CMI, Fairgrove and CODEX are delighted to announce the launch of an exclusive international consulting partnership, Consulting For Capital, which has been created to support ambitious, high-growth corporations and private equity firms in resolving their most critical commercial challenges across strategy, mergers & acquisitions and business transformation.
CMI, Fairgrove and CODEX remain independent and owner-led, resulting in a free-thinking, entrepreneurial partnership, whose Managing Directors have first-hand experience of founding and growing successful businesses. Now, with 170 consultants in key economic hubs across London, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Frankfurt and Zurich, Consulting For Capital combines the deep local knowledge, craftsmanship and high-touch service levels of three entrepreneurial firms into a pan-European consulting platform with scale, reach and the collective experience of over 1,500 projects.
Announcing the launch, Clemens Beickler, co-founding Partner at CODEX said: “Our clients are owners, managers and investors of market-leading businesses. They have risked capital to create value through innovation, growth and employment for their stakeholders, which frequently results in new cycles of investment and growth. In doing so, they contribute greatly to our free society. We support them in realizing opportunities and managing risks by undertaking the most advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses to deliver clear evidence and advice for decision-making. The essence of what we do is Consulting For Capital: bringing financial, intellectual and human capital to its full potential.”
Nicolas Kandel, President of CMI commented: “In Fairgrove and CODEX, we are partnering with two of Europe’s leading consultancies, who hold the same values that we share with our clients: mutual trust, respect, integrity and the highest professional standards. While rigorous data-driven analysis is the foundation of our approach, we also apply years of deep experience to crafting strategies that work.”
Patrick Woodrow, co-founder of Fairgrove added: “Our partnership with CMI and CODEX is built on a belief in the power of cross-border, sector-focussed teams, entrepreneurial spirit and investment in top-tier talent to produce outstanding results for our clients and employees. We are hugely excited to introduce this partnership to the European mid-market.”
We are very pleased to welcome Chris Schwegler to our team as a new Partner of CODEX Partners.
As of March 1, 2024, Chris has assumed responsibility for the Swiss market and for establishing our Swiss office in Zurich. Chris will play a crucial role in expanding and strengthening CODEX Partners’ market presence in Switzerland, providing strategy, transaction and transformation consulting for investors and corporates.
With a career of more than 20 years in Private Equity with Affentranger Associates, transaction and strategy consulting at PwC and at Altman Solon, Chris is highly experienced in commercial and operational due diligence, value creation and implementation consulting for Private Equity Funds and corporate clients. Together with Chris we will build up our Swiss team and grow our consulting business for Swiss clients.
Having grown up near Lucerne amidst lakes and mountains, Chris loves mountain sports, such as mountaineering, rock climbing, and trail running for recreation.
Welcome aboard, Chris! We are delighted to have you in our team!
CODEX Partners is a leading strategy consulting firm serving investors, entrepreneurs and top managers in strategy, transaction, and transformation in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Founded in 2000 in Munich by former Bain-Consultants Clemens Beickler and Dr. Ruediger Maass, CODEX Partners covers the sectors IT/Technology, Healthcare, Industrials, Services and Consumer Goods. Since its foundation, CODEX Partners has successfully completed more than 600 projects.
CMI is a leading strategy, transformation and innovation consulting firm for investment funds and public as well as private organizations of all sizes. Aiming at untangling complex issues since its foundation in 1986, CMI has headquarters in Paris and offices in New York, Madrid, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
With its team of 90 consultants and 11 partners, CMI covers the sectors TMT, Healthcare, Industry, Energy, Construction, Business Services, Agriculture, Consumer Goods and French Public Ecosystem.
Within the strategic cooperation, CODEX Partners and CMI will work together as independent consulting firms across sectors and functions, such that clients can benefit from the strengths of both companies, particularly in international projects.
There is a strong foundation for joining our forces. We, CODEX Partners and CMI, share a strong common culture of analytical rigor and innovation, and we are committed to the concrete nature of the solutions which we offer to clients.
Together, CODEX Partners and CMI will combine experiences of more than 1,000 projects and provide comprehensive coverage of international markets.
We are looking forward to jointly serving clients across regions, functions and industries.