Author: Christian Kniescheck
Interviews, insights, and expertise about leadership and Interim Management.
CEO (11) CFO (13) Cost Reduction (9) Executive Interim Management (56) Interim Management (60) Mergers & Acquisitions (8) Production (12) Restructuring (25) Turnaround (12) Valtus (41) Valtus Alliance (16)
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SECOP
The Client: Secop is a manufacturer of compressors for refrigeration equipment. The company was acquired in 2019 by the investment fund ESSVP IV. The background to the transaction was the antitrust decision by the European Commission and Commissioner Margrethe Vestager that Japanese previous owner Nidec could only acquire Brazilian compressor manufacturer Embraco from the U.S.…
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Reisewelt
The Client: Headquartered in Linz, Reisewelt is one of Austria’s largest travel agencies with 28 offices, two event divisions (individual and group travel) and a flight division. Sales in 2017 were € 79 million, and the market share was 37% in Upper Austria in the agency. Reisewelt is a subsidiary of RLB Upper Austria and…
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Roncalli
The Client: Founded and managed by Bernhard Paul in 1976, the Cologne-based group of companies includes the renowned Circus Roncalli, the Varieté Theater Apollo in Düsseldorf, a large event and market department, and the Villa Eliana event location in Mallorca. Roncalli employs around 170 staff plus numerous artists and generates annual sales of EUR 24…
