Discreet capital,
decisive execution.
A Frankfurt–Hong Kong transaction advisory boutique built for the DACH–Greater China deal corridor. Senior partners on every engagement, on both sides of the corridor.
Built for one corridor. Two offices. Four partners.
Every engagement runs through both offices. We do not publish client names, deal values, or transaction counts.
- 0Founding partners
- 0Combined prior-firm years
- 0Languages spoken across the team
- 0Offices · Frankfurt (HQ) · Hong Kong
Prior-firm experience reflects partners' tenure at Goldman Sachs, Lazard, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, and Bain & Company before founding Meridian Crest in 2025 Q2.
Five disciplines, one team, one corridor.
- 01 · FDD
Financial Due Diligence
Buy-side and sell-side diligence — earnings, working capital, debt-like, cash flow.
Learn more - 02 · QoE
Quality of Earnings
Standalone QoE for sponsors, lenders, and sellers who want defensible numbers, fast.
Learn more - 03 · CDD
Commercial Due Diligence
Market, customer, competitive dynamics, and business-plan stress test.
Learn more - 04 · M&A
M&A Advisory
Buy-side and sell-side process, structuring, negotiation — partner-led from kickoff to close.
Learn more - 05 · Valuation
Valuation
Defensible opinions for boards, audit committees, and counterparties.
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Engagements often span more than one discipline.
Our deal teams scope and price holistically across both offices.
Discuss your deal
Five sectors where the corridor is most active.
- IndustrialsIndustrials & ManufacturingGerman and Austrian Mittelstand industrials engaging Asian capital — the firm's deepest corridor flow.
- TMTTechnology, Media & TelecomB2B software and digital infrastructure — DACH-anchored vertical software meets Asian growth capital.
- ConsumerConsumer & RetailEuropean brands going to Asia, Asian brands coming to Europe — both directions active.
- HC&LSHealthcare & Life SciencesDACH medtech and biopharma services — premium European clinical credibility into Asian markets.
- Business ServicesBusiness & Professional ServicesTech-enabled services platforms with cross-border enterprise customer base.
Senior practitioners. Two-office partnership. One corridor.
Credibility from who we are and how we work — not from a public deal track record. Every engagement is partner-led on both sides of the corridor, with the four founders doing the work themselves.
- Pedigree
78 years combined experience
At Goldman Sachs, Lazard, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, and Bain & Company before founding Meridian Crest.
- Pairing
Two-office staffing
Frankfurt and Hong Kong run every engagement together. The buy-side perspective is built in, not bolted on.
- Range
Six working languages
English, German, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean across the four partners.
- Discretion
No public client lists
We do not publish client names, deal values, or transaction counts. References available on request, under NDA.
How we think.
- Quarterly Update
Q1 2026 DACH–Greater China Crest
Quarterly read on cross-border deal flow between DACH and Greater China — pricing, volume, sector mix, and the indicators we watch for the next three quarters.
By Stefan Knaus8 min read - Practitioner Note
Why QoE Reports Are Getting Longer (And What That Means for Sellers)
A practitioner's note on the inflation of QoE scope, what it tells you about cross-border buyers, and how DACH sellers should respond when preparing for a process with Asian counterparties.
By Henrik Bergmann6 min read - Practitioner Note
Cross-Border Carve-Outs: A DACH–Asia Practitioner's Field Guide
What separates a clean cross-border DACH–Asia carve-out from a punishing one — drawn from observations across European industrial conglomerates, German Mittelstand sellers, and Asian acquirers operating in the corridor.
By Henrik Bergmann9 min read
German, Austrian, and Swiss sellers reaching Asian acquirers.
- Family-owned Mittelstand businesses planning succession by sale to an Asian strategic.
- DACH-based sponsors exiting portfolio companies via auction to Greater China buyers.
- European industrial corporates carving out Asia-relevant assets.
- Pre-process vendor diligence and QoE prepared for Asian buyer scrutiny.
Asian sponsors and corporates building DACH platforms.
- Greater China sponsors evaluating European industrial and TMT platform builds.
- Asian strategics pursuing premium European brands and clinical credibility.
- Buy-side commercial diligence with customer interviews on both sides of the corridor.
- Cross-border valuation, fairness opinion, and SPA negotiation support.
Discuss a transaction.
We respond within one business day.
Every inbound is read by a founding partner. References available on request, under NDA.