A far-sighted corporate management approach is needed to ensure the long-term success of a holding. Investment management is all about managing the company’s operational activities with regard to the investments it has made in other companies or is considering making. To execute these activities, investment management departments must develop and maintain suitable information structures with regard to the following aspects:
- Developing the business success of an investment as a way of contributing to the overall success of the corporation
- Assessing the opportunities and risks that relate to an investment
- Managing a corporate group’s holding portfolio
- Developing the corporate value of an investment holding
Drawing on this information as a basis, investment-holding management serves as an active information and consulting tool for effectively managing investments.
Because MIK has obtained substantial experience in the implementation of investment-holding management instruments (based on the MIK-OLAP architecture), the company has developed a standard information model designed to make the most important performance measures from all subsidiaries available for managing the entire corporate group. The performance measures relevant for business management are made transparent within the model and mapped in a uniformed and defined manner. They can also be displayed and analysed using a dynamic and flexible reporting system.
At the same time, the most important performance measures from different, heterogeneous subsidiaries across industries are brought together to form a sensible level of detail, regardless of the data platform that provides the information. Setting centralized strategic targets and performance measures for the entire holding can also be integrated, while at the same time allowing for subsidiaries to have freedom in terms of the detail.
Ultimately, more transparency is achieved for the entire group across all its subsidiaries because of the uniform database that is used. This enabled the group to analyse and manage current and planned holding investments more flexibly and quicker than ever before.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss your own individual requirements. We would also be delighted to arrange for you to speak with some of our other customers.
Our References
- AUDI AG, Ingolstadt
- EDEKA Zentrale AG & Co.KG, Hamburg
- Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
- Hettich-Gruppe Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Kirchlengern
- Melitta Beratungs- und Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG, Minden
- Quelle AG, Fürth
- RAG Coal International AG, Essen
- SCHOTT Glaswerke Hauptverwaltung und Werk Mainz, Mainz
- Schwan-STABILO Schwanhäußer GmbH & Co, Heroldsberg
- Siemens AG Österreich, Wien (A)
- Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG, Heidenheim
