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1<section class="relative isolate h-[72svh] min-h-[440px] overflow-hidden bg-background pt-20 md:h-[80svh] md:max-h-[960px] md:min-h-[520px]"><picture class="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 top-20 -z-10 block bg-foreground"><source media="(max-width: 1023px) and (orientation: portrait)" srcSet="/hero/forth-bridge-schmal.webp" width="1200" height="1500"/><img src="/hero/forth-bridge-breit.webp" alt="The Forth Bridge near Edinburgh with a cruise ship" width="4800" height="1050" loading="eager" fetchPriority="high" decoding="async" class="block h-full w-full object-cover object-[62%_50%]"/></picture><div aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 -z-10 h-2/5 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/45 to-transparent"></div><div class="mx-auto flex h-full w-full max-w-7xl items-end px-5 pb-10 lg:px-8 lg:pb-14"><div class="reveal-up max-w-3xl"><h1 class="font-display text-4xl font-normal leading-[1.05] text-white [text-shadow:0_1px_12px_rgb(0_0_0/0.35)] sm:text-5xl lg:text-6xl">We bridge the gap<span aria-hidden="true">.</span></h1></div></div></section><section class="border-b border-border py-16 lg:py-20"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><dl class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-8 gap-y-10 lg:grid-cols-4 lg:gap-8"><div class="max-w-xs"><dt class="font-display text-4xl font-medium leading-none tracking-tight tabular-nums sm:text-5xl lg:text-6xl">2003</dt><dd class="mt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">founded in Hamburg, owner-led ever since</dd></div><div class="max-w-xs"><dt class="font-display text-4xl font-medium leading-none tracking-tight tabular-nums sm:text-5xl lg:text-6xl">40+</dt><dd class="mt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">transactions and mandates</dd></div><div class="max-w-xs"><dt class="font-display text-4xl font-medium leading-none tracking-tight tabular-nums sm:text-5xl lg:text-6xl">8</dt><dd class="mt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">countries with cross-border mandates</dd></div><div class="max-w-xs"><dt class="font-display text-4xl font-medium leading-none tracking-tight tabular-nums sm:text-5xl lg:text-6xl">3</dt><dd class="mt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">sectors in focus</dd></div></dl></div></section><section class="border-b border-border py-28 lg:py-40"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><div class="grid gap-14 lg:grid-cols-[1fr_minmax(0,26rem)] lg:gap-20"><div class="@container"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary">The firm</p><h2 class="mt-4 text-3xl font-semibold leading-[1.05] sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">How UCF works.</h2><p class="mt-6 whitespace-nowrap font-display text-[min(3.9cqw,1.875rem)] leading-snug">Structured corporate transactions. Since 2003.</p><div class="mt-14 grid max-w-[34rem] gap-10 lg:mt-16"><article><h3 class="font-display text-lg font-semibold leading-snug">The managing director leads the mandate</h3><p class="mt-2.5 leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">No handover between pitch and negotiation, and no team in between.</p></article><article><h3 class="font-display text-lg font-semibold leading-snug">Exclusive and free of conflicts</h3><p class="mt-2.5 leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">In any transaction UCF acts for one side only, and advises against a deal when it does not serve the client.</p></article><article><h3 class="font-display text-lg font-semibold leading-snug">From concept to closing</h3><p class="mt-2.5 leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Strategy, structuring, financial projections, valuation, data room, negotiation and, on request, financing advice.</p></article></div></div><figure class="lg:justify-self-end"><img src="/team/peter-urbanek.webp" alt="Portrait of Dr. Peter Urbanek" width="1200" height="1200" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aspect-[4/5] w-full max-w-sm object-cover object-top"/><figcaption class="mt-6 max-w-sm"><blockquote class="font-display text-xl leading-snug">“The person you meet in the first conversation also runs the negotiation.”</blockquote><p class="mt-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Dr. Peter Urbanek<span class="mx-2">·</span>Managing Director and Owner</p></figcaption></figure></div></div></section><section id="transaktionen" class="border-b border-border py-28 lg:py-40"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary">Track record</p><h2 class="mt-4 text-3xl font-semibold leading-[1.05] sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">Selected transactions</h2><div class="mt-14 grid gap-px border border-border bg-border sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3"><article class="flex flex-col bg-background"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center border-t-2 border-primary px-8 pb-12 pt-8 text-center"><p class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Advising the buyer</p><div class="mt-8 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/hanse-service.svg" alt="Hanse