About us

What sets Pru­den­tes apart from other consultancies

Prū|den|tes

lat. [Plu­ral m/f]

The smart, sen­si­ble,
Pru­dent, level-hea­ded ones

“Pru­den­tes” comes from Latin and is deri­ved from “pru­dens”. Pru­den­tes descri­bes the team’s self-image of pro­cee­ding wise­ly, sen­si­bly, pru­dent­ly and careful­ly. The logo sym­bo­li­zes recei­ving and sen­ding. This requi­res an empa­thic dia­log abili­ty of the who­le Pru­den­tes team. Lis­tening and asking the right ques­ti­ons, open­ness, a posi­ti­ve view of peo­p­le. Stay­ing straight­for­ward in the pro­cess. Expres­sing even unpo­pu­lar insights. Being cou­ra­ge­ous. In short: Pru­den­tes sees its­elf as a spar­ring part­ner for its clients.

Why Pru­den­tes?

Our cli­ents draw on Pru­den­tes’ indus­try exper­ti­se and skills in growth, res­truc­tu­ring, suc­ces­si­on and tran­sac­tions. Our hob­by­hor­se is the solu­ti­on of com­plex, even emo­tio­nal­ly colo­red cor­po­ra­te pro­blems. Pru­den­tes shows actionable, stra­te­gic, finan­cial and ope­ra­tio­nal ways to secu­re a company’s sus­tainable future. When it comes down to it, Pru­den­tes experts imple­ment the new goals tog­e­ther with the manage­ment. Trans­la­ted with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Why Pru­den­tes?

Our cli­ents draw on Pru­den­tes’ indus­try exper­ti­se and skills in growth, res­truc­tu­ring, suc­ces­si­on and tran­sac­tions. Our hob­by­hor­se is the solu­ti­on of com­plex, even emo­tio­nal­ly colo­red cor­po­ra­te pro­blems. Pru­den­tes shows actionable, stra­te­gic, finan­cial and ope­ra­tio­nal ways to secu­re a company’s sus­tainable future. When it comes down to it, Pru­den­tes experts imple­ment the new goals tog­e­ther with the manage­ment. Trans­la­ted with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Who we are.

Pru­den­tes sees its­elf as a sen­si­ble, cle­ver and level-hea­ded spar­ring part­ner for medi­um-sized com­pa­nies. The best ide­as always emer­ge joint­ly bet­ween manage­ment, the entre­pre­neu­ri­al fami­ly and Pru­den­tes. Our experts pro­vi­de the pro­cess, the metho­do­lo­gi­cal exper­ti­se and the neces­sa­ry indus­try knowledge.

Who we are.

Pru­den­tes sees its­elf as a sen­si­ble, cle­ver and level-hea­ded spar­ring part­ner for medi­um-sized com­pa­nies. The best ide­as always emer­ge joint­ly bet­ween manage­ment, the entre­pre­neu­ri­al fami­ly and Pru­den­tes. Our experts pro­vi­de the pro­cess, the metho­do­lo­gi­cal exper­ti­se and the neces­sa­ry indus­try knowledge.

Values at Prudentes

Experience

Pru­den­tes stands for indi­vi­dua­lists with pro­fes­sio­nal and life expe­ri­ence. Dif­fe­rent indus­try know­ledge and a com­pre­hen­si­ve wealth of expe­ri­ence make the Pru­den­tes con­sul­tants dis­cus­sion part­ners at eye level.

Lösungsorientierung

The working method of Pru­den­tes con­sul­tants is always result-ori­en­ted and at the same time peo­p­le-ori­en­ted. The solu­ti­on pro­cess is trans­pa­rent and balanced.

Reliability

For us, the cus­to­mer comes first! The com­pe­tent team is always relia­bly at your side and works in a struc­tu­red, focu­sed and moti­va­ted manner.

Quality

Pru­den­tes sets high stan­dards for the qua­li­ty of its work. With our self-deve­lo­ped digi­tal tools, we pro­cess mass data with pin­point accu­ra­cy and visua­li­ze results in a way that is relia­ble for inter­pre­ta­ti­on. With our digi­tal data rooms, we gua­ran­tee a high level of data security.

