporations, growth by innovation, cost-reduction, strategy and anticipating the products of the future and modern innovation management. Edgars main consulting areas are all focusing around inventing, patenting and the generation of disruptive innovations. Customers are using Edgar’s extensive experience in innovation generation and problem solving projects using TRIZ, QFD, FMEA, value analysis, systems theory and other management methods. Dr.-Ing. Edgar Jochheim demonstrated his skills in over 200 projects successfully.