Service Internationale Fachspedition GmbH and Pharmalogisticspartner Internationale Fachspedition GmbH" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-7 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Share deal, 100 per cent, buy-side<span class="mx-auto mt-3 block h-px w-10 bg-border"></span><span class="mt-3 block text-foreground">to</span></p><div class="mt-7 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/logwin.webp" alt="Logwin" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-auto pt-9 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">Transport and logistics, pharmaceutical and food logistics</p></div></article><article class="flex flex-col bg-background"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center border-t-2 border-primary px-8 pb-12 pt-8 text-center"><p class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Advising the seller</p><div class="mt-8 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/bitunamel-feldmann.webp" alt="BITUNAMEL FELDMANN GMBH, transport and waste management division" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-7 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Asset deal, sell-side<span class="mx-auto mt-3 block h-px w-10 bg-border"></span><span class="mt-3 block text-foreground">to</span></p><div class="mt-7 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/veolia.webp" alt="Veolia Umweltservice Nord GmbH" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-auto pt-9 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">Waste management / circular economy</p></div></article><article class="flex flex-col bg-background"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center border-t-2 border-primary px-8 pb-12 pt-8 text-center"><p class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Advising the seller</p><div class="mt-8 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/gab.svg" alt="Gesellschaft für Abfallwirtschaft und Abfallbehandlung mbH (GAB), 49 per cent stake" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-7 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Partial privatisation, PPP, EU tender procedure<span class="mx-auto mt-3 block h-px w-10 bg-border"></span><span class="mt-3 block text-foreground">to</span></p><div class="mt-7 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/remondis.webp" alt="Remondis" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-auto pt-9 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">Waste management, public private partnership</p></div></article><article class="flex flex-col bg-background"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center border-t-2 border-primary px-8 pb-12 pt-8 text-center"><p class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Advising the seller</p><div class="mt-8 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/sd-spezialstahl.webp" alt="S+D Spezialstahl Handelsgesellschaft mbH and S+D Speciality Metals UK Limited" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-7 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Share deal, majority stake, sell-side<span class="mx-auto mt-3 block h-px w-10 bg-border"></span><span class="mt-3 block text-foreground">to</span></p><div class="mt-7 flex h-14 items-center justify-center">
1<img src="/logos/bibus-holding.webp" alt="BIBUS Holding" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-auto pt-9 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">Metals trading, high-performance materials</p></div></article><article class="flex flex-col bg-background"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center border-t-2 border-primary px-8 pb-12 pt-8 text-center"><p class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Advising the seller</p><div class="mt-8 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/asup.webp" alt="ASUP Group, Seevetal" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-7 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Equity investment, succession<span class="mx-auto mt-3 block h-px w-10 bg-border"></span><span class="mt-3 block text-foreground">to</span></p><div class="mt-7 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/maxburg-capital-partners.webp" alt="Fund advised by Maxburg Capital Partners" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-auto pt-9 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">Equipment for hazardous material remediation</p></div></article><article class="flex flex-col bg-background"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center border-t-2 border-primary px-8 pb-12 pt-8 text-center"><p class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Advising the seller</p><div class="mt-8 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/arcadia-hotels.webp" alt="Arcadia Hotels, 12 hotels from the three and four star portfolio" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-7 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Portfolio sale, sell-side<span class="mx-auto mt-3 block h-px w-10 bg-border"></span><span class="mt-3 block text-foreground">to</span></p><div class="mt-7 