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Lifecycle
RED SPEICS is an independent consulting company that offers services in the areas of corporate analysis and mergers as well as restructuring or succession planning. The focus is primarily on privately held or owner-controlled companies and extends across all life cycles.
The focus is on the company being advised as a whole, which ensures an objective assessment for all those involved. Company founders, shareholders, employees, but also customers, suppliers and financial institutions are fundamentally actors inside and outside a company. Whether it is a matter of strategic development, succession planning, a company merger or ultimately a sale of the company; the entirety of every ecosystem is crucial to success or failure. RED SPEICS will advise you as an independent partner in order to develop tailor-made solutions and actively support you in implementing the measures or optimizations.
Company analysis
Merger & Acquisition
restructuring
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succession planning
Our core business
Company analysis
Evaluating the current situation and analyzing the potential of a company.
Company analysis
For a company, it is not just about the product and its potential, but also about the totality of all influencing factors. Competitive situation, management, supply chains, product positioning, sales markets, and much more are just a selection of relevant evaluation criteria. A distinction is essentially made between internal and external observation or assessment.
Aspects of a company analysis are:
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business model (BMC)
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Market analysis (PAM, TAM, SAM, SOM)
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Strategic Positioning (Ansoff)
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process analysis (Six Sigma)
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environmental analysis (Porter's 5F)
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strengths and weaknesses profile (PESTEL, SWOT)
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growth drivers
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company valuation (DCF, EVA, CROCI, Comp-X)
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financing
Merger & acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involve the purchase, sale and combination of companies. These transactions enable growth, diversification and synergies. The M&A process begins with strategy development, followed by target search, due diligence, negotiations and contract conclusion. Key aspects are valuation, legal and tax considerations and post-transaction integration. Successful M&As require careful planning, comprehensive analyses and expertise to minimize risks and create maximum value. An experienced consultant helps to manage the entire process efficiently.
Restructuring
Restructuring means adapting the existing company structure. This is not about cutting staff, but rather about adapting a company as a whole to changing market conditions. The focus is on a fundamental redesign of the company in order to position itself for the future. Refinancing, process changes or adapting the business model are just as important as staffing. An equilibrium between automation, human capital and corporate culture is often the challenge in order to transfer changes within the company into sustainable added value.
Succession planning
Succession planning is essential to ensuring long-term business stability. It involves identifying and developing key individuals who can take on future leadership roles. A succession planning consultant will help create a structured plan that includes talent assessment, training and mentoring. They will also help communicate the plan within the company and ensure a smooth transition. This minimizes risk, preserves the company's knowledge and culture, and ensures its ongoing success.
Thinking and acting in a networked manner
In today's business world, networked thinking and acting is a key competency that can determine the success or failure of a company. In an increasingly globalized and digitalized economy, it is no longer enough to make isolated decisions, but to recognize connections, understand interactions and use synergies to develop innovative solutions.
Strategically, the impact of decisions on customers, partners, suppliers or employees must be understood. At the same time, networked action requires cooperation between different disciplines and hierarchical levels. Teams must act flexibly, agilely and cooperatively in order to remain competitive in a dynamic market environment. In this context, digitalization plays a key role. The challenge lies in designing the networks sensibly and managing them in such a way that they create added value for the entire company. Thinking and acting in a networked manner means proactively dealing with changes and developing sustainable strategies that ensure not only short-term success but also long-term resilience.
Companies that master these skills are better able to respond to market changes, promote innovation and make forward-looking decisions. Networked thinking and action is therefore not only a key competency of the management level, but should become part of the entire corporate culture.
Strategy
A clear and well-thought-out strategy is the foundation for the long-term success of a company. The development and review of strategies plays a central role in a comprehensive company analysis, as they pave the way for the company's future direction. A strategy determines how a company wants to use its resources, position itself on the market and respond to challenges in order to ensure sustainable growth and competitive advantages.
The company analysis serves as an indispensable tool for understanding the starting point and the framework conditions for strategic decisions. It provides valuable insights that flow into strategic planning and provide a sound basis for decisions on future direction. In a dynamic market environment, it is crucial that strategies do not remain static. Rather, they must be regularly reviewed and adapted to changing framework conditions. The company analysis helps to identify new potential and flexibly adapt strategies in order to secure competitive advantages and be prepared for disruptive developments.
Strategic management requires not only developing a vision, but also the flexibility to question and adapt this vision in light of new information and developments. In this way, the corporate strategy becomes a living, dynamic process that sustainably supports the company's success.
Management
In a company valuation, management and the filling of key positions play a central role, as they have a significant impact on the success and future viability of a company. A strong, experienced management team is often a sign of stable leadership, strategic foresight and the ability to proactively overcome challenges. The competence of the managers and their ability to steer the company in a changing market environment are decisive factors that significantly influence the value of a company.
Key positions - i.e. those roles that are crucial for strategic direction, operational business and innovative strength - are analyzed in detail in the assessment. Efficient filling of these positions ensures stability and sustainable implementation of the corporate strategy. This involves checking whether the right people with the appropriate experience and expertise are in these roles and whether succession plans exist to ensure continuity.
