NEWS & INSIGHTS
Vom Händler zum Corporate Influencer – Wie Jürgen Schmitt seine Karriere in der Finanzwelt neu erfunden hat
Vom Aktien- und Derivatehändler zum Corporate Influencer einer Großbank: Im Gespräch mit HAGER Executive Consulting erzählt Jürgen Schmitt, besser bekannt als #derbankbart wie er nach 25 Jahren im Handel seine Rolle verlor – und daraus eine neue Karriere aufbaute.
Arms boom instead of car crisis? Berlin’s industrial fantasy shattered by reality
Germany’s industry is caught in a downward spiral: car manufacturers in crisis, crumbling supply chains, thousands of jobs hanging in the balance. But there is also this: full order books at arms manufacturers, because billions from new debts taken on by the federal government are ending up here. So can the special arms programme save the industry from further decline?
The Due Diligence Private Equity Still Gets Wrong: Human 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 still often checked last, or lightly, or not at all.
Here’s the quiet contradiction in private equity: Financial DD predicts potential. Human Capital DD predicts reality. And the gap between the two is where value is most often lost.
The due diligence that private equity still underestimates: human capital
In private equity, financial and commercial due diligence primarily analyse potential. However, whether this potential is realised is decided solely by the organisation that is to implement it. Human capital due diligence reveals whether leadership, roles and culture are actually capable of delivering value enhancement plans – or whether this is precisely where the latest and most expensive loss of value occurs.
Japan meets Berlin-Brandenburg
The “Japan meets Berlin-Brandenburg” network demonstrates how active exchange between Germany and Japan functions. In conversation, Anne Pomsel, Marko Gretzschel, and Daniel Norpoth explain how the DJW promotes economic cooperation, cultural understanding, and sustainable relationships. A look behind the scenes of a network that builds bridges where others see boundaries.
Der teuerste Fehler im Private Equity: Digitalisierung wie ein IT-Projekt zu behandeln
Digitalisierung scheitert selten an Technologie – sondern an Führung. Viele Private-Equity-Häuser behandeln digitale Transformation noch immer wie ein IT-Upgrade und übersehen, dass wahre Skalierung aus Entscheidungsfähigkeit, Datenkultur und klarer Führung entsteht. Die teuersten Wertverluste entstehen nicht durch fehlende Tools, sondern durch Organisationen, die zu langsam entscheiden, zu wenig Transparenz zulassen und kulturell nicht bereit sind für echtes digitales Momentum.
The Most Expensive Mistake in Private Equity: Treating Digitalization Like ITDigitalization & IT
PE firms don’t lose value because technology is missing — they lose value because digitalization is treated like an IT upgrade instead of a leadership discipline. Here’s why digital maturity has become a core valuation factor.
Generation² – Wenn Erfahrung und frisches Wissen sich verbinden
„Generation²“ steht für das Plus, das entsteht, wenn Generationen ihre Stärken kombinieren.
Es ist nicht nur eine Frage der Wertschätzung, sondern eine strategische Notwendigkeit:
Erfahrung und frisches Wissen sind zusammen mehr als die Summe ihrer Teile – und genau dieses Plus braucht Deutschland, um auch in Zukunft erfolgreich zu sein.
Management Teams as Value Drivers
After closing, it becomes clear that it is not capital or strategy, but the management team that determines success. Studies show that targeted investments in leadership significantly increase returns.
Successful teams act decisively, take responsibility, integrate acquisitions and actively shape change. Leadership is not a secondary factor, but rather the decisive lever for sustainable value creation. Capital creates speed – leadership delivers results.
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