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/vienna-international.webp" alt="Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-auto pt-9 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">Hotels / real estate</p></div></article><article class="flex flex-col bg-background"><div class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center border-t-2 border-primary px-8 pb-12 pt-8 text-center"><p class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Advising the buyer</p><div class="mt-8 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/pape-entsorgung.webp" alt="Pape Entsorgung GmbH, Hannover" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-7 max-w-xs text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Share deal, 100 per cent, buy-side<span class="mx-auto mt-3 block h-px w-10 bg-border"></span><span class="mt-3 block text-foreground">to</span></p><div class="mt-7 flex h-14 items-center justify-center"><img src="/logos/toensmeier.webp" alt="Tönsmeier Gruppe, Porta Westfalica" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-14 w-52 object-contain"/></div><p class="mt-auto pt-9 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">Waste management</p></div></article><div class="hidden bg-background sm:block lg:hidden" style="grid-column:span 1" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="hidden bg-background lg:block" style="grid-column:span 2" aria-hidden="true"></div></div></div></section><section class="border-y border-border bg-background py-20 lg:py-24"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><p class="text-center text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-muted-foreground">Clients and counterparties</p><ul class="mx-auto mt-10 grid max-w-5xl grid-cols-3 items-center gap-x-4 gap-y-10 sm:gap-x-8 sm:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-6"><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/alba-group.webp" alt="Logo ALBA Group" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/aqualia.webp" alt="Logo aqualia" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/asup.webp" alt="Logo ASUP" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/delton.webp" alt="Logo DELTON" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/ecm-equity-capital-management.webp" alt="Logo ECM Equity Capital Management" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/kloeckner-pentaplast.webp" alt="Logo kloeckner pentaplast" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/klumpe.webp" alt="Logo KLUMPE" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/logwin.webp" alt="Logo LOGWIN" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/macquarie.webp" alt="Logo MACQUARIE" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/maxburg-capital-partners.webp" alt="Logo MAXBURG Capital Partners" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/perusa.webp" alt="Logo PERUSA" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/prezero.webp" alt="Logo PreZero" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/remondis.webp" alt="Logo REMONDIS" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/silverfern-group.webp" alt="Logo Silverfern Group" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/stadtreinigung-hamburg.webp" alt="Logo Stadtreinigung Hamburg" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/suez-sita.webp" alt="Logo SUEZ SITA" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li><li class="flex h-9 min-w-0 items-center justify-center sm:h-10"><img src="/logos/veolia.webp" alt="Logo VEOLIA" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="max-h-9 w-auto max-w-full object-contain sm:max-h-10"/></li></ul></div></section><section id="prozess" class="border-b border-border bg-secondary py-28 lg:py-40"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><div class="max-w-2xl"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary">Process</p><h2 class="mt-4 text-3xl font-semibold leading-[1.05] [overflow-wrap:anywhere] sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">Selling a company</h2><p class="mt-6 max-w-xl leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Nine steps, from the engagement letter to completion. Most owners go through this once. We go through it every time.</p></div><ol class="mt-12 grid gap-px border border-border bg-border sm:grid-cols-3 xl:grid-cols-9"><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 bg-primary text-primary-foreground"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary-foreground