Empathy

Ser­vices and con­sul­ting are only as good as the com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on bet­ween cli­ent and pro­ject team. Pru­den­tes aims to work objec­tively and at eye level with its part­ners at all times. Our team is empa­the­tic, humo­rous, but always keeps an objec­ti­ve view.

Our Team

Norbert Irsfeld

Norbert Irsfeld

Grün­der & Partner

Nor­bert Irs­feld sees hims­elf as Spar­rings­part­ner for entre­pre­neurs and the manage­ment of medi­um-sized, most­ly owner-mana­ged com­pa­nies. With his pro­found expe­ri­ence in the rea­liza­ti­on of M&A pro­jects, he is a gua­ran­tor of suc­cess for com­pa­nies and owners in nego­tia­ti­ons. In doing so, Irs­feld fol­lows the mot­to ‘Crea­ting prag­ma­tic solu­ti­ons ins­tead of divi­ding through detail­ed negotiations’.

Due to his per­so­nal back­ground as a for­mer part­ner of an insol­ven­cy law firm, he also brings the neces­sa­ry know­ledge, but also cor­re­spon­ding expe­ri­ence, to res­truc­tu­ring projects.

Nor­bert Irs­feld has also been sup­port­ing and accom­pany­ing com­pa­nies on their growth paths for more than 15 years, ensu­ring their con­tin­ued success.

In addi­ti­on to his ope­ra­tio­nal acti­vi­ties, Mr. Irs­feld expands and shares his know­ledge and expe­ri­ence through regu­lar publi­ca­ti­ons and lec­tures. He is also a lec­tu­rer at the Nür­tin­gen-Geis­lin­gen Uni­ver­si­ty of Appli­ed Sci­en­ces in the auto­mo­ti­ve indus­try course.

Kirsten Fichter-Mangasser

Kirsten Fichter-Mangasser

Assis­ten­tenz

Kirs­ten Fich­ter-Man­gas­ser is the cont­act per­son at Pru­den­tes for all sche­du­ling and orga­niza­tio­nal mat­ters. By pro­fes­sio­nal­ly hand­ling all admi­nis­tra­ti­ve tasks, she ensu­res the suc­cess of the con­sul­tants’ pro­jects. Mrs. Fich­ter-Man­gas­ser is the good soul of Pru­den­tes, who thinks of ever­y­thing and everyone.

Mario Rico

Mario Rico

Prin­ci­pal

Mario Rico acts as an all-roun­der in the ope­ra­tio­nal car dea­ler­ship busi­ness. With exten­si­ve expe­ri­ence in sales and in deal­ing with car manu­fac­tu­r­ers, he screens car dea­ler­ships for ope­ra­tio­nal poten­ti­al. As an inte­rim car dea­ler­ship mana­ger, he also knows how to put this into practice.

Mr. Rico sup­ports cus­to­mers in the imple­men­ta­ti­on of defi­ned mea­su­res and, as a good com­mu­ni­ca­tor, always invol­ves the com­pa­nies’ employees in the pro­cess. Due to the com­bi­na­ti­on of car dea­ler­ship con­trol­ling and manage­ment with the ope­ra­tio­nal car dea­ler­ship exe­cu­ti­on, he also main­ta­ins an expe­ri­en­ced rela­ti­onship with works coun­cils. In addi­ti­on to media­ti­on, Mr. Rico also sup­ports Pru­den­tes’ cli­ents in per­son­nel recrui­ting and coa­ching of com­pa­ny succession.

Andrea Heindorf

Andrea Heindorf

Seni­or Consultant

Andrea Hein­dorf ist die Zah­len­frau bei Pru­den­tes. Als Bilanz­buch­hal­te­rin mit zusätz­li­cher Aus­bil­dung im Con­trol­ling ist Sie für die­se Rol­le sehr gut gerüs­tet. Accoun­ting und Con­trol­ling sind ihre Ste­cken­pfer­de. Ihre Auf­ga­be bei Pru­den­tes besteht in der umfas­sen­den­und tie­fen Ana­ly­se mit­tel­stän­di­scher und gro­ßer Unter­neh­men, in der Erstel­lung inte­grier­ter Pla­nun­gen sowie in der Imple­men­tie­rung umfas­sen­der Pla­nungs­pro­zes­se. Sie ver­fügt über eine pro­fun­de Exper­ti­se in M&A‑Prozessen, also in der Beglei­tung von Unter­neh­mens­ver­käu­fen oder ‑käu­fen bzw. von Fusio­nen. Die Berech­nun­gen von Unter­neh­mens­wer­ten und das Manage­ment kom­ple­xer Due-Dili­gence-Pro­zes­se sind ihr Metier.