A company that has strong management and well-filled key positions is usually valued higher. These factors signal not only short-term stability, but also the ability to successfully overcome future challenges and exploit growth potential in the long term.
Network
A strong network is a crucial competitive factor and plays an essential role in company analysis. It includes not only the internal relationships between departments and employees, but also external connections to business partners, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders. In a comprehensive company analysis, a company's network is assessed to understand how well it is able to mobilize resources, respond to market changes and leverage strategic partnerships.
A solid external network can facilitate market access, promote innovation and open up growth opportunities. Companies with well-developed relationships with customers, suppliers and partners are often more resilient to crises and market changes. Likewise, collaborations and alliances are analyzed to assess the strategic importance of these connections, be it in terms of cost efficiency, knowledge exchange or technological advantages.
The internal network, i.e. the way in which information and knowledge flows within the company, is also of great importance. Companies that have strong networking between their departments and teams are generally more agile, efficient and innovative. A well-networked company is better equipped to exploit internal synergies and react quickly to changes in the market environment. Therefore, analyzing the network is an important part of assessing the potential and future viability of a company.
Financing
Financing is a key aspect of company analysis because it has a significant impact on a company's financial stability, liquidity and ability to grow. A thorough analysis of the financing structure provides information on how the company finances its investments, which debt and equity sources are used and how sustainable the financing strategy is in relation to future challenges. A solid financing basis is crucial to cover ongoing operating costs, make investments and enable growth.
As part of the company analysis, the balance between debt and equity is examined. High levels of debt can accelerate expansion, but it also increases the risk of financial dependence and interest charges. At the same time, the company's ability to service debt and mobilize capital for future investments is assessed. Factors such as liquidity reserves, cash flow management and the efficiency of capital use play an important role here.
In addition, financing is also analyzed in terms of the company's growth potential and strategic direction. Companies that are able to respond quickly and flexibly to financing needs - whether through capital increases, credit lines or strategic investors - often have a competitive advantage. A sustainable financing strategy not only strengthens competitiveness, but also ensures long-term stability against market fluctuations.
Who we are
Network
RED SPEICS coordinates the search for financing opportunities and supports companies in bringing together financially strong and interested investors.
About RED SPEICS
RED SPEICS analyses and evaluates companies on a contract basis, develops strategic and sustainable concepts including objectives, actively supports a company in a reorganization or restructuring and supports the owners or management - if desired - in succession planning. RED SPEICS can draw on a broadly diversified network of qualified partners to identify and implement company-specific suggestions and solutions.
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Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is made up of proven experts in the field of corporate analysis and
strategic development together.
Management
In addition to his operational duties, Peter Schweighofer also assumes responsibility as CEO.
Peter Schweighofer
Managing Partner
What do I do
Over the past 11 years, the focus has been on private equity with a focus on financial and operational restructuring as well as strategic reorientation of globally active and locally anchored corporate groups. In-depth knowledge and sophisticated expertise of common business and benchmarking models for company valuation and development. Currently CEO of a privately held industrial group that operates as a manufacturer of systems for the thermal refining of metallurgical products in Europe and China.
What can I
Core competence in dealing with strategic issues and resource scarcity - especially human capital - in order to face the challenge in a disciplined and solution-oriented manner within a multicultural environment. Analytical and process-driven approach so that milestones and end goals can be set realistically and achieved to full satisfaction within the given deadline. Leadership through natural empathy includes open communication with all those involved, those responsible and business partners in equal parts, with team success taking precedence over that of the individual participants.
background
Before assuming overall responsibility as CEO of the investment company, valuable and extensive experience was gained within the financial sector. Whether as a multi-asset manager at a major bank, as a partner of an investment bank boutique or as a partner of an independent asset manager, where one of the tasks was to set up the asset management division, the ability to build something new or further develop something existing was successfully demonstrated. In addition, a broadly diversified and accessible network of company representatives (CEO/CFO) and shareholders was created in an empathetic manner, which also contributes valuable information to the overall economic assessment. Furthermore, the company-specific success factors were identified and better understood.
Investors
Investors play a major role in a company's growth process, as they often provide the capital needed to drive expansion, innovation and market penetration. In this context, investors are not just financial supporters, but also strategic partners who can contribute significantly to success through their experience, networks and expertise. For many companies, especially in growth phases, attracting investors is crucial to opening up new markets, financing research and development or expanding production capacities.
As part of a growth strategy, companies often look for different types of investors, such as venture capital, private equity firms or strategic investors. These not only bring capital, but often also market knowledge and operational support that can accelerate growth. In this context, the relationship between investors and the management team also becomes particularly important, as a clear strategic direction and mutual trust form the basis for long-term partnerships.
At the same time, it is essential for a company to find the right balance. Too much dependence on investors can entail risks, such as the loss of strategic control or a dilution of equity. It is therefore crucial to select investors who not only pursue short-term financial goals, but also support the company's long-term vision. In this sense, investors make a decisive contribution to ensuring the sustainable growth and competitiveness of a company.