Solon ranks #1 in TMT Consulting

Solon Management Consulting is ranked as the management consultancy with the highest expertise for the telecoms and media industries, ahead of McKinsey and BCG. This is the result of the survey ‘Hidden Champions 2012’ the research institute WGMB conducted for the fourth time. It is based on the direct feedback from over 480 C-Level managers. Results are published in today’s issue of CAPITAL, a leading German business magazine.

‘We feel honored by this vote of confidence from the market’, comments Martin Weiss, partner in the Solon London office. ‘It confirms our strategy of keeping a clear industry focus – for over fifteen years, Solon has supported companies and investors in the fast-moving and dynamic telecoms and media industries’.

Rank       Consulting Firms                     Points
 1            Solon Management Consulting       421
 2            McKinsey & Company                    389
 3            Boston Consulting Group                373
 4            Skillnet                                         367
 5            Roland Berger                               323

Solon is ranked number one, i.e. ‘Hidden Champion‘, for its industry expertise in management consulting for the telecoms and media industry. The ranking has been developed by the German research institute WGMB after analyzing detailed feedback from industry executives. It defines industry expertise as ‘in-depth know how about structures, business models, products, processes, markets, market participants, as well as cultural specifics of an industry’.

‘This excellent result is first and foremost the merit of our exceptional team of experienced industry experts’, says Jens Waltermann, Partner in the Solon Munich office. ‘It is an incentive for all of us to continuously strengthen our thought leadership and industry expertise’.

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