About us

Our Purpose

TransAct Advisory Services was formally established in 2008 to fill a void: For most companies and organizations with irregular deal flow it makes little economic sense to build an own M&A department. TransAct Advisory Services addresses that need by offering the services of an M&A department on a flexible, "when needed" basis.

Who We Are

We are a small group of globally experienced former corporate M&A professionals, strategy advisors, investment bankers, corporate executives and entrepreneurs.

TransAct is coordinated by the two founders Ralph Arnold and Dr. Dierk Beyer.

Ralph worked for investment banks in New York and Frankfurt. At the chemicals and pharmaceuticals conglomerate Hoechst, he was involved in transformational transactions culminating in the merger to form Aventis, where he was Head of M&A. He then co-founded the UK online insurance brokerage Xbridge, where he continues to serve as a Non-Executive Director. Subsequently, he joined Bayer Innovation to build a new ventures platform for the Bayer Group. Ralph has lived and worked in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, USA and Brazil. He holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York.

ralph.arnold@transactadvisory.com

Dierk has worked for ten years at The Boston Consulting Group in Frankfurt, where he primarily managed projects with clients in the pharmaceuticals and chemicals industry. His specific focus are manufacturing networks and licensing projects. Prior to his work at BCG, Dierk has developed several products in specialty chemicals as a scientist at Hoechst and Clariant. Dierk has lived and worked in Germany, USA, Russia and Japan. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from the MPI for Polymer Chemistry at the University of Mainz in Germany.

dierk.beyer@transactadvisory.com

For general inquiries please contact our administrative assistant, Ania Barfs.

Tel: +49-30-609-8989-70
Fax: +49-30-609-8989-79
ania.barfs@transactadvisory.com