Middelhoff Consulting offers strategic consulting ranging from company valuation and sophisticated competitive analyses to identifying strategic potential. Building on this expertise, we develop viable business models and strategies for sustainable growth with analytical precision and pragmatic implementation. Our consultants support the creation and implementation of strategic plans that increase financial performance and provide orientation in the market environment. With in-depth insights into competitors and industries, we help identify opportunities, reduce risks, and secure long-term value creation. This includes the establishment of Barca Media, FC Barcelona's central unit for the creation, production, and marketing of digital, multimedia content, which can be distributed worldwide in a bundled and targeted manner via our own platforms and partners such as Disney+, DirecTV, Sony Pictures, Univision, and DAZN.
Middelhoff Consulting advises clients in the US, Asia, and Europe on mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, both on the buyer and seller side. We offer a complete package of consulting and execution services, encompassing the sale of companies or parts of companies on a contingency basis, preparation for a sales process, and the organization, coordination, and negotiation of the entire process. This also includes support in selecting the right investment bank and advice on strategy, timing, structure, and financing. Tailored approaches guarantee individualized and effective support. With over 120 successfully completed transactions, Middelhoff has an exceptional track record. This includes the $182 billion merger of AOL and Time Warner, the world's largest media merger to date.
Middelhoff Consulting develops brand, product, and campaign strategies that combine traditional, digital, and AI-supported approaches.
Our goal is to achieve maximum impact from the initial idea to launch. Our successes include building international communities for the market launch of the Mercedes EQ and the She's Mercedes initiative.
With aka-aki, we founded the first mobile, location-based social network in Germany and France, successfully scaling it, and setting up monetization.
Our client Stoodio.ai demonstrates how organizations can produce content more efficiently and cost-effectively with AI-supported, ethically sound processes.
Middelhoff Consulting is investing in research into how hybrid approaches combining traditional media processes with AI support can ensure quality while enabling efficiency gains.
Middelhoff Consulting supports companies in digital, organizational, and cultural transformation, from strategy to implementation. We use design thinking and the New Work Toolbox to accelerate innovation processes and sustainably embed change within the company.
Our work includes, for example, supporting SignalIduna's digital unit "Signals," from initial conception to implementation. With initiatives like "Kulturschmiede," we have also established bottom-up approaches for cultural change. At Continental, we supported the global leadership initiative "Diversity Summit," which has resulted in numerous projects and international programs. We also closely supported the start-up unit CoPace in its work.