{"id":903014,"date":"2025-12-15T08:09:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/?p=903014"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:05:21","slug":"hidden-champion-consulting-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/en\/press-releases\/hidden-champion-consulting-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Atreus Hidden Champion of the Consulting Market 2026\/2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"zw-cgb header-standard-block is-first-block desktop-has-image mobile-has-image default-margin white-color content-right content-down zw-atr-portrait-pos-default zw-atr-landscape-pos-left-top height-default \"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"zw-cgb-content col-12 mx-auto\"><div  class=\"header-standard-inner-container\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><span class=\"copyright-image d-none d-lg-block\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"respnsive-img d-none d-lg-block\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"atreus_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-Header-HC-erster-Platz-Interim-Management.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-Header-HC-erster-Platz-Interim-Management.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-Header-HC-erster-Platz-Interim-Management-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-Header-HC-erster-Platz-Interim-Management-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-Header-HC-erster-Platz-Interim-Management-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-Header-HC-erster-Platz-Interim-Management-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1920\/1080 !important\" title=\"atreus_\"><span class=\"copyright-image d-lg-none d-block\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-img d-lg-none d-block\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"atreus_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hc-2026-website-teaser-4zu3-HC-Interim-Management.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hc-2026-website-teaser-4zu3-HC-Interim-Management.jpg 823w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hc-2026-website-teaser-4zu3-HC-Interim-Management-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hc-2026-website-teaser-4zu3-HC-Interim-Management-480x361.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"aspect-ratio:823\/619 !important\" title=\"atreus_\"><\/div><div class=\"preheadline-container\"><div class=\"zw-breadcrumb-container black-color d-md-down-none\"><\/div><p class=\" zw-cgb preheadline zw-prevent-animation\">Press Release<\/p><h1 class=\" zw-cgb headline zw-prevent-animation\">Hidden Champion of the Consulting Market 2026\/2027<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"inner-content\"><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext zw-prevent-animation\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-breadcrumb-container black-color d-none d-md-down-block\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"label\">c<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/en\">Home<\/a><span class=\"separator\"> c <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/publikationen-events\/\">News<\/a><span class=\"separator\"> c <\/span><span class=\"last\"><\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"post-meta-info-container in-blog-post\"><div class=\"in-blog-post post-read-time\"><p class=\"zw-cgb fulltext\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>2 min. reading time<\/p><\/div><div class=\"post-rating-container d-none\"><!-- FeedbackWP Plugin - 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'\">Survey by the Scientific Society for Management and Consulting (Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Management und Beratung, WGMB)<\/p><\/div><div class=\"inner-content parent-has-padding\"><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline\">As a leading performer in interim management, Atreus clinches yet another \u201cHidden Champion of the Consulting Market 2026\/2027\u201d award<\/h2><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Munich, December 15, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Munich-based management consultancy Atreus continues its ascent, clearly prevailing against strong competition when it was named \u201cHidden Champion of the Consulting Market 2026\/2027.\u201d The market leader from Germany reaffirmed its top position and maintained a clear lead over other high-caliber competitors in the \u201cInterim Management\u201d segment. Survey participants consistently rated Atreus\u2019s consulting expertise as \u201chigh\u201d or \u201cvery high.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"zw-cgb headline \"><\/h2><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \">These findings come from a recent survey conducted by the Scientific Society for Management and Consulting (<em>Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Management und Beratung<\/em>, WGMB) in Bonn. The study\u2019s findings are based on information from more than 1,100 executives at large enterprises in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, each with annual revenues exceeding \u20ac500 million. Three key groups were surveyed for the study: members of the board of management and\/or senior management, budget holders, and project leads.<\/p><h2 class=\"zw-cgb headline \"><\/h2><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \"><strong><strong><strong>Award reaffirms consultancy\u2019s standing as a key competitor<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \">The aim of the study was to identify consulting firms that the market perceives as particularly high-performing but that are less well known than ubiquitous names such as McKinsey, BCG, and Bain. The central criterion for the award is that a \u201cHidden Champion\u201d must be judged to have competencies that are superior to those of the aforementioned firms in at least one consulting area or industry. A \u201cHidden Champion\u201d is therefore defined as a firm regarded as outstanding in its specialty, surpassing even the best in the consulting industry. Only consultancies that clearly demonstrate this essential quality may bear the title \u201cHidden Champion.\u201d That mid-sized consultancies manage to successfully compete with the market leaders is demonstrably rare; this award thus confirms Atreus\u2019s status as a significant challenger to the industry\u2019s leading players for the third consecutive year.<\/p><h2 class=\"zw-cgb headline \"><\/h2><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \"><strong><strong>\u201cThe award stands for hard work and fuels further momentum in the future\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \">\u201cWe are delighted to have been recognized as a \u2018Hidden Champion.\u2019 It confirms our leading position in the consulting market but also demonstrates that clients recognize both our efforts and our innovative strength,\u201d explains Dr. Harald Linn\u00e9, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Atreus. \u201cThis award further motivates us to continue on our path as focused implementers and creative thought leaders. It stands for the tireless dedication of our team and gives further impetus to continually delight our clients in the future,\u201d adds Rainer Nagel, also Managing Partner and Co\u2011Founder of Atreus.<\/p><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \">In the consulting discipline of \u201cInterim Management,\u201d Atreus was able to capture the top spot in the study, outperforming prominent firms such as Roland Berger and Accenture. The study finds that Hidden Champions excel at execution and teamwork, speaking their clients\u2019 language while winning them over with innovative solutions.<\/p><h2 class=\"zw-cgb headline \"><\/h2><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \"><strong>About the company<\/strong><\/p><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \">Atreus GmbH (LLC), a leading provider of executive interim management in Germany, helps clients resolve highly challenging change situations by placing experienced executives in line, project, and program management roles. Atreus Interim Management delivers tailored, high-quality solutions designed for and with relevance to the C\u2011suite level. Founded in 2006, the company is led by its Managing Partners and Co-Founders, Dr. Harald Linn\u00e9 and Rainer Nagel. Leveraging a network of more than 18,000 interim managers, Atreus completed more than 400 projects for 300 clients both at home and abroad in the past year alone. Atreus is part of Heidrick &amp; Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a leading provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions that meet the leadership and consulting needs of the world\u2019s leading companies.<\/p><div class=\"link-container\"><\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb    infoblock default-margin black-color  \">\n      <div class=\" row\">\n        <div class=\"zw-cgb-content has-padding col-12\">\n          <div class=\"preheadline-container parent-has-padding\"><p class=\" zw-cgb preheadline ' .  . '\">Press contact:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"inner-content parent-has-padding\"><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \"><strong>Atreus GmbH<\/strong><br>Sabine Dreesen (Head of Marketing), <a href=\"mailto:dreesen@atreus.de\">dreesen@atreus.de<\/a>, <a href=\"tel:+49 89 45 22 49 420\">+49 89 45 22 49 420<\/a><\/p><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \"><strong>WBCO Public Relations &amp; Business Communications  GmbH<br><\/strong>Frank W\u00f6llstein, <a href=\"mailto:f.woellstein@wbco.de\">f.woellstein@wbco.de<\/a>, <a href=\"tel:+49 69 1338 8035\">+49 69 133 88 035<\/a><\/p><div class=\"link-container\"><\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb  change-padding  infoblock default-margin black-color  \">\n      <div class=\" row\">\n        <div class=\"zw-cgb-content has-padding col-12\">\n          <div class=\"preheadline-container parent-has-padding\"><p class=\" zw-cgb preheadline ' .  . 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