The consulting company Frankus has strengthened itself at partner level with two lateral entrants: The 52-year-old Torsten Bergau joined in June. The M&A and corporate specialist was most recently a partner in Pinsent Masons’ Düsseldorf office. The tax advisor, auditor and lawyer Dr. Lysander Heigl (45) switched to Frankus from his own unit.
Torsten Bergau
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The M&A and corporate specialist Bergau switched from Hoffmann Liebs Fritsch & Partner to Pinsent Masons in February 2016, shortly after the firm opened its office in Düsseldorf. Bergau’s consulting focus is on the health and energy sectors, and he also regularly advises industrial and technology companies. Last year he was part of the Pinsent team that advised the Straumann Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Berlin start-up DrSmile.
Bergau started his legal career in 2001 at Hengeler Mueller. In autumn 2003 he switched to Hoffmann Liebs, and in 2005 he became a partner there. At Frankus, he strengthens the Japan team headed by Toyo Nishimura and will advise Japanese clients on M&A transactions in the future. Frankus currently owns more than 200 Japanese companies. The MDP company currently has around 80 employees, including more than 30 professionals, including eight partners.
Lysander Heigl
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Reinforcement also for tax advice and auditing
Tax expert Heigl started his consultancy career in 2006 at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Düsseldorf. There he advised companies and international investors on tax and legal issues. To this end, he primarily examined banks, insurance companies, asset managers as well as real estate and leasing companies.
In 2013, Heigl switched to the financial sector and until 2019 held various positions for Banco Santander and Bank Vontobel Europe, among others. Last year he went back to consulting and was most recently active in his own company in the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital. At Frankus, he will primarily advise international companies on M&A, corporate finance and investment structuring on tax and legal issues. He also has a lot of experience in real estate, private equity and family office issues. (Stephan Mittelhäuser)
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