Wolfgang Gries

Strategic Business Consulting

Strategic business development, M&A advisory, and investment strategies

… built on 30+ years of executive leadership across global corporations, high-tech innovation, and technology startups in Europe and Silicon Valley

Expertise

My Service

01 Plan

Business positioning, organizational excellence

Change management process

02 Market

Market analysis, market segmentation, Strategic positioning, sales distribution channels, marketing activities.

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Investment strategies, pre- and post money business valuation, M&A support, due-diligence process

R&D organization and process, market relevant product portfolio development, IP-strategies, technology transfer

03 Technology

04 Investors & M&A

References

Wolfgang successfully led the M&A process for Art Photonics GmbH following its acquisition by Nynomic AG. He also managed the integration phase and supported the onboarding of the new CEO.

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Dr. Stefanie Foerster (CEO at ArtPhotonics)

Wolfgang’s support has been instrumental in sharpening our product and service portfolio and driving revenue growth. As a member of our Board of Directors, he continues to contribute an important element to our business success through his experience.

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Darius Gadonas (CEO at Femtika)

With Wolfgang’s support, we successfully expanded our serviceable market by developing a product that generates additional recurring revenue alongside our established integration business. He supported the analysis of customer requirements, defined the scope (URS), initiated the development process, and recruited key development engineers.

Michael Dubach (CEO at Plek)

Expertise

Trained as a physicist at TU-Berlin and holding an Executive MBA from Stanford, I bring a unique blend of analytical rigor and strategic leadership to complex business challenges.

With more than 30 years of experience across industry leading public companies and technology startups in Europe and Silicon Valley, I have led strategic business development initiatives, driven high-tech innovation in product development, and played a pivotal role in mergers and acquisitions on both sides buyer and seller.

My experience includes strategic business planing, management change processes, technology transfer, leading due diligence processes and integrating organizations to unlock sustainable value. I am accustomed to working at board and executive level and managing stakeholder relationships across customers, suppliers, investors, and internal teams.

My leadership approach is collaborative, team oriented, pragmatic, and value-driven—focused on customer centricity, innovation, and long-term success.