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THE POWER OF FOCUS
THE POWER OF FOCUS
THE POWER OF FOCUS
MISSION
MISSION
MISSION
WE CALL IT
WE CALL IT
WE CALL IT
A 30-YEAR NETWORK, BUILT DEAL BY DEAL
A 30-YEAR NETWORK, BUILT DEAL BY DEAL
A 30-YEAR NETWORK, BUILT DEAL BY DEAL
Over a three-decade career in automotive investment banking, we have built a global network of personal relationships with the people who actually decide — owners, CEOs, CFOs, corporate development heads, private equity partners, lenders, across Europe, North America and Asia.
These relationships are not a database. They are the product of hundreds of conversations, dozens of completed transactions, and a reputation earned across every part of the value chain — from Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers through semiconductors, software-defined-vehicle platforms, ADAS, battery and EV components, acoustics, drivetrain and exterior systems.
Over a three-decade career in automotive investment banking, we have built a global network of personal relationships with the people who actually decide — owners, CEOs, CFOs, corporate development heads, private equity partners, lenders, across Europe, North America and Asia.
These relationships are not a database. They are the product of hundreds of conversations, dozens of completed transactions, and a reputation earned across every part of the value chain — from Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers through semiconductors, software-defined-vehicle platforms, ADAS, battery and EV components, acoustics, drivetrain and exterior systems.
Over a three-decade career in automotive investment banking, we have built a global network of personal relationships with the people who actually decide — owners, CEOs, CFOs, corporate development heads, private equity partners, lenders, across Europe, North America and Asia.
These relationships are not a database. They are the product of hundreds of conversations, dozens of completed transactions, and a reputation earned across every part of the value chain — from Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers through semiconductors, software-defined-vehicle platforms, ADAS, battery and EV components, acoustics, drivetrain and exterior systems.
WHAT „FOCUS“ MEANS IN PRACTICE
WHAT „FOCUS“ MEANS IN PRACTICE
WHAT „FOCUS“ MEANS IN PRACTICE
O N E S E C T O R . E V E R Y S U B - S E G M E N T .
O N E S E C T O R . E V E R Y S U B - S E G M E N T .
O N E S E C T O R . E V E R Y S U B - S E G M E N T .
From painted polymer exteriors to high-voltage battery components, from powertrain component carve-outs to sensor technology consolidation, from acoustics to automotive software — we have led transactions across the breadth of the automotive and mobility technology value chain.
From painted polymer exteriors to high-voltage battery components, from powertrain component carve-outs to sensor technology consolidation, from acoustics to automotive software — we have led transactions across the breadth of the automotive and mobility technology value chain.
From painted polymer exteriors to high-voltage battery components, from powertrain component carve-outs to sensor technology consolidation, from acoustics to automotive software — we have led transactions across the breadth of the automotive and mobility technology value chain.
C R O S S - B O R D E R B Y D E F A U L T .
C R O S S - B O R D E R B Y D E F A U L T .
C R O S S - B O R D E R B Y D E F A U L T .
DACH-rooted, globally executed. The most interesting outcomes for our clients almost always involve a strategic or financial counterparty on another continent — and our network is built for that reality.
DACH-rooted, globally executed. The most interesting outcomes for our clients almost always involve a strategic or financial counterparty on another continent — and our network is built for that reality.
DACH-rooted, globally executed. The most interesting outcomes for our clients almost always involve a strategic or financial counterparty on another continent — and our network is built for that reality.
S E N I O R A T T E N T I O N , A L W A Y S .
S E N I O R A T T E N T I O N , A L W A Y S .
S E N I O R A T T E N T I O N , A L W A Y S .
Every mandate is led personally, end-to-end, by the partner who originated it. No hand-offs, no junior-led process, no diluted accountability.
Every mandate is led personally, end-to-end, by the partner who originated it. No hand-offs, no junior-led process, no diluted accountability.
Every mandate is led personally, end-to-end, by the partner who originated it. No hand-offs, no junior-led process, no diluted accountability.
C O M P L E X S I T U AT I O N S W E L C O M E .
C O M P L E X S I T U AT I O N S W E L C O M E .
C O M P L E X S I T U AT I O N S W E L C O M E .
Carve-outs, simultaneous sale-merger-reinvestment structures, lender-led restructurings, dual-track strategic and PE processes — the assignments we are best known for are the ones that required the most disciplined process design.
Carve-outs, simultaneous sale-merger-reinvestment structures, lender-led restructurings, dual-track strategic and PE processes — the assignments we are best known for are the ones that required the most disciplined process design.
Carve-outs, simultaneous sale-merger-reinvestment structures, lender-led restructurings, dual-track strategic and PE processes — the assignments we are best known for are the ones that required the most disciplined process design.
WHO WE WORK WITH
WHO WE WORK WITH
WHO WE WORK WITH
Founders and family shareholders
considering succession, partial liquidity or full exit
Corporates
carving out non-core businesses or acquiring strategic capabilities
Private equity firms
entering, scaling or exiting automotive and mobility portfolio assets
Lenders and stakeholders
navigating complex restructuring situations
OUR NORTH STAR
OUR NORTH STAR
OUR NORTH STAR
They are looking for the right one defined by three qualities.
They are looking for the right one defined by three qualities.
They are looking for the right one defined by three qualities.
COMPETENCE.
COMPETENCE.
COMPETENCE.
