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"2i international provided us with an external and fresh view of our potential strategic and operational growth options. Sensitive to our organizational and cultural background, 2i combined an understanding of our daily business needs and challenges with the experience of helping to translate the growth imperatives expected from a venture investor’s perspective." Managing Director of Grohmann Engineering |
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"One of the decisive factors that distinguishes 2i international from many other consulting companies is their ability to work as a team, as well as working together with their clients as a team. That outstanding ability enables 2i international to keep full control and inject stability when implementing changes even in very turbulent situations."
"Taking over a company as new CEO in tough competitive situations always is a big challenge. The work of 2i international, laying the proper groundwork by choosing the right strategic options, restructuring the organization and stabilizing processes prior to my engagement, made things a lot easier." Tobias Ambrosius, CEO of Cavendish & Harvey
"With the help of 2i international we successfully managed to turn around a nearly insolvent and already written off investment. In an intensive 6 month timeframe 2i reorganized the company, implemented a new business model and accelerated sales. After 2 years, we sold the company for more than €200 million to a US software company."
"The team of 2i international has always shown a quick and significant impact driven by conducting quick and competent diagnosis’ closely linked to the development and implementation of important business measures. They have always proven to be rather pragmatic and impact oriented."
"The team of 2i international comprises a strong balance of strategic know how and operational expertise. In all cases of cooperation they have delivered significant business value by combining competence, international scope and experience. If you need senior business expertise to get your business executing, 2i international is a very good option."
"2i international did a great job in a recent management-, process- and organization due diligence at one of our portfolio companies which was finally bought by Cisco. 2i international provided us with an in-depth view on operations and organization acting as noninvasive as possible regarding running business and handling the foreseeable and usual reservations and objections by the management of the company extremely well. Consequently, we decided to introduce/engage 2i international to another portfolio company where we are currently in the due diligence process experiencing the same professional and well-considered approach by 2i." Thomas Claus, Senior Investment Manager of T-Venture
"The team of 2i international has a real international and senior setup, and is extremely well networked. Our experience when working with 2i was very positive, they do deliver what they promise, timewise and qualitywise."
"With the help of 2i internationals in depth external analysis of the company which covered all relevant key areas, we jointly set up concrete action roadmaps focusing on processes, organization and performance metrics. The implementation of this program including the redesign of the organization positioned OneAccess operationally and strategically to grow and face the challenges of the future.” Didier J. Delepine, Chairman of the Board of OneAccess Networks, former President and CEO of Equant
"2i international helps to develop and implement new business concepts in a very limited resource situation. They not only manage to motivate the team, but actively drive the business execution. With the support of 2i international you will achieve your strategic and operative goals."
"The 2i international team is a highly responsive and hands-on group of senior business execution experts. Engagements with 2i are always extremely effective, and 2i manages to transfer their pace to their assignments. I look forward to future projects with 2i international."
"Taking over as a new CEO after a 6 month intensive restructuring period conducted by 2i international, I found a company which is on the right track to future success again. 2i not only helped to keep the company alive, but has consequently focused on the most pressing business issues and solved them. I am very happy that 2i has provided such solid groundwork for me."
"Especially in distressed situations, companies are financially endangered. In those situations 2i international implements it’s interim management. Due to value-based process analysis 2i international is able to provide transparent services for further strategy-decisions."
"2i international provided us with an external and fresh view of our potential strategic and operational growth options. Sensitive to our organizational and cultural background, 2i combined an understanding of our daily business needs and challenges with the experience of helping to translate the growth imperatives expected from a venture investor’s perspective."
"We know from experience that 2i international is an excellent support for the deal sourcing and the due diligence. However, the unique strength of 2i international is its capability to realign and transform companies. Hereby I appreciate that 2i international is a good business partner for strategic and conceptual questions as well as for "hands-on" restructurings."
"I am very glad that 2i international regularly supports us with advice regarding our strategy and positioning towards our key customers, and to increase the clarity in complex situations. As a result, more than once the precise and challenging discussions with 2i initiated an adjustment of our course."
"During the timeframe when 2i international is actively executing its interim management and change programs, they immediately get into the veins of the company and get to know the organization and its staff. This proves highly advantageous when looking for new permanent management, through making the search process efficient and subsequently increasing the chance of finding the right candidate."
"With the help of 2i international we managed to contain further cash-burn while evaluating the preconditions for turn-around. Together with 2i we came to the conclusion that further investment would not provide sufficient probability of return. The decision saved us a significant amount of money. Also we kept our reputation."
"2i international has the outstanding ability to increase transparency in complex situations, and to also communicate them in order to reach a consensus on controversial and even sometimes political subjects. Moreover, based on their sharp analysis 2i international is able to operationally implement and execute solutions that serve the business needs and at the same time consider the interests and needs of the shareholders." Dr. Michael Inhester, Partner of P+P Pöllath + Partners
"2i international has an extremely clear business sense and is very strong on both operational and strategic levels. We are pleased to have 2i supporting some of our portfolio companies in order to find the best strategic and exit positioning and – importantly – follow up with regular check-up’s in order to re-adjust the course when necessary."
"After a quick but thorough company assessment, 2i international set up a program that aligned the management team view on the current status of the company, its future objectives and their operational implementation - helping us to increase efficiency and productivity, to improve the information exchange and the relationship with the shareholder, to reduce the complexity of our company and thus to make the company ready for a sustainable growth." Roland Jeutter, Former CEO of DEWETRON, General Manager Europe A123 Systems GmbH
"If your portfolio investments need disciplined cost management and control mechanisms, 2i international is a very good choice. They have a very precise and disciplined methodology to gain transparency and reduce the risk."
