industry management consulting founded 1967 headquarters munich germany 50 offices in 36 countries key people roland berger honorary chairman charles edouard bou e ceo marcus berret chairman of the supervisory board revenue us 1 200 million 2011 estimate number of employees 2 400 consultants website www.rolandberger.com roland berger is a global strategy consulting firm headquartered in munich with 50 offices in 36 countries . the company was founded under the name roland berger strategy consultants in 1967 by roland berger . 1 in 2011 the company s sales were roughly us 1.2 billion . 2 the company with around 2 400 employees worldwide is an independent partnership wholly owned by its approximately 220 partners . 3 4 roland berger operates as a generalist strategy consultancy 5 and advises clients on management issues ranging from strategy development to performance improvement . roland berger advises in the fields of restructuring and marketing with a focus on the automobile industry and the capital goods sector . 1 contents 1 history 2 organization 3 services and clientele 4 projects and initiatives 5 key people 6 publications 7 references 8 external links history edit company founder roland berger established the firm in 1967 after four years of working for gennaro boston associati in boston and milan italy . by 1987 the firm became the largest consultancy in germany with sales over dm 100 million . 6 to finance overseas expansion berger then allowed deutsche bank to take a minority stake rising to 75.1 % in 1988 . this proved to be a problem in the united states where the federal reserve bank did not allow subsidiaries of commercial banks to practise consulting so the company s managers bought back deutsche bank s shares in 1998 and 2000 . 6 roland berger logo prior to its 2015 renaming and rebranding in november 2010 the firm reached an advanced stage in talks to merge with deloitte s consulting arm but withdrew after roland berger s partners decided instead to invest more of their own resources . 7 in 2013 the partners requested the executive committee to consider external options and a possible sale ernst & young reportedly made an offer which was eventually rejected by the partner group . 8 9 in june 2015 roland berger acquired the entire team from german consulting firm fmc consultants gmbh . 10 the company announced a rebranding of its business in september 2015 introducing a logo it describes as a titanium b combined with the lettering roland berger dropping strategy consultants from the company name . 11 12 organization edit corporate organization is based on global offices referred to as competence centers along functional and industry lines . roland berger has a total of 50 offices in 36 countries around the world . 13 14 four of these offices are in north america chicago detroit boston and montreal . 13 services and clientele edit roland berger provides restructuring and marketing advice but its practice areas also include corporate development corporate finance information management operations strategy performance improvement and strategy development . while its clientele is largely in the automobile industry and the capital goods sector other industry specialties include energy and chemicals engineered products and high tech financial services information communications pharmaceuticals and health care public services and transportation . 15 16 roland berger clients include corporations non profit organizations and public institutions . 1 projects and initiatives edit since 2013 roland berger s pro bono engagement has focused on promoting education via the roland berger foundation which was established in 2008 by the firm s honorary chairman roland berger and endowed with eur 50 million . 17 with its german scholarship program the foundation supports gifted children and young people from socially disadvantaged families . as of 2014 the program supports 500 individual pupils aged 6 to 18 years across germany . 18 non primary source needed in 2006 the company founded the best of european business awards . 19 it sponsors the counterparts initiative to support culture and education in central and eastern europe 20 non primary source needed and also supports the young global leaders program of the non profit world economic forum . 21 the firm has also been a supporter of focus hope a non profit organization aiming to overcome racism and poverty through education which is based in detroit where roland berger has one of its u.s. offices . 17 on 30 january 2012 the company said it was in the process of collecting 300 million from financial institutions and business intelligence agencies to set up an independent non profit credit rating agency to be called the european rating agency which could provide its first country ratings by the end of the year . 22 on 19 april 2013 the era effort failed after negotiations with a private european group of investors ended without agreement . 23 key people edit roland berger entrepreneur philanthropist and founder of the firm now honorary chairman charles edouard bou e chief executive officer former coo 24 25 marcus berret chairman of the supervisory board 26 27 wilfried aulbur chairman middle east asia & managing partner india publications edit think act is the brand aggregating the corporate publishing formats of roland berger which include books brochures magazines and surveys . think act magazine is put out three times per year with editions in chinese english and german . through its academic imprints roland berger has published over 40 books . 17 references edit a b c richter konstantin 17 august 1999 . german consulting guru is seeking a u.s. audience . wall street journal . retrieved 2010 11 22 . gapper john 2013 08 28 . the strategy consultants in search of a strategy . financial times . issn 0307 1766 . retrieved 2015 09 27 . subscription required help . who we are . roland berger . retrieved 2015 08 28 . history of roland berger & partner gmbh fundinguniverse . www.fundinguniverse.com . retrieved 2016 04 27 . more bang for your buck the financial times 19 november 2007 a b roland berger & partner gmbh company profile information business description history background information on roland berger & partner gmbh . referenceforbusiness.com . retrieved 2015 08 01 . adam jones 2010 11 21 . berger drops deloitte merger plans . financial times . retrieved 2010 11 22 . charles edouard bou e must restructure roland berger to ensure its independence . firmsconsulting.com . retrieved 2015 10 03 . roland berger set to go it alone . financial times . 17 dec 2013 . latest news from the world of consultancy . www.consultant news.com . retrieved 2015 08 28 . roland berger rebranded titanium b with the roland berger lettering . business intelligence middle east . 9 september 2015 . retrieved 2015 09 26 . berger roland . roland berger rebranded titanium b with the roland berger lettering highlights the company s strategic realignment beyond traditional strategy consulting . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2016 04 27 . a b company . roland berger . retrieved 2015 08 01 . locations . roland berger . retrieved 2015 09 27 . expertise . www.rolandberger.com . retrieved 2015 09 26 . roland berger partners with startup lisboa . www.consultancy.uk . retrieved 2016 04 27 . a b c vault guide to the top 50 management and strategy consulting firms 2014 ed . . vault . 2013 . isbn 978 158131903 3 . retrieved 3 october 2015 . corporate responsibility company . roland berger . 2014 10 01 . retrieved 2015 08 01 . welcome to . best of european business . retrieved 2015 08 01 . counterparts . counterparts . retrieved 2015 08 01 . roland berger unterst tzt die young global leaders gesellschaftliches engagement als verbindendes element von f hrungskr ften weltweit . trading house.net . 2011 03 31 . retrieved 2015 08 01 . eder florian 2012 01 20 . bonit tsw chter wehren sich gegen staatseinmischung . die welt . retrieved 2012 01 20 . european rating agency plan founders on lack of financing . bloomberg . global executive committee company management company . roland berger . retrieved 2015 08 01 . roland berger strategy consultants charles edouard bou e elected new ceo . wallstreet online.de . 2014 06 28 . retrieved 2015 08 01 . supervisory board . roland berger . retrieved 2015 08 25 . supervisory board of roland berger strategy consultants appoints new chairman . roland berger . july 8 2015 . retrieved 2015 08 25 . external links edit official website official website of think act roland berger publications roland berger & partner gmbh company profile at referenceforbusiness.com v t e consulting firms management consulting mckinsey & company bain & company boston consulting group accenture booz allen hamilton a.t. kearney bearingpoint l.e.k. consulting marsh & mclennan companies oliver wyman roland berger company arthur d. little kurt salmon huron consulting group capgemini deloitte monitor deloitte ernst 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