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What makes it special is that you cannot apply for the “Hidden Champion” seal of quality. The preliminary selection is made by an independent panel of experts, and the evaluation is based on the assessments of executives from large and medium-sized companies as well as the public sector—in other words, customers who are familiar with consulting work from their own experience. The study surveys which specialized consulting firms are rated higher than McKinsey, BCG, and Bain by their customers in their respective fields.

The result: Struktur Management Partner has been named a hidden champion in the field of operational turnaround for 2026/27. This makes us proud and grateful—and it obliges us to think with humility, act with the highest standards, and continue to earn this trust again and again in the future.

SMP is not only one of the top consulting firms for high-growth German SMEs, but also one of the best employers: For the fifth consecutive year, we have been named a Kununu Top Company 2026. This means we are once again among the top 5% of the highest-rated employers.

And that is precisely why this award is so meaningful to us. After all, it is based on the feedback of the people who know best what it’s like to work here: our employees.

A strong signal of strong consulting services: The TOP CONSULTANT seal of quality recognizes excellent consulting services delivered on an equal footing. Since 2010, TOP CONSULTANT has annually honored the best consultants for German small and medium-sized businesses. In 2020, Struktur Management Partner was delighted to receive the award for best consulting firm. Just two years later, we were honored once again and took second place.

The TOP CONSULTANT quality seal focuses on client-centered consulting services tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. To this end, reference clients are surveyed on professionalism, satisfaction, and the quality of consulting services. Only those who receive a rating of at least B are awarded this coveted seal.

Which firms stand out from the crowd of over 20,000 management consulting firms in Germany?

For more than three decades, the Lünendonk® lists have tracked the development of key business-to-business service markets in Germany. The Lünendonk® lists are highly regarded among experts primarily because they are based on transparent criteria and publicly verifiable, validated figures, and claim to be comprehensive.

In 2024, Struktur Management Partner made it into the top 20 of Germany’s largest management consulting firms for the first time (Lünendonk® List 2024), thanks to continued revenue growth in 2023. This is all the more remarkable given that—contrary to industry practice—we do not set revenue targets nor pay corresponding bonuses. However, this ranking proves that our consistent focus on delivering value to our clients is paying off. And it confirms the effectiveness and exceptional quality of our team, to whom we owe our thanks!

For the eleventh time in a row, Struktur Management Partner is one of the best management consultancies in Germany according to a study by the business magazine brand eins. And that as a smaller consulting boutique. According to the market analysis, we are one of the top ten consultancies in our core area of "restructuring". We also made it into the top ten in the consulting field of change management / transformation. The study was based on a survey conducted by brand eins Wissen and Statista.

A total of around 1,500 colleagues, or more precisely: experts from large management consultancies, and another 1,500 clients rated their experiences in the consulting industry. 

For us, the result is a confirmation of our work, but above all an enormous incentive to become even better.