About Us

Dr. Schwarz-Schilling & Partners is a corporate finance, M&A and management consultancy firm for companies in the Internet, Media, Telecommunications and Technology markets in Germany and the European Union. We provide senior-level, conflict-free advice with strong execution skills on the basis of significant sector know-how.

The firm was founded in the mid 90s by Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, who was the German Minister for Post and Telecommunications and responsible for the liberalisation of the telecom market in Germany, the worldwide mobile communication standard GSM and the nationwide cable television network.

The German Partners and their teams have successfully completed well over 60 finance and M&A transactions and over 100 advisory assignments. Our International Partners with offices in London, Paris, Madrid and Shanghai have completed more than 150 transactions during their career.

CORPORATE FINANCE | M&A

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Market Focus

Based on extensive industry know-how the experienced team of Dr. Schwarz-Schilling & Partners supports clients in all market segments of Internet, Media, Telecommunications and Technology. Strong relationships with players in these sectors ensure expert insight into market trends and understanding of drivers for future growth:

INTERNET & MEDIA

• Local Search / Classifieds
• E-Commerce
• Payment
• Online Advertising
• Social Media / Communities
• Gaming
• Entertainment

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

• Fixed and mobile networks
• Cable TV
• Broadband, triple play
• MVNOs
• Mobile services
• Value added services
• Data Centers / Web Hosting

TECHNOLOGY

• Hardware / Equipment
• IT services
• System Integration
• Software / Applications
• Saas / Cloud-Applications
• Managed Services
• Energy efficency

Meet Our Team

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Arno Nonnen

Managing Director

Bonn

 

  • Managing Director of Dr. Schwarz-Schilling & Partners, joined the firm in 1998.
  • Built up firm’s corporate finance business and successfully executed large number of private equity and M&A-transactions.
  • Holds positions as supervisory board member in several technology companies. Acts as private investor.
  • Commercial banking experience and experience in the corporate finance business by working with the Merrill Lynch M&A team (New York); Wilkinson, Barker & Knauer (Washington D.C.) and KPMG Consulting (Berlin).
  • Master’s Degree in Economics at Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn.
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Ertuğrul Taner

Managing Director

Munich

 

  • Managing Director of Dr. Schwarz-Schilling & Partners, joined the firm in 1999.
  • Develops firm’s Management Strategy business.
  • Internationalization of company’s engagement in Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and China.
  • Holds position in supervisory board of an international factoring company.
  • Member of the director’s board of a leading international Mobile Virtual Network Operator.
  • Achieved numerous project assignments by international companies as well as by international governmental entities.
  • Master’s Degree in Economics at Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn.
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Prof Dr Christian Schwarz-Schilling

Senior Advisor

Büdingen

 

  • Founded Dr. Schwarz-Schilling & Partners in 1993
  • Supervisory board chairman and advisory board member in several German and international technology companies
  • Professor for Politics at University of Sarajevo since 2009
  • Former German Minister of Post and Telecommunications, responsible for the liberalisation of the telecom market in Germany, the privatisation of the Federal Post offices, the nationwide cable television network and the worldwide mobil commmunication standard GSM
  • High Representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina 2006-2007
  • Member of the German Parliament 1976-2002
  • Studied East-Asian sciences and history at the Ludwig-Maximilan-University in Munich, Ph.D. in Chinese History
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Dr Ingo Hattendorf

Partner

Bonn

 

  • Partner of Dr. Schwarz-Schilling & Partners since 2017 with a deep industry expertise especially from a corporate perspective. Experienced strategy director who held several management positions in startups, mid-sized and publicly listed tech companies like QSC AG.
  • M&A transaction experience for 15+ years in acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, mergers as well as selling of businesses. Recent projects included cloud, software, internet of things, outsourcing and cybersecurity.
  • Profound network relationships on a national and international level. Holds a PhD in Physics at Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn.
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Volker Köllmann

Partner

Munich

 

  • 15+ years as Managing Director, Country Manager and in other management positions in telco & internet companies provided rich experience and a deep understanding of the mechanics of the industry.
  • Corporate Development, Product Management and Regulatory Affairs for directory services and online marketing company telegate AG.
  • Non-Executive Board Member in technology companies, e.g. Opendi AG.
  • Master’s Degree in Economics at Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn.
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Stephan Neuner

Senior Consultant

Munich

 

  • Rich experience from 20+ years in positions in the IT industry (Hardware and Software).
  • Business Development, Project Management, Key Account, Channel Sales positions in leading IT corporations, i.e. IBM, EMC, Silicon Graphics, bea Systems(Oracle) for large multi-national corporations.
  • Telecommunications background through position of Director Strategic Alliances in Amdocs with a worldwide responsibility for Network Equipment Providers.
  • Master´s Degree (Dipl.-Ing) Electrical Engineering/Computer Science from University of Applied Sciences, Munich.
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Stephan Guerin

Senior Advisor

Paris/Shanghai

 

