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Hidden Champions of Consulting

Your Hidden Champion

Detailed first-hand insights: characteristics of the corporate culture, locations, different entry opportunities and much more information about applications and careers.

A Hidden Champion - What is it?

A consultancy that is honoured as "Hidden Champion" must compete with McKinsey, BCG and Bain (the ‘MBBs’) and fulfil three conditions:

1. Less well-known than MBB.
2. Operates in the same market as MBB.
3. Better than MBB in their area of expertise.

Be in Good Company

Hidden Champions provide various advantages compared to large consultancies such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain or the Big 4.

Crack the Case

Explore the vast collection of cases from the 30 Hidden Champions.

Executive Summary

The Hidden Champions Study 2026/27 summarised in one document.

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3con Process Industry

accilium Mobility

ACTRANS Aerospace & Defense

AdEx Partners Program & Project Management

Agora Strategy Geopolitics

Altman Solon Telecommunications & Media

Batten & Company Marketing

CPC Change management

d-fine Data & Analytics

EFESO Engineering & Production

H&Z Purchasing & Procurement
Transformation

Horn & Company Banking & Insurance

IMP Disruption

Implement Consulting Group Strategy Execution

Infront Digital Transformation

M2P Consulting Travel, Transport & Logistics

OC&C Consumer Goods & Retail

PD Public Sector

Prof. Roll & Pastuch Pricing & Distribution

quattron Network Infrastructures

Structure Management Partner Operational turnaround

sustainable Sustainability

TARGUS Business Performance
Engineering & Production
Product cost management

The Advisory House Energy & Utilities

TMG Consultants Manufacturing Industry

TTE Strategy Strategy

undconsorten Change management
Leadership & Organization

ZEQ Healthcare