1/70">01</span><span class="size-3.5 shrink-0"></span></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Engagement</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-primary-foreground/75">Month 1</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">02</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Sale documents</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 1-2</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">03</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Long list</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 1-2</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">04</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Approach</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 2-3</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">05</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Indicative offers</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 3-4</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">06</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Due diligence</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 4-6</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">07</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Negotiation</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 6-7</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">08</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Signing</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 7-8</span></button></li><li class="min-w-0 bg-background"><button type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="prozess-detail" class="group flex h-full w-full flex-col items-start gap-2 px-4 py-5 text-left transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-secondary lg:px-3 lg:py-6 hover:bg-brand-soft"><span class="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2"><span class="font-display text-sm tabular-nums text-primary">09</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-plus size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-colors group-hover:text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="M12 5v14"></path></svg></span><span class="w-full font-display text-sm font-semibold leading-snug [overflow-wrap:anywhere] lg:text-sm">Closing</span><span class="mt-auto w-full pt-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground">Month 8-9</span></button></li></ol><div class="border-x border-b border-border bg-background pb-5 pt-6"><div class="flex items-center xl:hidden" aria-hidden="true"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right mr-1 size-4 shrink-0 text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="hidden items-center xl:flex" aria-hidden="true"><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-primary"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-muted-foreground
1/40" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-muted-foreground/40" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-muted-foreground/40" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-muted-foreground/40" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-muted-foreground/40" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-muted-foreground/40" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-0 translate-x-1/2 text-muted-foreground/40" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div><div class="relative flex flex-1 items-center"><span class="h-px w-full bg-border"></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-chevron-right absolute top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 right-1 text-primary" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"></path></svg></div></div><div class="mt-3 flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4 px-4 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-muted-foreground lg:px-3"><span>Month 1</span><span class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-muted-foreground/70">From the engagement letter</span><span>Month 9</span></div></div><div id="prozess-detail" class="border-x border-b border-border bg-background xl:block xl:min-h-[13rem] "><div class="grid gap-8 p-7 lg:grid-cols-[1.4fr_1fr] lg:gap-14 lg:p-10"><div><p class="font-display text-xs tabular-nums text-primary">01<span class="mx-2 text-border">|</span><span class="text-muted-foreground">Month 1</span></p><h3 class="mt-2 font-display text-2xl font-semibold">Engagement</h3><p class="mt-4 max-w-2xl leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Scope, fee and mandate are set down in writing, together with the question of who on the seller&#x27;s side is in the know. Work begins only after that.</p></div><dl class="space-y-5 border-t border-border pt-6 text-sm lg:border-l lg:border-t-0 lg:pl-14 lg:pt-0"><div><dt class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-muted-foreground">What is produced</dt><dd class="mt-1.5 leading-relaxed">Engagement letter</dd></div><div><dt class="text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-muted-foreground">The step is complete when</dt><dd class="mt-1.5 leading-relaxed">
