STRATEGIC ADVISORY FOR OWNERS & INVESTORS
I structure complex leadership, succession and M&A decisions
for entrepreneurs, family offices and investors.
When ownership, leadership and capital intersect,
decisions become risky, emotional and slow.
I bring structure, clarity and execution to situations where too much is at stake to improvise.
- 10+ Years of High-Stakes Experience
- Global Advisory Reach
Trusted by owners, family offices & Investors across Europe
I work at the intersection of leadership, ownership and value creation. I advise founders, boards and family offices in situations where structure, clarity and execution matter more than theory.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Where I Create Value
I am typically engaged when organisations face high-stakes transitions – moments where leadership, ownership and value creation collide.
Leadership transitions
CEO or C-level changes, misaligned leadership teams, founder succession, post-deal leadership resets.
M&A and exit situations
Pre-exit preparation, people and leadership risk in transactions, post-merger integration and stabilisation.
Succession & ownership shifts
Family businesses preparing generational change, external succession, governance redesign, shareholder realignment.
Transformation under pressure
Growth, restructuring, investor involvement, or when the organisation has outgrown its current leadership system.
DECISION MAKERS
Who I work with
01.
Entrepreneurs & business owners
who need clarity on leadership, succession or exit decisions.
02.
Family offices & holding structures
who must protect and grow value across generations and portfolios.
03.
Investors (PE, VC, Search Fund, MBI/MBO)
who need to understand leadership quality, people risks and execution capability before and after a deal.
My role is always the same:
to make complex human and organizational realities visible, comparable and decidable .
What I Do
I work across three tightly connected service areas.
Each of them produces clear outcomes – not reports.
A) Exit-Readiness & M&A
I focus on the part most deals underestimate: people, leadership and organizational reality.
- Exit Readiness - People & Leadership Radar
(management quality, key-person risk, operating model, succession gaps, change capacity) - Leadership & ownership risk mapping
(who really runs the business, who blocks, who must stay) - Deal-side structuring
roles, communication, Q&A, decision flows, stakeholder alignment - Full sell-side execution
(in collaboration with experts for finance and tech) buyer logic, outreach structure, due diligence orchestration, closing support
- Fewer surprises.
- Faster processes.
- Higher confidence for buyers and sellers.
- And leadership that can actually deliver what was sold.
B) Leadership Advisory
)
I help owners and investors make human capital decisions as robust as financial ones.
- Leadership & team assessments
strengths, gaps, risks, decision behavior, succession readiness - Role and responsibility design
decision rights, governance, accountability - Succession 360°
internal vs external options, scenarios, transition paths, 30- and 90-day roadmaps - Alignment and decision workshops
for families, boards, management teams and investors
- Fewer political fights.
- Better leadership choices.
- And transitions that do not damage the business.
C) Interim & Fractional Services
I step in when leadership, structure or people systems must be stabilized, built or replaced - without the cost or delay of full-time hires.
- 30- to 90-day execution plans
priorities, operating rhythm, decision cadence, KPIs - Leadership, organization and people system setup
roles, hiring, performance, governance, change management - Crisis, transition or growth support
including investor and stakeholder alignment - Clean handover to permanent leadership
with documentation, playbooks and continuity
- Speed without chaos.
- Structure without bureaucracy.
- And organizations that remain stable after I leave.
DECISION MAKERS
How It Typically Starts
Most clients begin with a short, focused diagnostic:
Leadership Risk Assessment
Exit Readiness
Succession 360°
These sessions produce immediate clarity and a concrete action plan — and often become the starting point for deeper advisory or interim work.
I do not sell frameworks.
I structure decisions that determine ownership, leadership and value.
If you are facing one of those moments, we should talk.
Advising founders, boards and family offices in situations where structure, clarity and execution matter more than theory.
Based in Lucerne, Switzerland. Working Globally.
I do not sell frameworks. I structure decisions that determine ownership, leadership and value.
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