The intelligentis team

Matthias Ehnert (born in 1980) was involved in his first corporate transaction in 2004 at a listed company in the financial sector. Since then, he has been involved in countless projects within both SMEs and large corporate groups. In 2010, he founded intelligentis GmbH with the aim of providing targeted solutions to the business challenges faced by entrepreneurs.

As a qualified banker and holder of a degree in business administration, he has worked at various banks and financial services institutions. Specialising in controlling and organisation, Matthias Ehnert has also lectured at various universities and served as a visiting lecturer at a university of applied sciences. Matthias Ehnert is actively involved with the Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland, Germany’s largest network of young business professionals, comprising 10,000 entrepreneurs and executives.

Mr Rainer Witt has been an entrepreneur in the IT sector for 20 years and advises his clients on IT strategy and all aspects of digitalisation, with a view to sustainably increasing their value creation. In doing so, he provided early support with the technical integration of business combinations or acquisitions in the M&A sector. In the course of this work, he gained an understanding of the complexities involved in acquiring a business. Since then, he has guided many companies through successful acquisitions and the subsequent integration process.

After completing his studies in philosophy and business informatics, he founded kreITiv GmbH, a digitalisation consultancy for growing businesses. Through this work, he has built up an extensive network within Germany’s IT-oriented sectors and maintains contacts with many successful, medium-sized IT entrepreneurs.

As a technology and integration expert at intelligentis, he advises our clients on transactions with a view to successful integration, key technologies and the development of synergies, focusing on IT-driven processes.

Ron Schimkat is a Senior Associate at intelligentis and is independently responsible for managing M&A sell-side and buy-side projects. He also supports fundraising processes and distressed M&A mandates. He plays a key role in expanding and maintaining existing business relationships. Given his experience in the mid-cap sector and investment banking, his focus lies on negotiating and executing M&A transactions.

Ron Schimkat graduated in business law from Dresden University of Technology, specialising in media law, capital markets law and M&A. He worked at a medium-sized, supra-regional law firm and gained valuable experience as an M&A analyst at Saxenhammer in Berlin. With his in-depth knowledge and relevant experience, he is skilled at carrying out M&A projects in a targeted and structured manner.

Mr Heiko Thomas has more than 25 years’ experience in general mechanical engineering and mining. As an inventor, he registered valuable intellectual property rights in this sector. He was managing director and co-shareholder of B&T Holding GmbH and its portfolio companies FB-Aufzüge GmbH & Co. KG, Aufzugteile BT GmbH, Kubb GmbH and Lift 24 GmbH.

In 2016, this group of companies was sold to Schindler. This transaction attracted international attention. Mr Thomas is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DEM – Deutsche E Metalle AG. He advises on company sales, succession planning, the search for investors and expansion into Europe, America and Canada. As an adviser to our industrial and mining team, he is familiar with the latest sector-specific trends in the relevant industry niches and can draw on his global and local networks when searching for suitable strategic partners. Mr Thomas has a deep understanding of the German SME sector and maintains numerous contacts with both SMEs and large corporate groups.

Micha Zauner holds a PhD in Geophysics (Clausthal University of Technology) and a Master’s degree in Mineral Deposits (Freiberg University of Mining and Technology), and maintains ongoing close R&D collaborations with renowned mineral resources research institutions and universities. He is an experienced, multilingual and intercultural mining and exploration consultant for international technology metals projects (focusing, amongst others, on REE, U, Sc, Li, Au, Cu, Co), with fieldwork and professional experience in Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa, and North and Latin America.

Micha Zauner is also Head of the Department for Mineral Resources at UIT GmbH Dresden (a consultancy and engineering firm of General Atomics) and an expert in the Mineral Working Group for Resource Classification of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Dr Jürgen Ehnert is a co-founder of the former intelligentis GmbH and has been involved in numerous corporate transactions during his time as Managing Director of the Labour Market and Education Division of the State Association of Employers’ and Business Organisations of Saxony-Anhalt e.V. and of the Educational Institute of the Employers’ Associations. More than 50 per cent of all business transfers fail to achieve the desired outcome for the buyer due to a lack of communication and coordination.

Drawing on his extensive expertise in the field of vocational training and continuing professional development, he supports both employers and employees during the period following a change of ownership – the so-called post-merger phase – to ensure a smooth and well-coordinated transition process. In doing so, he combines the needs of the workforce with his understanding of business processes, which he harmonises effectively in his role as an auditor certified to DIN EN 19011 for management systems in the areas of ISO 9001, AZWV, AZAV and ISO 29990.