International Consulting Group Eraneos Continues Growth Course: Merger with DCP and W21 Strengthens Portfolio in the Financial Services Sector

Press release

Zurich / Hamburg / Düsseldorf, December 20, 2022 – The international consulting group Eraneos and its associated Ginkgo Management Consulting continue to focus on strategic expansion and announce the next mergers: with immediate effect, the Düsseldorf companies DCP and W21 with more than 30 consultants from the financial services sector are part of the group. As a result, clients will in future have access not only to extended consulting services but also to competences in process automation. DCP and W21 will strengthen the business in Germany in particular and, together with Ginkgo Management Consulting, form Eraneos Germany.

“DCP and W21 are a strategic reinforcement for the Eraneos Group. This further strengthens our position as a leading international management and technology consulting group and makes us even more attractive to our clients in demanding focus markets and industries, as well as an employer of qualified talent.”

Oliver Vaterlaus, CEO of the Eraneos Group

DCP is a consultancy firm specializing in financial service providers based in Düsseldorf. It stands for professionally sound and implementation-oriented consulting activities. The spectrum of services ranges from business field alignment and the management of IT implementations to reorganization and process optimization to the implementation of new regulatory requirements. As an established management consultancy with a focus on financial services, the company has been able to build up a base of renowned clients over many years, including key companies in the German financial sector. In addition, the consulting firm has established itself in the fast-growing segment of neo-banks and FinTechs in recent years.

In addition to DCP, W21, a DCP company, also joins the Eraneos Group. W21 combines industry-specific expertise with technological know-how in the field of process management and process automation. This also strengthens the Eraneos Group’s expertise in financial services in an area where industry-specific expertise and implementation skills are in enormous demand.

“DCP and W21 are a strategic reinforcement for the Eraneos Group,” says Oliver Vaterlaus, Eraneos CEO. “This further strengthens our position as a leading international management and technology consulting group and makes us even more attractive to our clients in demanding focus markets and industries, as well as an employer of qualified talent.”

Ralph Erhard, founder of DCP, adds: “We are delighted to become part of the Eraneos success story. DCP has grown continuously in recent years and has established itself as a reliable partner in the financial services sector. The merger will create new growth potential in the digitalization environment and equally new opportunities for our advisors in an international context.”

“DCP and W21 are an excellent addition to our group,” adds Lars Godzik, Founding Partner of Ginkgo Management Consulting. “They bring valuable expertise and experience in the complex environment of financial services that ideally complement our service portfolio in the German market.”

About Ginkgo Management Consulting – part of the Eraneos Group

Founded in 2006, Ginkgo Management Consulting GmbH is an independent strategy consultancy specializing in complex digitalization projects. The consulting spectrum includes the management and implementation of digital and other comprehensive transformation projects, as well as classic CIO consulting services. Ginkgo’s global clients include renowned Fortune 500, DAX and medium-sized companies as well as hidden champions. The subsidiaries Ginkgo Analytics and Ginkgo Cybersecurity complement the service portfolio in order to be able to realize digitalization holistically for companies under the motto “Getting Digital Done”. Ginkgo has been part of the Eraneos Group since 2021. www.ginkgo.com

About Eraneos Group

Eraneos is a global management & technology consultancy group that shapes the digital future of organizations, providing services from strategy to implementation. Together with our industry leading experts, we help our customers remain one step ahead in their digital challenges enabling digital transformation. Eraneos Group has emerged from the alliance of Ginkgo Management Consulting, Quint Group and AWK Group, as announced in 2021. The Group serves clients across three continents where some 1,000 dedicated and highly skilled professionals work jointly to unleash the full potential of digital. Services range from the development of digital business models and data analytics to cyber security, and from sourcing and IT advisory to the management of complex transformation projects. Eraneos Group has offices in Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, China, Singapore and the USA. In 2021 it realized a turnover of close to 200m euros. www.eraneos.com

About DCP

DCP is a consultancy firm specializing in financial service providers based in Düsseldorf. It stands for professionally sound and implementation-oriented consulting activities. The spectrum of services ranges from business field alignment to the management of IT implementations, reorganization and process optimization to the implementation of new regulatory requirements. The subsidiary W21 combines sector-specific expertise with technological know-how in the field of process management and process automation. The process experts support their clients from the identification of and conceptual design to implementation and programming. https://dc-partner.de