Sebastian Berning

Sebastian Berning

Seni­or Manager
Sebas­ti­an Ber­ning embo­dies the spi­rit of depar­tu­re towards new and digi­tal busi­ness models. His fami­ly back­ground in the auto­mo­ti­ve trade and his stu­dies in auto­mo­ti­ve busi­ness have given him an inti­ma­te con­nec­tion to the indus­try and he brings a deep under­stan­ding to cli­ent pro­jects. Mr. Ber­ning sup­ports Pru­den­tes’ cli­ents in the sus­tainable design and revi­si­on of their busi­ness stra­te­gies. In doing so, he draws on seve­ral years of expe­ri­ence in manage­ment con­sul­ting, espe­ci­al­ly in the are­as of cus­to­mer expe­ri­ence, reor­ga­niza­ti­on & growth, and leadership.
René Conzelmann

René Conzelmann

Con­sul­tant
René Con­zel­mann ver­eint tech­ni­sche Exper­ti­se mit ana­ly­ti­scher Prä­zi­si­on. Als gelern­ter Kfz-Mecha­tro­ni­ker mit einem Stu­di­um der Auto­mo­bil­wirt­schaft bringt er fun­dier­tes Bran­chen­wis­sen und Lei­den­schaft für daten­ba­sier­te Ent­schei­dun­gen ein. Sei­ne Tätig­kei­ten umfas­sen die Ent­wick­lung stra­te­gi­scher Kon­zep­te, ein umfas­sen­den 360° Ana­ly­se-Blick auf Auto­haus­un­ter­neh­men sowie die Unter­stüt­zung in Mar­ke­ting und Kom­mu­ni­ka­ti­on. Mit sei­nem Blick für Details und einer ganz­heit­li­chen Her­an­ge­hens­wei­se gestal­tet er zukunfts­ori­en­tier­te Lösun­gen für Unter­neh­men.
Norbert Irsfeld

Norbert Irsfeld

Grün­der & Partner

Nor­bert Irs­feld sees hims­elf as Spar­rings­part­ner for entre­pre­neurs and the manage­ment of medi­um-sized, most­ly owner-mana­ged com­pa­nies. With his pro­found expe­ri­ence in the rea­liza­ti­on of M&A pro­jects, he is a gua­ran­tor of suc­cess for com­pa­nies and owners in nego­tia­ti­ons. In doing so, Irs­feld fol­lows the mot­to ‘Crea­ting prag­ma­tic solu­ti­ons ins­tead of divi­ding through detail­ed negotiations’.

Due to his per­so­nal back­ground as a for­mer part­ner of an insol­ven­cy law firm, he also brings the neces­sa­ry know­ledge, but also cor­re­spon­ding expe­ri­ence, to res­truc­tu­ring projects.

Nor­bert Irs­feld has also been sup­port­ing and accom­pany­ing com­pa­nies on their growth paths for more than 15 years, ensu­ring their con­tin­ued success.

In addi­ti­on to his ope­ra­tio­nal acti­vi­ties, Mr. Irs­feld expands and shares his know­ledge and expe­ri­ence through regu­lar publi­ca­ti­ons and lec­tures. He is also a lec­tu­rer at the Nür­tin­gen-Geis­lin­gen Uni­ver­si­ty of Appli­ed Sci­en­ces in the auto­mo­ti­ve indus­try course.

Kirsten Fichter-Mangasser

Kirsten Fichter-Mangasser

Assis­ten­tin

Kirs­ten Fich­ter-Man­gas­ser is the cont­act per­son at Pru­den­tes for all sche­du­ling and orga­niza­tio­nal mat­ters. By pro­fes­sio­nal­ly hand­ling all admi­nis­tra­ti­ve tasks, she ensu­res the suc­cess of the con­sul­tants’ pro­jects. Mrs. Fich­ter-Man­gas­ser is the good soul of Pru­den­tes, who thinks of ever­y­thing and everyone.

