HAGER zum neunten Mal in Folge ausgezeichnet: WirtschaftsWoche kürt die Personalberatung erneut zu den „Besten Personalberatern 2025“ 

by Hannah Carthaus | Dec 12, 2025 | CONSULTANTS, HAGER NEWS, Martin Krill, Press

Frankfurt am Main, 12.12.2025: Die WirtschaftsWoche hat HAGER Executive Consulting „Beste Personalberater 2025“ erneut ausgezeichnet – bereits zum neunten Mal in Folge. Die wiederholte Ehrung unterstreicht die nachhaltige Beratungsqualität, mit der...

The Due Diligence Private Equity Still Gets Wrong: Human Capital

by Mariella Bilz | Nov 27, 2025 | CONSULTANTS, HAGER NEWS, Martin Krill, Press

Investor Insights | Beyond Capital Most due diligences can slice the numbers a thousand ways. Markets, models, margins – all dissected surgical precision. But the one factor that decides whether any of it turns into performance — the people expected to deliver — is...

The due diligence that private equity still underestimates: human capital

by Mariella Bilz | Nov 27, 2025 | CONSULTANTS, HAGER NEWS, Martin Krill, Press

Investor Insights | Beyond Capital Most due diligence processes can analyse figures in almost infinite ways. Markets, models, margins – everything is broken down with great precision. But the decisive factor in whether all this actually translates into performance...

Der teuerste Fehler im Private Equity: Digitalisierung wie ein IT-Projekt zu behandeln

by Mariella Bilz | Nov 20, 2025 | CONSULTANTS, HAGER NEWS, Martin Krill, Press

Investor Insights | Beyond Capital Private Equity verliert nicht an Wert, weil Technologie fehlt — sondern weil Digitalisierung immer noch wie ein IT-Upgrade behandelt wird, statt als Führungsaufgabe. Dieser Denkfehler fällt in den frühen Phasen einer Beteiligung...

The Most Expensive Mistake in Private Equity: Treating Digitalization Like ITDigitalization & IT

by Mariella Bilz | Nov 20, 2025 | CONSULTANTS, HAGER NEWS, Martin Krill, Press

Private Equity doesn’t lose value because technology is missing — it loses value because digitalization is still handled like an IT upgrade instead of a leadership discipline. And while this misconception rarely triggers alarms in the early phases of an investment, it...

Management Teams as Value Drivers

by Hannah Carthaus | Nov 3, 2025 | CONSULTANTS, HAGER NEWS, Martin Krill, Press

Why Leadership Has Become the True Return Driver in Private Equity The Real Moment After the Closing The closing is complete.The capital is deployed.The strategy is in place.But in the weeks that follow, the real test begins:It’s not the model on paper that determines...