On July 11, 2024, the award ceremony took place at the Isarpost in Munich, where outstanding achievements in the field of mergers & acquisitions were honored. The event, which is known for its high reputation, focuses on strategically well thought-out and successfully implemented M&A transactions.
The M&A Award aims to highlight the positive aspects and successes of M&A transactions. Criteria such as synergy effects, sustainable corporate changes, employee integration and acquisition context are evaluated, which thoroughly validate and assess the individual deals and nominees by means of interviews, questionnaires and peer reviews.
The awards are presented in two categories. Firstly, the awards for outstanding corporate transactions in various categories, followed by the awards for consulting firms. These are divided into the categories M&A Advisory, M&A Legal Advisory and M&A Transaction Advisory.
Thanks to targeted support from digatus in defining the future architecture, the associated migration concepts and end-to-end management, CordenPharma was transferred to independent operation faster than planned, saving over three months of TSA runtime and more than EUR 1 million in IT costs. The clear project structure and consistent management ensured efficiency, transparency and a smooth adaptation to the needs of the new medium-sized company, enabling a seamless transition and optimal added value.
"We are proud of this award, which underlines the expertise and commitment of our team," says Christoph Pscherer. "Special thanks go to Dirk Suetterlin and Peter Buchmueller for their trust in our analysis and planning."
The many years of experience of digatus’ IT M&A Advisory Practice, led by Christoph Pscherer and Robert Mair as the program manager responsible for the transaction, played a decisive role in this success. The entire digatus team impressed with its outstanding performance and expertise in the implementation of complex, cross-border deal structures.
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About digatus
digatus was founded in Munich in 2015 and supports national and international clients on their digital transformation journey from 6 locations in Germany, Rzeszów (Poland) and Paris (France). The group’s 160 employees focus on providing end-to-end support to companies in challenging change processes, often driven by M&A transactions or similar comprehensive change impulses. Here, digatus covers both the consulting and conceptual aspects as well as the operational implementation of the respective changes.
