Infrastructure, Transportation & Energy

Smart Cities, renewable energies and eMobility: we understand the energy and transport transition as an overall societal transformation.

POWER ON FOR TRANSFORMATION

The energy and mobility sectors, along with the related infrastructure, constitute the backbone of modern societies and therefore are a core element of our everyday lives.

Disruptive developments such as digitization are currently exerting immense transformation pressure on the energy and mobility sectors, culminating in the current energy and transport transition. In specific terms, for the energy and mobility sectors this means a reciprocal and also mutually accelerating development of the kind that is being witnessed in the field of smart cities and eVehicles, for instance. This also entails CAPEX-intensive infrastructure projects that lay the foundations for the forthcoming changes. A consistent trend in this regard is the abandonment of an isolated view of individual segments. This interaction – accelerated by technological developments – leads to traditional value chains being broken up and relevant activities being regrouped.

Enterprises engaged in these industries thus face the challenge of consistently having to renew themselves and their business models and to actively include today’s employees in this transformation and enable them to participate in shaping the future. In the process, on the one hand classic business models need to be reconsidered, with traditional organizational structures calling for adaptation. On the other, external growth options that lie beyond the original corporate perimeter also need to be newly determined.

goetzpartners is convinced that today’s energy and transport transition is to be understood as an overall societal transformation and uses its Industry Group Energy, Infrastructure & Mobility to assist its clients with their strategic questions and the challenges they face. With our unique combination of management consulting and corporate finance services, we support companies in shaping their individual solutions.

It’s time to re-think the hydrogen debate!

In a joint project with “Future Cleantech Architects” goetzpartners has developed 5 theses discussing the pitfalls and potentials of hydrogen:

  • The path towards competitive green hydrogen is longer and more complex than often suggested.
  • Economic battles that hydrogen cannot foreseeably win, must be deprioritized early enough.
  • The carbon footprint of hydrogen needs to be considered more realistically.
  • Germany will not be able to produce its entire demand of green hydrogen domestically.
  • Market participants that cannot compete internationally should avoid the field.

In this video snippet Dr. Klaus Grellmann, Managing Director at goetzpartners, and Dr. Peter Schniering, CEO at FCA, are discussing their key takeaways.

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MASTERING RAIL DATA COMPLEXITY

The rail operations ecosystem is a complex puzzle. Historically grown over decades, the system and its assets today are highly heterogeneous. The efficiency of every asset within the ecosystem depends on the performance of various other assets. Hope for unraveling this complexity is placed in digitalization.

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RAIL LIBERALIZATION IN FRANCE

France is liberalizing its passenger rail market. Since 2019, French regions have been able to tender competitively for regional rail traffic. From 2023, competitive tendering will become mandatory. The regions, now the purchaser of the services, need to acquire the capabilities to manage complex tender processes strategically and operationally.

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THE GERMAN E-SCOOTER MARKET

Despite challenging market conditions, sharing services for e-scooters can make a profitable and sustainable contribution to urban mobility. Cities and municipalities in Germany could set the competitive framework by tendering scooter-sharing services for a limited period in a defined urban area.

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INTELLIGENT CITY TOLL TO ADVANCE URBAN MOBILITY

Increasing urbanization is a challenge for traffic in many German cities. While motorized private transport in metropolitan areas is increasing, the road infrastructure scarcely meets the growing demand. Consequently, traffic congestion in city centers is becoming more severe and has effects on pollution, noise levels and overall quality of life.

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THE OPERATIONAL DIGITIZATION OF RAIL

Operational digitization of the rail system offers substantial potential to increase efficiency and resilience – this is common sense. Yet, although rail players across the value chain are ramping up their capabilities, there is often a substantial gap between aspiration levels and operational reality.

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Regional utility company: Growing from a position of strength

Successful change of perspective with a view to the non-regulated market

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TRANSACTIONS

We have accompanied numerous energy-relevant transactions. With over 200 international sell-side and buy-side transactions totaling in excess of 15 billion euros in the last ten years alone, goetzpartners is one of the most successful mid-market M&A firms. This success is founded on our sector expertise and excellent process management, valued by financial investors and corporate clients alike.

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 Benjamin Göbelshagen

Benjamin Göbelshagen Principal
Management Consultants

Dr. Klaus Grellmann

Dr. Klaus Grellmann Managing Director
Management Consultants

 Axel Meythaler

Axel Meythaler Managing Director
Management Consultants

Dr. Wolfram Römhild

Dr. Wolfram Römhild Managing Director
Management Consultants

Dr. Jan-Hendrik Röver

Dr. Jan-Hendrik Röver Managing Director
Corporate Finance

 Frederik Sagolla

Frederik Sagolla Principal
Management Consultants

 Friedemann Salisch

Friedemann Salisch Principal
Management Consultants

Prof. Dr. Jochen Vogel

Prof. Dr. Jochen Vogel Managing Director
Management Consultants

 Matthias Volk

Matthias Volk Director
Corporate Finance

Dr. Christian Wältermann

Dr. Christian Wältermann Managing Director
Management Consultants