Startup & Scaleup Consulting

Audit

• Audit Services: Audit of annual or consolidated financial statements (HGB, IFRS, "IFRS light"); audit of non-financial reporting (CSRD).
• Accounting Advisory: Consulting on complex accounting issues according to HGB/IFRS.
• Regulatory and Licensing Support: Assistance with licensing procedures for current and future regulated entities, particularly in the financial services sector.

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Accounting & Reporting

• Accounting Advice: Support with IFRS conversion and pre-assessment, US-GAAP conversions, employee stock option plans (ESOP), IPO readiness, goodwill, PPA and impairment tests.
• Capital Market-Ready Reporting Instruments: Advisory and preparation of capital market-ready reporting instruments, particularly IFRS consolidated financial statements, financial instruments, IFRS notes, operational support for financial statement preparation (HGB, IFRS, US-GAAP).
• Transaction Advisory: Pro forma financial post-merger integration, carve-outs.
• Technology: Implementation of Lucanet consolidation systems, accounting tools (e.g. leasing, deferred tax) and disclosure management systems (e.g. Workiva, Smartnotes)

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Finance Transformation

• CFO Strategy and Process Optimization: Development and implementation of financial strategies, target operating models, and roadmaps; maturity assessment, benchmarking, GBS/shared services, process design, automation, and process mining.
• Technology and Data: Support with ERP transformations (SAP S/4 HANA), data and AI strategies, EPM implementation and optimization; maturity assessment, benchmarking, tool selection; ESG integration.
• Compliance and Reporting: Advisory on financial reporting, tax returns, NFR; implementation of internal control systems, annual audits, ESG reporting technologies.

Subsidies / Subsidy Advice

• Subsidy Analysis and Strategy: Analysis and creation of subsidy concepts for planned measures (investments, personnel development, R&D); presentation of projects to funding bodies; utilization of public subsidies, financing, and information foundation.
• Subsidy Applications: Structuring of subsidy projects; consulting and submission of subsidy applications; correspondence with funding bodies; review and evaluation of subsidy decisions; quick approval, risk avoidance.
• Subsidy Management and Audit: Compliance in project execution; predictable subsidy cash flow; adherence to funding conditions; creation of roadmaps; monitoring and consulting to avoid repayment; audit services (payment requests, usage reports, audits).

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Marketing, Sales and Customer Service

• Go-To-Market and Sales: Development and optimization of go-to-market and sales strategies, as well as business case; market analysis such as market sizing, competitor analysis and buyer personas; development of digital sales channels; product strategy and pricing; sales benchmarking; design of the sales cycle, as well as customer-centric customer journeys.
• Marketing and Analytics: Development and optimization of marketing strategies; traffic generation such as SEO & SEA; benchmarking of marketing channels and campaigns; implementation of data and analytics systems; web & app tracking; conversion rate optimization; data visualization and automated reporting.
• Customer service and CX: Development, optimization and automation of customer service strategies and metrics; implementation of AI-based service ticketing systems, chatbots and voicebots; customer feedback management; customer experience benchmarking.

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Sustainability

• Sustainability and Reporting: Support in assessing and prioritizing sustainability topics; baselining, benchmarking, and management briefings; CSRD implementation, structural analysis, implementation planning, and coaching for the preparation of non-financial reports.
• Regulatory and Rating Support: Screening of the regulatory landscape (DE, EU, Global); Ecovadis rating support for tenders; baselining, benchmarking, and management briefings with action recommendations.
• Sustainability Consulting: Ad-hoc support for sustainability management, addressing competency gaps in operational management; analysis and development of specific sustainability topics.

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Risk & Regulatory

• Accounting and Compliance:
  Support in assessing and accounting for complex financing structures and derivatives under IFRS and German GAAP (HGB); development of risk management strategies and hedge accounting; execution of forensic investigations and forensic technology projects; sanctions compliance management
• Governance and Security:
  Advisory on the design and implementation of governance systems (RMS, CMS, IKS); implementation of internal audit frameworks; cyber security advisory, cloud compliance and security; development of open source strategies
• Strategy and Crisis Management:
  Support in geopolitical scenario planning and crisis management; implementation of AI governance; advisory on grant compliance and documentation of fund utilization

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Tax & Legal

• Tax advice and compliance: Ongoing tax advice; support with bookkeeping, annual financial statements and tax returns (income, wage, corporation, trade and VAT tax); assistance with external audits and tax disputes; advice on tax-efficient structures; advice on social security.
• Legal advice: Ongoing legal advice in areas such as corporate, labour, contract and IP law
• International tax planning: support with foreign expansion, avoidance of double taxation; advice on transfer pricing and international tax obligations.
• Support with notification and reporting obligations: DAC6 (reporting obligation on tax arrangements), DAC7 (Platforms Tax Transparency Act), Federal Bank filings (in particular Z-filings), Pillar 2 (global minimum tax), CESOP (reporting obligation for payment service providers) and the like.
• Customs and excise tax advice: Comprehensive advice on issues relating to customs law, excise tax, energy tax and foreign trade law.

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Deals

• Financial Due Diligence and Transactions: Support with financial, tax and legal DD for investors and start-ups; focused and comprehensive DD; vendor assistance, financial, tax & legal fact books; review of closing accounts, SPAs and leakage review.
• Valuation, Fundraising and IPO: Support with company valuation and financial modeling; capital raising and investor engagement; IPO preparation, including asset valuation, goodwill tests, and management incentive programs.
• ESG Support: ESG strategies, assessments, and fundraising.
• Legal advice: Deal structuring, preparation and negotiation of term sheets, SPAs or investment agreements
• Post Merger Integration: Pre-Deal PMI DD & Preparation, Day-One Readiness, 100 Days Programme, Implementation Support

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