Not generalist competence — sector competence. Earned the only way it can be earned: by spending an entire career inside one industry, leading transactions across every part of its value chain, and developing the kind of nuanced judgement that only comes from having been in the room when difficult decisions were made. We know what a painted-polymer exterior business is worth to a strategic in North America. We know which financial sponsor will move on an ICE-to-EV carve-out and which one will pass. We know how an OEM’s procurement organisation will react to a change of control. This is the work we have done, repeatedly, for thirty years.
Not generalist competence — sector competence. Earned the only way it can be earned: by spending an entire career inside one industry, leading transactions across every part of its value chain, and developing the kind of nuanced judgement that only comes from having been in the room when difficult decisions were made. We know what a painted-polymer exterior business is worth to a strategic in North America. We know which financial sponsor will move on an ICE-to-EV carve-out and which one will pass. We know how an OEM’s procurement organisation will react to a change of control. This is the work we have done, repeatedly, for thirty years.
Not generalist competence — sector competence. Earned the only way it can be earned: by spending an entire career inside one industry, leading transactions across every part of its value chain, and developing the kind of nuanced judgement that only comes from having been in the room when difficult decisions were made. We know what a painted-polymer exterior business is worth to a strategic in North America. We know which financial sponsor will move on an ICE-to-EV carve-out and which one will pass. We know how an OEM’s procurement organisation will react to a change of control. This is the work we have done, repeatedly, for thirty years.
INTEGRITY.
INTEGRITY.
INTEGRITY.
The automotive and mobility sector is small. Reputations travel quickly, and so do the consequences of bad advice. We treat every mandate as an extension of our own credibility — which means absolute confidentiality, complete alignment with the client’s interest, and the willingness to tell a client what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. Our network exists because the people in it know that what they share with us stays with us, and that the advice they receive is unconflicted by any other product, balance-sheet or institutional agenda.
The automotive and mobility sector is small. Reputations travel quickly, and so do the consequences of bad advice. We treat every mandate as an extension of our own credibility — which means absolute confidentiality, complete alignment with the client’s interest, and the willingness to tell a client what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. Our network exists because the people in it know that what they share with us stays with us, and that the advice they receive is unconflicted by any other product, balance-sheet or institutional agenda.
The automotive and mobility sector is small. Reputations travel quickly, and so do the consequences of bad advice. We treat every mandate as an extension of our own credibility — which means absolute confidentiality, complete alignment with the client’s interest, and the willingness to tell a client what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. Our network exists because the people in it know that what they share with us stays with us, and that the advice they receive is unconflicted by any other product, balance-sheet or institutional agenda.
COMMITMENT.
COMMITMENT.
A transaction is rarely won in the obvious moments. It is won in the unglamorous ones — the late-night call with a lender, the third trip to a buyer’s headquarters, the willingness to re-open a negotiation when an easier path was available. We commit to our clients without reservation, for as long as the work requires, and with the seniority of attention that only a partner-led boutique can offer. When we take a mandate, we are in our client’s corner — fully, personally, and to the end.
A transaction is rarely won in the obvious moments. It is won in the unglamorous ones — the late-night call with a lender, the third trip to a buyer’s headquarters, the willingness to re-open a negotiation when an easier path was available. We commit to our clients without reservation, for as long as the work requires, and with the seniority of attention that only a partner-led boutique can offer. When we take a mandate, we are in our client’s corner — fully, personally, and to the end.
SELECTED TRANSACTIONS
SELECTED TRANSACTIONS
SELECTED TRANSACTIONS
Over the years, the Autonomy House Team has personally led or worked on around 150 successfully executed transactions. We are highlighting a few recent successful assignments:
Over the years, the Autonomy House Team has personally led or worked on around 150 successfully executed transactions. We are highlighting a few recent successful assignments:
Over the years, the Autonomy House Team has personally led or worked on around 150 successfully executed transactions. We are highlighting a few recent successful assignments:
SELECTED REFERENCES
SELECTED REFERENCES
SELECTED REFERENCES
Sell Side
Private Equity Client
BEV Components
SELL-SIDE ADVISOR TO H2 EQUITY
EV / BATTERY ECOSYSTEM
Sell Side
Private Equity Client
BEV Components
SELL-SIDE ADVISOR TO H2 EQUITY
EV / BATTERY ECOSYSTEM
Sell Side
Corporate Client
Exterior Trim
SELL-SIDE ADVISOR TO REHAU GROUP
EXTERIOR & POLYMER SYSTEMS
Sell Side
Corporate Client
Exterior Trim
SELL-SIDE ADVISOR TO REHAU GROUP
EXTERIOR & POLYMER SYSTEMS
Buy Side
Corporate Client
Powertrain Components
BUY-SIDE ADVISOR TO NEAPCO
DRIVETRAIN / DRIVELINE
Buy Side
Corporate Client
Powertrain Components
BUY-SIDE ADVISOR TO NEAPCO
DRIVETRAIN / DRIVELINE
Sell Side
Private Equity Client
Audio Components
SELL-SIDE ADVISOR TO VE PARTNERS AND ARDENT EQUITY
ACOUSTICS & INFOTAINMENT
Sell Side
Private Equity Client
Audio Components
SELL-SIDE ADVISOR TO VE PARTNERS AND ARDENT EQUITY
ACOUSTICS & INFOTAINMENT
Autonomy House
Autonomy House
Autonomy House
AUTONOMY HOUSE
+49 · 172 · 6515412
AUTONOMY HOUSE
+49 · 172 · 6515412
AUTONOMY HOUSE
+49 · 172 · 6515412