  • Managing Director and Founder of Onslow Group (Paris, London, Bangkok)
  • Formerly with Alcatel Alsthom as Vice President M&A, Vice President Legal and Tax. Responsible for negotiation and implementation of major M&A, incl. ITT, Rockwell Telecom, Teletra, STC submarine and AEG-Kable. Also responsible for developing strategic alliances in the U.S., Brazil, Italy and UK, and establishing the Alcatel group in emerging markets
  • Troughout his carrer, starting with the French Trade Commission in California, later with Richardson Merrell, Dowll Schlumberger, Paris and Schlumberger Limited, New York, he has concentrated on international transactions
  • Law degree from University of Bordeaux (D.E.S. de Droit), degree from Insitut d’Etudes Politiques (Political Sciences), Master’s degree from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Manuel Gordillo

Senior Advisor

Madrid

 

  • 34 years of experience in the Telecom sector and widely recognized as a leading World expert in Telecom Access systems and business
  • Managing Director of Ambar Venture Capital since 2010
  • In 2000, Manuel launched as shareholder and CEO Skypoint, a Spanish Broadband Operator
  • Manuel was Chairman of Alcatel France, Africa and Asia, running a business of EUR 5 bn and 22.000 people and before that created the new business of ADSL, WLL, LMDS, Broadband Nodes and HFC as President of Alcatel Acces Division
  • In the mid 80s, Manuel joined ITT Spain, later Alcatel Spain, as Technical Director, becoming soon General Manager for Telecom networks, developing and comissioning more than 40m telephone lines around the World
  • He started his career in Radio Systems, developed at Philips (Netherlands), Piher (Spain) and TRW (France and the U.S.)
  • Manuel holds a Ms degree in Telecom engineering from Madrid Polytechnic University and graduated in Business at UCLA and IESE
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Sanford Henry

Senior Advisor

London

 

  • Has been involved in structuring,managing and raising funds in Europe, Far East, Middle East and the United States for over twenty years
  • Managing Director of Asset Solutions, Ltd, Life Science Management Ltd. He is a member of the Securities Institute and FSA
  • Has been a Board Director of some twenty companies with shareholders such as Lazard, AMRO, Barclays, WestLB, Bank of America, Banco de Santander
  • He was the found and Managing Director of Lazard Medical Fund. He has also been the Managing Direcotr of two private equity funds with $200m under management.
  • For nearly a decade he was the International Vice President for Europe, Africa and the Middle East for US Leasing Int., Inc.
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Atilla Okumuş

Senior Advisor

Istanbul

 

  • Responsible for Turkey and Turki Republics, joined the company in 2008.
  • Project Leader in business development, country strategies, expansion and marketing strategies.
  • Strong experience in retail-oriented business fields.
  • Strategy consultancy for management directors.
  • Assignments in international Private Equity, both Buy & Sell side.
  • Key management in various M&A transactions and venture capital projects.
  • CEO experience for over 14 years at Jumbo and Ipek Group.
  • Master’s Degree in Communications at University of Marmara.

Corporate Finance | M&A

We are specialized in advising clients in the Internet, Media, Telecommunications and Technology sectors for Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity/Venture Capital transactions for medium-sized companies as well as large corporations. Our team is dynamic and responsive with strong execution skills and detailed sector know-how.

CORPORATE FINANCE

• Fund Raising: Identification and selection of Venture Capital/Private Equity companies, strategic investors or private investors
• Due diligence: Assessment of business propositions, feasibility, market & competition, sales, management, financial information
• Structuring and negotiating, Venture Capital/Private Equity transactions
• Fairness opinions to corporations, shareholders, investment funds

M&A

• Exclusive sellside assignments / Trade sales
• Acquisitions
• Divestitures / Spin-offs
• Leveraged and management buyouts

Management Strategies

Shaping the future to increase the company’s value and to secure a competitive advantage is a constant challenge. You may want to identify possibilities to finance further growth. You may wish to find a strengthening partner for selected tasks. You may look for appropriate entry options into new markets. You may face regulatory difficulties to be solved. You may need to generate leads on specific markets.

We offer our support developing your business hands-on in utilizing our industry know-how and our access to high-level contacts to market players and to governmental institutions.

Optimized for speed

• Develop investment strategies
• Build new areas of business through the leverage of our network
• Tailor and fine tune products, solutions and services
• Critical external sparring partner for a validation of a business model or strategy
• Identify key targets and address them at the right management level
• Develop relationships to new partners through our network
• Initiate and execute strategic alliances, partnerships, co-operations and joint-ventures
• Validate sales readyness of a product or solution
• Business development - expand customer base and trigger new growth

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Bonn Office

Address: Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 25, 53227 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0) 228 76 367 990
Email: nonnen@schwarz-schilling.de

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Address: Müllerstrasse 40, 80469 München
Phone: +49 (0) 89 215 37 943
Email: info@schwarz-schilling.de

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