1the engagement letter has been signed.</dd></div></dl></div></div><p class="mt-8 font-display text-lg text-primary">A transaction usually runs over six to nine months.</p></div></section><section id="branchen" class="border-y border-border bg-secondary py-28 lg:py-40"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary">Sectors</p><h2 class="mt-4 max-w-3xl text-3xl font-semibold sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">Sector expertise</h2><div class="mt-16 border-t border-border"><div class="border-b border-border py-10 lg:py-12"><img src="/sektoren/kreislaufwirtschaft.webp" alt="Aerial view of the basins of a water treatment plant" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="mb-10 h-40 w-full object-cover lg:h-56"/><h3 class="font-display text-2xl font-semibold leading-snug lg:text-3xl">Circular economy, waste management &amp; recycling</h3></div><div class="border-b border-border py-10 lg:py-12"><img src="/sektoren/transport-logistik.webp" alt="Container gantries and containers in the Port of Hamburg" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="mb-10 h-40 w-full object-cover lg:h-56"/><h3 class="font-display text-2xl font-semibold leading-snug lg:text-3xl">Transport &amp; logistics</h3></div><div class="border-b border-border py-10 lg:py-12"><img src="/sektoren/gesundheitswirtschaft.webp" alt="Arms of a da Vinci Xi surgical robot in an operating theatre" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="mb-10 h-40 w-full object-cover lg:h-56"/><h3 class="font-display text-2xl font-semibold leading-snug lg:text-3xl">Healthcare</h3></div></div><div class="mt-10"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">Further sectors</p><ul class="mt-5 grid max-w-4xl gap-x-12 gap-y-2.5 leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground sm:grid-cols-2"><li>Privatisations &amp; PPP</li><li>Packaging &amp; speciality films</li><li>Building materials</li><li>Metals trading &amp; high-performance materials</li><li>Speciality chemicals</li><li>Hotels</li><li>Food &amp; speciality food</li><li>Engineering services for oil, gas and offshore wind</li></ul></div></div></section><section class="border-b border-border py-28 lg:py-40"><div class="mx-auto grid max-w-7xl gap-12 px-5 lg:grid-cols-[1fr_1fr] lg:gap-16 lg:px-8"><div><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary">Reach</p><h2 class="mt-4 text-3xl font-semibold sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">The buyer is rarely next door.</h2><p class="mt-6 max-w-xl leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Anyone selling a company rarely finds the right buyer in their own region. In our sectors we know who is active and where they are based. The transactions below crossed a national border.</p></div><img src="/karte/welt.svg" alt="World map showing the countries where UCF has advised on transactions" width="1600" height="905" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="mt-10 w-full"/><div class="border-t border-border pt-7 lg:border-l lg:border-t-0 lg:pl-12 lg:pt-0"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">Cross-border mandates</p><ul class="mt-5 divide-y divide-border"><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">Switzerland: BIBUS, Sager AG</li><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">United Kingdom: CeDo, Rutland Partners</li><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">Finland: Wipak, Wihuri</li><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">USA: Silverfern, New York</li><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">Australia: Macquarie, Sydney</li><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">Spain: Aqualia, Madrid</li><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">France: Suez, Paris</li><li class="py-3.5 text-sm">Austria: Vienna International</li></ul></div></div></section><section id="team" class="py-28 lg:py-40"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary">Team</p><h2 class="mt-4 max-w-3xl text-3xl font-semibold sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">Personal advice.</h2><div class="mt-16 border-t border-border"><article class="grid gap-6 border-b border-border py-10 sm:grid-cols-[13rem_1fr] sm:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-[16rem_1fr] lg:gap-14 lg:py-12"><img src="/team/peter-urbanek.webp" alt="Portrait of Dr. Peter Urbanek" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="1200" class="aspect-square w-full max-w-[13rem] object-cover object-top sm:max-w-none"/><div class="max-w-2xl"><h3 class="flex items-center gap-2 font-display text-2xl font-semibold">Dr. Peter Urbanek<a href="https://de.linkedin.com/in/dr-peter-urbanek-98b50756" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Dr. Peter Urbanek on LinkedIn" class="text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-linkedin size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M16 8a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v7h-4v-7a2 2 0 0 0-2-2 2 2 0 0 0-2 2v7h-4v-7a6 6 0 0 1 6-6z"></path><rect width="4" height="12" x="2" y="9"></rect><circle cx="4" cy="4" r="2"></circle></svg></a></h3><p class="mt-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Managing Director and Owner</p><p class="mt-3 text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-muted-foreground">PhD in Economics, University of Göttingen</p><p class="mt-5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Founded UCF in June 2003. Before that he headed IKB Corporate Finance at IKB Deutsche Industriebank in Düsseldorf and Berenberg Consult at Joh. Berenberg, Gossler &amp; Co. in Hamburg.</p></div></article><article class="grid gap-6 border-b border-border py-10 sm:grid-cols-[13rem_1fr] sm:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-[16rem_1fr] lg:gap-14 lg:py-12"><img src="/team/alexander-linnemann.webp" alt="Portrait of Alexander Linnemann" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="1200" class="aspect-square w-full max-w-[13rem] object-cover object-top sm:max-w-none"/><div class="max-w-2xl"><h3 class="flex items-center gap-2 font-display text-2xl font-semibold">Alexander Linnemann</h3><p class="mt-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Associated Partner, since June 2026</p><p class="mt-3 text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-muted-foreground">
