• Almost half of PE professionals expect a drop in European M&A transactions with PE involvement in 2019 • Worst outlook for UK, Italy and France – Promising prospects for Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and Germany/Austria/Switzerland • Pharmaceuticals & healthcare, technology & media and business services & logistics remain the key industries – small/mid caps are the principal targets
• Political climate change targets, the green energy transition and innovations drive demand for energy efficiency services • Market growing by about 8 percent p.a. across Europe and 7 percent in Germany • Software (+14% p.a.) and engineering (+9%) are the fastest growing subsegments of the market
• Accelerator and incubator numbers have increased fivefold globally in the last ten years • Almost half of them focus on a single industry and have an international strategy • Only 35 percent specialize in one particular technology
München, Dezember 2018: 2018 wird ein Rekordjahr für Roland Berger. Das Unternehmen erwartet einen Jahresumsatz von rund 600 Millionen Euro und ein Wachstum von ca. 13 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Bei ihrem Treffen in Singapur hat die internationale Partnerschaft von Roland Berger diesen Kurs bestätigt und zwölf Berater in ihren Kreis aufgenommen. Die neuen Partner sitzen an Standorten in Bah
Cities across Europe need to improve the quality of their air – and fast. More and more city and regional authorities are turning to fuel cell technology, which offers an emission-free alternative for use in vehicle fleets, heat generation and industrial processes. Hydrogen is the fuel that powers the technology.
What innovation could ease our congested transport networks and get passengers to their destination faster? The answer is electric passenger drones. Little more than a distant dream until recently, the market for such aircraft is starting to gain momentum thanks to technological innovations.
In times of disruptive change, traditional companies must radically overhaul their business models and organizations to survive. A new book from Roland Berger outlines how corporations can bring back the energy of their start-up days and rekindle their success story.
Additive manufacturing remains for many companies a niche technology: metal 3D printing is an expensive method of production that is primarily used for building prototypes and making special components for the aerospace and med-tech sectors.
Consultancy Roland Berger has added to the strength of its Operations practice: New Senior Partner Michael Pleuger, a seasoned expert in procurement and supply chain functions, is supporting the team's global activities, having joined the company on October 1.
China is fast becoming the driver of global innovation in the automotive industry. In the race to claim a slice of the future market for mobility services, the Middle Kingdom has taken the lead. One in every two electric cars sold in the first half of 2018 went to a customer in China.
Trucking is the leading mode of freight transportation in the world today. Some 70 percent of goods are shipped by road in Europe and the United States, with the figure in China topping 75 percent. And there will be no let-up in demand in the years to come.
Digitalization and new business models have created a growing gap between product creation and product sales in the banking sector. Digital platforms are already giving incumbent banks' competitors access to the majority of their customer base and could enable them to market their services to consumers on an even greater scale in the future.