Mario Rico

Mario Rico

Prin­ci­pal

Mario Rico acts as an all-roun­der in the ope­ra­tio­nal car dea­ler­ship busi­ness. With exten­si­ve expe­ri­ence in sales and in deal­ing with car manu­fac­tu­r­ers, he screens car dea­ler­ships for ope­ra­tio­nal poten­ti­al. As an inte­rim car dea­ler­ship mana­ger, he also knows how to put this into practice.

Mr. Rico sup­ports cus­to­mers in the imple­men­ta­ti­on of defi­ned mea­su­res and, as a good com­mu­ni­ca­tor, always invol­ves the com­pa­nies’ employees in the pro­cess. Due to the com­bi­na­ti­on of car dea­ler­ship con­trol­ling and manage­ment with the ope­ra­tio­nal car dea­ler­ship exe­cu­ti­on, he also main­ta­ins an expe­ri­en­ced rela­ti­onship with works coun­cils. In addi­ti­on to media­ti­on, Mr. Rico also sup­ports Pru­den­tes’ cli­ents in per­son­nel recrui­ting and coa­ching of com­pa­ny succession.

Andrea Heindorf

Andrea Heindorf

Seni­or Consultant

Andrea Hein­dorf ist die Zah­len­frau bei Pru­den­tes. Als Bilanz­buch­hal­te­rin mit zusätz­li­cher Aus­bil­dung im Con­trol­ling ist Sie für die­se Rol­le sehr gut gerüs­tet. Accoun­ting und Con­trol­ling sind ihre Ste­cken­pfer­de. Ihre Auf­ga­be bei Pru­den­tes besteht in der umfas­sen­den­und tie­fen Ana­ly­se mit­tel­stän­di­scher und gro­ßer Unter­neh­men, in der Erstel­lung inte­grier­ter Pla­nun­gen sowie in der Imple­men­tie­rung umfas­sen­der Pla­nungs­pro­zes­se. Sie ver­fügt über eine pro­fun­de Exper­ti­se in M&A‑Prozessen, also in der Beglei­tung von Unter­neh­mens­ver­käu­fen oder ‑käu­fen bzw. von Fusio­nen. Die Berech­nun­gen von Unter­neh­mens­wer­ten und das Manage­ment kom­ple­xer Due-Dili­gence-Pro­zes­se sind ihr Metier.

Sebastian Berning

Sebastian Berning

Seni­or Manager

Sebas­ti­an Ber­ning embo­dies the spi­rit of depar­tu­re towards new and digi­tal busi­ness models. His fami­ly back­ground in the auto­mo­ti­ve trade and his stu­dies in auto­mo­ti­ve busi­ness have given him an inti­ma­te con­nec­tion to the indus­try and he brings a deep under­stan­ding to cli­ent pro­jects. Mr. Ber­ning sup­ports Pru­den­tes’ cli­ents in the sus­tainable design and revi­si­on of their busi­ness stra­te­gies. In doing so, he draws on seve­ral years of expe­ri­ence in manage­ment con­sul­ting, espe­ci­al­ly in the are­as of cus­to­mer expe­ri­ence, reor­ga­niza­ti­on & growth, and leadership.
René Conzelmann

René Conzelmann

Con­sul­tant

René Con­zel­mann ver­eint tech­ni­sche Exper­ti­se mit ana­ly­ti­scher Prä­zi­si­on. Als gelern­ter Kfz-Mecha­tro­ni­ker mit einem Stu­di­um der Auto­mo­bil­wirt­schaft bringt er fun­dier­tes Bran­chen­wis­sen und Lei­den­schaft für daten­ba­sier­te Ent­schei­dun­gen ein. Sei­ne Tätig­kei­ten umfas­sen die Ent­wick­lung stra­te­gi­scher Kon­zep­te, ein umfas­sen­den 360° Ana­ly­se-Blick auf Auto­haus­un­ter­neh­men sowie die Unter­stüt­zung in Mar­ke­ting und Kom­mu­ni­ka­ti­on. Mit sei­nem Blick für Details und einer ganz­heit­li­chen Her­an­ge­hens­wei­se gestal­tet er zukunfts­ori­en­tier­te Lösun­gen für Unternehmen.

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