Houlihan Lokey Advises Tsetinis Consulting

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Tsetinis Consulting (Tsetinis), a management consultancy firm championing end-to-end performance improvement and sustainability, has been acquired by private-equity-backed EFESO Management Consultants (EFESO), a leading international pure-player consulting group in industrial operations strategy and performance improvement. The transaction closed on 28 April 2023.

Headquartered in Austria, Tsetinis serves industrial clients worldwide and is renowned for its proprietary improvement approach integrating product, sustainability, and business performances. Tsetinis is a champion in performance improvement, with an outstanding track record of delivering tangible results. As a lead advisor for the automotive and manufacturing industry, Tsetinis clearly sets itself apart by combining consistent best-practice thinking with its quest for innovation and sustainability.

Tsetinis will become part of EFESO, a leading international pure-player consulting group in industrial operations strategy and performance improvement with 35 offices around the world. Together, EFESO Management Consultants and Tsetinis are perfectly equipped to help companies across all major industries accelerate their transformation toward sustainable and future-proof operations.

EFESO, headquartered in Paris and majority-owned by Eurazeo, works side by side with its clients to accelerate their transformation toward future-proof operations. Each year, the company delivers more than 1,000 projects for clients worldwide, helping them achieve outstanding business outcomes and sustainable change. Together with its clients, EFESO aims to contribute to a better and more sustainable world. 

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Tsetinis and assisted in marketing the transaction, managing the transaction process, and negotiating the financial aspects of the transaction on behalf of Tsetinis and its shareholder.