“Creating
transparency”

Matthias Nienhaus

Director Transaction Advisory, Certified Accountant


As a certified accountant, Matthias is responsible for the AC CHRISTES & PARTNER office in Düsseldorf. Here he leads the Transaction Advisory division. Matthias has many years of experience in the transaction business, both as a consultant and on the buyer and founder side. In addition, as CFO of a large consumer goods company, he successfully introduced automation solutions in the area of reporting and planning. Matthias has shared his experiences and solutions at various conferences and in trade journals (e.g. Handelsblatt: Managing the New Normal, Horváth: 23rd Planning Conference, Rethinking Finance).

With the complementary service “Reporting & Planning as a Service”, Matthias will establish a further significant value-adding lever for clients in the areas of transaction advisory and audit at AC CHRISTES & PARTNER.

Matthias is married with three children. He lives near Düsseldorf.

INDUSTRY FOCUS

  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital
  • IT-Services and SaaS-Solutions
  • Retail and eCommerce
  • B2B service provider
  • Start-Up

PRO BACKROUND

  • AC CHRISTES & PARTNER GmbH, Düsseldorf (since 2024)
  • WPMN / external CFO focusing on Performance Improvement (2023 – 2024)
  • LILLYDOO GmbH (2019 – 2023)
  • WPMN / external CFO focusing on Performance Improvement (2018 – 2019)
  • AC CHRISTES & PARTNER GmbH, Hamburg (2015 – 2018)
  • HASPA Finanzholding (2013 – 2014)
  • KPMG AG (2008 – 2013)
  • Mannheim Business School / EMAT (2010 – 2012)
  • University of Hull / GB – B.Sc. Finance & Accounting (2007 – 2008)
  • FH Münster – B.A. European Business Management (2005 – 2008)