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Tailored Services Across Key Sectors 

We are specialised in those fields, but we also look forward to consult you in many other sectors, too!

Automotive

Automotive transformation for OEMs and suppliers: profitability, resilience and circularity from strategy to execution.
Automotive Industry

Defence

Defence growth enabled through faster procurement, scalable ramp-up and resilient supply chains for mission-ready delivery.
Defence Industry

Financial Services

Resilience, efficiency and digital impact for banks and insurers, from strategy to execution in a regulated, fast-changing market.
Financial Services Industry

Industrial Goods

Resilience, cost discipline and digital transformation for manufacturers, from footprint strategy to operational excellence and product cost optimisation.
Industrial Goods Industry

Private Equity

Rigorous due diligence and hands-on value creation across the full investment cycle, from deal risk reduction to exit readiness.
Private Equity Industry

Rail

Digital, capacity and decarbonisation strategies for rail, improving reliability, cost control and customer experience across the sector.
Rail Industry

Our Industry Voices

“Disruption in today’s automotive industry is unprecedented. It still takes bold decision making today to win tomorrow – but the levels of multi-dimensional uncertainty both OEMs and suppliers are facing is what creates the challenge. We support with clever analytics, ambitious strategic advice and end-to-end focus on impactful implementation to build automotive future.”

Albert Neumann
Partner at H&Z Management Consulting

“In today’s market, buyers demand sharper diligence and disciplined execution, while sellers must prepare exits more strategically – with our expertise we help Private Equity investors unlocking the full value potential at every stage of the investment lifecycle with specific industry and holistic views – before, during, and beyond the deal.”

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Dr. Markus Contzen
Partner Private Equity at H&Z Management Consulting
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“Collaborating with the railway industry means shaping a future where mobility is sustainable, connected, and innovative. As consultants, we see it as a privilege to co-create solutions with this sector that drive businesses forward while moving society as a whole.”

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Roman Bauer
Partner at H&Z Management Consulting

“The industrial goods sector is at a crossroads — only those who embrace innovation and reimagine their business models will stay competitive in an era where operational excellence alone is no longer enough.”

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Sandra Stoll
Partner at H&Z Management Consulting

Our Clients

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