Due to the high similarity of businesses in the airline industry, Mergers & Acquisitions are a viable opportunity to achieve growth and reduce costs. However, particularly in this market, M&A transactions have to be thoroughly prepared and analyzed from a strategic point of view in order to truly benefit from the advantages of such growth strategy.

As the airline experts with profound expertise in all areas related to the airline business, Lufthansa Consulting supports its clients in defining the optimum M&A strategy, identifying adequate targets or investors and maximising value creation.

Lufthansa Consulting offers support along the whole M&A process – from the first contact with potential targets or investors to negotiations support. This includes organization of beauty contests, commercial due diligence, financial modeling and review or challenge of existing business plans. Following a successful M&A process, Lufthansa Consulting experts also support clients during the integration phase.

In order to efficiently steer an airline it is of major importance to have a Management Information System (MIS) including the necessary data as well as key performance indicators available. It is also important to have a controlling function in place that bundles all planning, steering and reporting processes.

Lufthansa Consulting can introduce an MIS as well as state of the art controlling processes. Furthermore, LCG can establish airline benchmarks/comparisons with regards to geographical regions, business models and dedicated airline functions.