Electronics
The electronics sector is a key industry in our modern society and a cornerstone of digital transformation. A large number of companies is represented within this high-tech sector with a dynamic portfolio of products and services. A common feature of these companies is their high level of innovation; around a third of the sector's turnover is generated by new products and systems. Every third innovation in the manufacturing sector in Germany is based on solutions from the electrical and digital industry. Growth in the sector is being fuelled by a number of sustainable trends. These include miniaturisation, networking, modularisation and flexibilisation in the production environment as well as electrification in the automotive industry. Representatives of the industry are often at the interface of digital transformation and their developments have an impact on a large number of sectors.
In Germany, the sector is predominantly characterised by medium-sized companies. The manufacturing companies benefit from the broad industrial base in Germany and their geographical proximity to OEMs. Increasing consolidation in a number of sub-sectors by globally positioned companies can be observed. German companies are often attractive takeover targets, with M&A activities aimed at giving acquirers access to technologies for the automation, digitalisation and networking of their own products and services, among other things. In addition to access to innovations, the main motives are to broaden customer and market coverage and gain geographical reach. For competitiveness in an environment characterised by crises and uncertainty, resilience in the supply chain is also becoming a success factor, meaning that takeovers and consolidation movements along value chains are becoming increasingly important.
Dr. Georgi Bontschev
Managing Director M&A
Georgi Bontschev has been part of the Frankfurt team in the Corporate Finance / M&A department since 2011. Before joining the firm, he worked for a medium-sized consultancy specialising in M&A and restructuring. He can look back on a large number of successfully completed, often cross-border transactions in various industries. He has proven sector and transaction experience in the healthcare and industrial sectors with a focus on electronics.
Georgi Bontschev studied business administration at the Universities of Mannheim and St. Gallen. He completed his doctorate at the European Business School (ebs) in Oestrich-Winkel with a stop at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
He spends his free time with his family, outdoors and doing sport.
Martin Petsch
Head of Corporate Finance M&A Stuttgart
Martin Petsch has been working in Corporate Finance / M&A since 2004 and, as Managing Director / Head of Industrials & Automotive and is responsible for the acquisition and implementation of M&A mandates in the aforementioned sectors. He can draw on the experience of more than 80 buy- and sell-side advisory projects in Germany and abroad, in which he advised owner-managed companies, large multinationals and investment companies. Martin Petsch also drives the strategic development of the department's range of services and is actively involved in the Advior International network.
Before joining DZ BANK in 2010, Martin Petsch was an Associate Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions division of WestLB in Düsseldorf.
Martin Petsch holds a degree in business administration from the University of Bayreuth and successfully completed the Advanced Management for Senior Professionals Program at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management.
In his private life, Martin Petsch is passionate about travelling to countries near and far and is enthusiastic about start-ups, literature, photographic art and classic cars.