1University of St. Gallen, Aarhus BSS, Copenhagen Business School</p><p class="mt-5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Eight years in portfolio management, alternatives research and capital introductions for institutional and family office clients. Founder of AssetBridge Services in Copenhagen; previously Head of Equities at Schmiegelow Fondsmæglerselskab.</p></div></article><article class="grid gap-6 border-b border-border py-10 sm:grid-cols-[13rem_1fr] sm:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-[16rem_1fr] lg:gap-14 lg:py-12"><img src="/team/wolfgang-grimme.webp" alt="Portrait of Dr. Wolfgang Grimme" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="1200" class="aspect-square w-full max-w-[13rem] object-cover object-top sm:max-w-none"/><div class="max-w-2xl"><h3 class="flex items-center gap-2 font-display text-2xl font-semibold">Dr. Wolfgang Grimme<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-wolfgang-grimme-4246871/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Dr. Wolfgang Grimme on LinkedIn" class="text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-linkedin size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M16 8a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v7h-4v-7a2 2 0 0 0-2-2 2 2 0 0 0-2 2v7h-4v-7a6 6 0 0 1 6-6z"></path><rect width="4" height="12" x="2" y="9"></rect><circle cx="4" cy="4" r="2"></circle></svg></a></h3><p class="mt-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Project Lead Healthcare</p><p class="mt-3 text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-muted-foreground">Former district administrator, business graduate, PhD in Economics</p><p class="mt-5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Advises private and public organisations on strategy, restructuring and organisational development. Managing director of a general hospital, a care home and a medical care centre; restructured and privatised a municipal hospital.</p></div></article><article class="grid gap-6 border-b border-border py-10 sm:grid-cols-[13rem_1fr] sm:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-[16rem_1fr] lg:gap-14 lg:py-12"><img src="/team/luis-dieterle.webp" alt="Portrait of Luis Dieterle" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="1200" class="aspect-square w-full max-w-[13rem] object-cover object-top sm:max-w-none"/><div class="max-w-2xl"><h3 class="flex items-center gap-2 font-display text-2xl font-semibold">Luis Dieterle<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-dieterle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Luis Dieterle on LinkedIn" class="text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-linkedin size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M16 8a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v7h-4v-7a2 2 0 0 0-2-2 2 2 0 0 0-2 2v7h-4v-7a6 6 0 0 1 6-6z"></path><rect width="4" height="12" x="2" y="9"></rect><circle cx="4" cy="4" r="2"></circle></svg></a></h3><p class="mt-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Associate, since September 2026</p><p class="mt-3 text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-muted-foreground">MBA Kansas Wesleyan University, ISM Hamburg</p><p class="mt-5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Experience in M&amp;A at DealCircle and in investment management at a Hamburg family office. Focus: company and market analyses, identification and assessment of acquisition targets.</p></div></article><article class="grid gap-6 border-b border-border py-10 sm:grid-cols-[13rem_1fr] sm:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-[16rem_1fr] lg:gap-14 lg:py-12"><img src="/team/justin-mueller.webp" alt="Portrait of Justin Müller" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="1200" class="aspect-square w-full max-w-[13rem] object-cover object-top sm:max-w-none"/><div class="max-w-2xl"><h3 class="flex items-center gap-2 font-display text-2xl font-semibold">Justin Müller<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-m%C3%BCller-31678a1b3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Justin Müller on LinkedIn" class="text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-linkedin size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M16 8a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v7h-4v-7a2 2 0 0 0-2-2 2 2 0 0 0-2 2v7h-4v-7a6 6 0 0 1 6-6z"></path><rect width="4" height="12" x="2" y="9"></rect><circle cx="4" cy="4" r="2"></circle></svg></a></h3><p class="mt-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-primary">Assistant to the Management, since January 2026</p><p class="mt-3 text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.1em] text-muted-foreground">International Business Administration, BSP Business and Law School</p><p class="mt-5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Previously research analyst at AI.Invest GmbH, responsible for identifying and assessing AI start-ups and for building databases to support investment decisions.