Management consulting in North Rhine-Westphalia
ECOVIS DÖHMEN CONSULTING GMBH
Over time, companies inevitably find themselves in difficult situations. The causes are as varied as the consequences. While business owners are usually facing such a situation for the first time, it’s part of our daily routine for us. As an experienced management consulting firm in North Rhine-Westphalia, we’re here to support you through challenging situations as well as strategic growth phases.
Our guiding principle: long-term thinking and actions
Sustainable business success does not come from short-term measures and one-size-fits-all solutions, but rather from strategic clarity and consistent implementation. As a management consulting firm in North Rhine-Westphalia, we take a holistic approach: analysis, strategy, operational implementation, and sustainable stabilization. In doing so, we always work in partnership on equal footing, with transparency and fairness.
Our goal is to preserve the value and jobs of your company and not to contribute to its dismantling. We aim for more than just breaking even. Our goal is to work with you to build a promising, future-proof, and sustainable business model.
Practical feasibility and shared vision are particularly important to us. For every proposed solution, we carefully assess whether it can be implemented in practice, taking into account the diverse interests of all involved parties. To this end, our management consultants work closely with company management, shareholders, investors, and financiers.
Our consulting services for businesses include, in particular:
- Restructuring for strategic and operational realignment
- Turnaround to stabilize and ensure long-term viability
- Transaction advisory services for corporate acquisitions and sales as well as distressed M&A
- Interim management and CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer) support in special circumstances
Restructuring
For you and in partnership with you
In dynamic markets, adaptability and a clear strategic direction are crucial. Our restructuring consulting services help your company align its processes and business models for the future. Reducing debt and cutting costs in the short term is not enough on its own to restructure a company sustainably. Every aspect of the business must be closely examined to identify weaknesses and address them for the long term.
Here’s what we offer as part of our restructuring services
From developing the concept to supporting its implementation, our management consulting firm in North Rhine-Westphalia offers services that cover the entire value chain.
- Analysis of the business model, market position, and cost structure
- Development and implementation of restructuring plans
- Programs to Improve Performance and Liquidity
- Optimization of Organization and Processes
- Performance and Efficiency Improvement Programs
- Support for stakeholder communication
- Operational implementation, including interim management
- Chief Restructuring Officer support for complex transformation processes
- and more
Turnaround
Working together to identify and take the right steps
In times of crisis—whether in one’s personal life or in business—it helps to talk to a partner who can assess the situation and identify potential solutions. This requires a high degree of empathy to pinpoint the root cause of the crisis and convince all parties involved of the path they have developed together. Corporate turnaround is not static and therefore not replicable. It requires a strong fundamental understanding of organizational and financial corporate structures, as well as flexibility in crisis management.
Here’s what we offer as part of our turnaround services
As your management consulting firm in North Rhine-Westphalia, we serve as your trusted partner during times of crisis. Our management consultants take the pressure off you in areas that feel overwhelming, allowing you to focus on what matters most.
- Insolvency Assessments in Accordance with IDW S11
- When Filing for Bankruptcy Is Mandatory: Preparing for Bankruptcy Proceedings
- Banking Reporting / Stakeholder Reporting
- Turnaround Concepts
- Negotiation of (Turnaround) Collective Agreements
- Crisis communication
- Controlling of turnaround measures
- Insolvency Administrator Services
- Providing of a Chief Restructuring Officer
- and more
Transaction consulting
Trust is the decisive factor
Corporate acquisitions and sales require strategic clarity and structured processes. Through our transaction consulting services, we support shareholders, investors, and companies in domestic and international transactions. As M&A experts, our service line takes a holistic consulting approach and places particular emphasis on trust and professionalism. Our unique selling points are based on over 20 years of experience and a deep understanding of a transparent investor process.
Here’s what we offer as part of our transaction services
As your management consulting firm in North Rhine-Westphalia, we combine transaction expertise with in-depth restructuring know-how. We specialize in distressed M&A, where we professionally guide companies in extraordinary circumstances through complex sale or acquisition processes.
- Corporate Transactions
- Planning and Implementation of a structured transaction process
- Commercial / Financial Due Diligence
- Business Valuation
- Post Merger Integration
- and more
Subsidies management
For you and in partnership with you
For many companies, accessing government funding is a highly complex process. The wide variety of programs, differing eligibility requirements, and extensive application and documentation requirements make it very difficult to make effective use of these funds. Without experience in dealing with funding institutions, opportunities often go unexplored.
Our funding consulting services help you identify suitable programs, draft applications professionally, and efficiently manage the entire process—from the initial analysis through to successful implementation.
Here’s what we offer as part of our funding management services
- Analysis of projects, investment plans, and eligibility for funding
- Identification of suitable national and international funding programs
- Development of individual funding strategies
- Preparation and structuring of eligible application documents
- Support throughout the entire application process until approval
- Communication with funding providers and project sponsors
- Assistance with reporting, documentation, and compliance requirements
- Support throughout the entire project
- Research Tax Credit (Tax Incentives for Research and Development)
- Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (German: ZIM)