"Back in 2005 2i international supported us in executing a broad program of change measures within Saperion, setting up a Top 5 program to ensure the company´s future performance. After this method has proven to be highly effective for focusing the company’s key activities we have relaunched the program in 2010 for implementing, tracking and monitoring new projects and tasks which helped to execute an adjusted strategy and market positioning." Andreas M. Kunze, Member of the Board of SAPERION
"Unlike most consulting companies, 2i international does not stop at the planning stage, they have a clear focus on business execution. They address the key operational requirements and take ownership for reaching or even exceeding ROI expectations."
"In a very complex project situation, 2i international convinced us to participate in a round of finance in one of their projects. The new business approach provided by 2i, their outstanding execution skills and their ability to think in “shareholder value” terms motivated us to invest. Within 18 months, the valuation of the company increased from a pre-money valuation of 5 M€ to its exit point: 210 M€." Former CEO of ItN Nanovation
"As a venture capitalist you get approached by many advisors and consultants. But only a few deliver great results on such a regular basis as 2i international has done on several projects with 3i portfolio companies. With 2i you get senior experts who quickly dig deep enough to achieve positive results - 2i stands for more than just charts, it is operational success."
"With the help of 2i international we successfully managed to restructure an investment of Burda Digital in a very short period of time. The team of 2i international supported both the analysis of the company and the development and execution of an action program including a new business model, taking over the MD role for six months. Hereby we especially appreciated 2i’s pragmatic and operational approach, their execution power and their clear business instinct." Dr. Jörg Lübcke, Managing Director of Burda Digital
"You aligned the business to market needs. We very much appreciated the initiated change projects converting the insights from analysis to operational results in a timely manner. With the support of the new CEO we regard your engagement as a complete success."
"In a critical situation with conflicting interests of investors, management and the supervisory board, 2i international managed to quickly find, reach consensus on and realize practical solutions."
"Targeting for future growth and increase of profitability the team of 2i international provided 1-2-3.tv short term with a focused external assessment on the company performance. This included the identification of concrete activities to manage costs efficiently, but also injecting their deep mail order and direct marketing know- how. Furthermore, 2i international also operationally addressed these measures in order to realize quick wins and actively supported us in leveraging our existing media assets and generating extra revenue." Iris Ostermaier, CFO of 1-2-3.tv GmbH
"2i international has the ability to clearly analyse the real status of a portfolio company in a complex environment. 2i provides investors with a transparent view and defined action plan designed to solve the existing issues and increase company performance."
"Since 2006 to date we mandated 2i international for several assignments ranging from developing our organization, refining the market segments and sales channels of SFC Energy AG up to supporting us with increasing effectiveness and efficiency of our sales and marketing organization. 2i international has the exceptional ability to go beyond the conception phase and provide execution power, and at the same time take the whole team with them in order to ensure the required operational results. Due to their clear business instinct and their operational focus we highly value working with 2i international - and continue working with 2i to date." Dr. Peter Podesser, CEO of SFC Energy AG
"2i international manages to clearly structure complex situations and to increase transparency tremendously. In our case, they were able to really filter out the relevant information, and therefore to create a valuable platform for efficient and effective decision taking."
"Most business consultants don't add value at small companies. 2i international has demonstrated to us on numerous occasions that their combination of strategic thinking, analytics and hands-on operational expertise leads to results and therefore added value. This is why we often call 2i international when we're looking for active management support for one of our small to midsize portfolio companies."
"In the process of re-evaluating our portfolio, 2i international helped us very precisely in a very short timeframe to get transparency about the status and the business potential of our existing investments. If required, 2i manages to mobilize extra resources, and delivers 24/7. In addition, if external expertise helped to sharpen the picture, 2i was able to activate its strong and international industry and VC network on very short notice."
“The team of 2i international supported us in an operational DD assignment at one of our portfolio companies. 2i international provided us with a clear view of the status of the company, including its processes, the financial situation and its market traction by conducting a concise and thorough assessment. The input was instrumental for getting clarity regarding the challenges we were facing and for having a common basis for discussion with all stakeholders, especially the board members and management, to choose an optimal course of action.” Dr. Hansjörg Sage, Gimv Partner
“In our long-lasting business relationship 2i international has proven both their operational execution performance as well as their strong ability to define high level and sustainable strategies, not only for single companies but also on the much higher and more comprehensive level of a full set of portfolio companies for an industry holding. Not limiting their support only to the strategic level they always contribute with their deep operational experience and business instinct.”
Knut Schindler, CEO of Industrie- und Handelsunion Dr. Wolfgang Boettger (Boettger Gruppe)
"From a supervisory board’s perspective we are dependent on the quality of the information given to us by the management of our portfolio companies. 2i international has a significant impact on increasing the transparency of reporting on both the financial and sales controlling side. They really condense the key information down to the important points and in an "understandable" way." "2i international combines conceptual intellect, concise strategic thinking, pragmatic business planning and swift execution. All of this delivered in a professional, reliable and friendly way; a fine team to work with."
"By laying the ground stone and building up the strategic partnership with IBM, 2i international focused exactly on the right direction. At the end of the day, this strong partnership maybe was one of the key steps in terms of preparing the very successful exit for the investors."
"2i international not only has the expertise in addressing the right items for an effective restructuring program, but also assumes full responsibility in executing defined change programs. In our case, 2i actually assumed the CEO-role for a defined period of 6 months."
"My experience from negotiations with 2i international is that 2i, while fully supporting the interests of its clients, does not become a roadblock for sensible solutions, and, indeed, even in difficult and uncomfortable negotiations, strives for bringing all parties together rather than driving them apart. In my view, it is 2i's combination of professionalism, a very analytical approach, profound business expertise and thorough preparation of the specific situation, which enables 2i to take this role and make deals come together." |