</p></div></article></div></div></section><section id="aktuelles" class="border-y border-border bg-secondary py-28 lg:py-40"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-primary">News</p><h2 class="mt-4 max-w-3xl text-3xl font-semibold sm:text-4xl lg:text-5xl">Market commentary and news.</h2><div class="mt-14 border-t border-border"><article class="grid gap-4 border-b border-border py-8 sm:grid-cols-[6rem_4.5rem_1fr_auto] sm:items-start sm:gap-8"><div class="flex items-baseline gap-4 sm:flex-col sm:gap-1"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-primary">Appointment</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">11 September 2026</p></div><div class="hidden sm:block"></div><div class="max-w-xl"><h3 class="font-display text-xl font-medium leading-snug">Two new colleagues</h3><p class="mt-2 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">Alexander Linnemann joins UCF as Associated Partner, Luis Dieterle has been with us as Associate since September 2026.</p></div></article><article class="grid gap-4 border-b border-border py-8 sm:grid-cols-[6rem_4.5rem_1fr_auto] sm:items-start sm:gap-8"><div class="flex items-baseline gap-4 sm:flex-col sm:gap-1"><p class="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-primary">Newsletter</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">25 March 2026</p></div><div class="hidden sm:block"><img src="/insights/2026-03-25-gesundheitsmobilitaet-titel.webp" alt="Cover of the newsletter Gesundheitsmobilität" width="600" height="849" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="w-full border border-border bg-background object-cover shadow-sm"/></div><div class="max-w-xl"><h3 class="font-display text-xl font-medium leading-snug">Healthcare mobility</h3><p class="mt-2 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">The market for patient transport and mobility services for people with disabilities faces a turning point in 2026. 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The reality in 2026…</p></div><a href="/insights/2026-03-25-m-a-in-der-kreislaufwirtschaft.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" hrefLang="de" class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 whitespace-nowrap text-sm font-medium hover:text-primary">Open PDF (2 pages), in German<!-- --> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-up-right size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M7 7h10v10"></path><path d="M7 17 17 7"></path></svg></a></article></div><a href="/en/news" class="mt-10 inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium hover:text-primary">All news<!-- --> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a></div></section><section aria-hidden="false" class="border-t border-border"><img src="/kontakt/mellin-passage.webp" alt="The Mellin-Passage in Hamburg, where the offices of Dr. Urbanek Corporate Finance are located" width="2400" height="1049" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="h-[42vh] min-h-[280px] w-full object-cover lg:h-[52vh]"/></section><section id="kontakt" class="bg-brand-soft py-32 lg:py-48"><div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-5 lg:px-8"><p class="max-w-2xl font-display text-3xl font-medium leading-snug sm:text-4xl">Every transaction begins with a conversation.</p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium cursor-pointer transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-background disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed [&amp;_svg]:pointer-events-none [&amp;_svg]:size-4 [&amp;_svg]:shrink-0 bg-primary text-primary-foreground shadow-sm hover:bg-foreground focus-visible:ring-primary h-11 px-6 mt-12">Speak to us<!-- --> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a></div></section></main><footer class="border-t border-border py-12"><div class="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl flex-col gap-6 px-5 text-xs text-muted-foreground lg:px-8"><address class="not-italic">Neuer Wall 13 (Mellin-Passage)<!-- -->, <!-- -->20354 Hamburg</address><div class="flex flex-col justify-between gap-5 sm:flex-row"><span>© 2026 <!-- -->Dr. Urbanek Corporate Finance GmbH</span><div class="flex items-center gap-6"><a href="/en/imprint" class="hover:text-primary">Imprint</a><a href="/en/privacy" class="hover:text-primary">Privacy</a><a href="https://de.linkedin.com/company/dr-urbanek-corporate-finance-gmbh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="UCF on LinkedIn" class="text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-linkedin size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M16 8a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v7h-4v-7a2 2 0 0 0-2-2 2 2 0 0 0-2 2v7h-4v-7a6 6 0 0 1 6-6z"></path><rect width="4" height="12" x="2" y="9"></rect><circle cx="4" cy="4" r="2"></circle></svg></a></div></div></div></footer></div>
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