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Aiquiro Research: Due diligence, market analysis, competitive analysis, recommendations for action ...

Facts instead of gut feeling

Your external research team for strategic decisions in medium-sized businesses.

Aiquiro Research provides fact-based market, competition and due diligence analyses – AI-supported, sourced and prepared

in such a way that management, banks and advisory boards can make confident decisions.

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“Structured, fast, ready for decision—exactly what we needed before making the decision.”

S. Pickelmann, Lorenz G.

GDPR compliant · Based in Germany
Eligible for funding through BAFA / LfA / KfW

GDPR compliant
Headquartered in Germany
Eligible for funding through
BAFA / LfA / KfW

Who benefits from Aiquiro Research?

Management & Owner

Market and competition analyses, location and investment decisions, succession

Banks, business angels & investors

Due diligence, monitoring, reliable decision-making documents for credit and investment committees.

Tax and law firms & consultants

Fact-based research, scenarios and market analyses for expert reports, restructuring and M&A.

You have to make decisions

The problem:

  • Strategic decisions are often based on opinions and individual sources.

  • Managers “do their research on the side”:
    – a little bit of Googling, a few PDFs, some hearsay.
    – Result: incomplete, subjective, difficult to understand.

  • At the same time, large sums of money are at stake:
    – new markets, new machines, new partners, new products.
    – Mistakes can quickly cost six or seven figures.

  • The biggest risk is not a missing data point. – The risk is an inaccurate overall picture.

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Does this sound familiar to you?

"We know what's going on..."

  • “We know our market.” Nevertheless, competitors suddenly appear in the deal.

  • Sales is working. But the pipeline is not clearly prioritised.

  • Price and margin pressure is increasing. The causes remain unclear.”

  • Export sounds good. But no one can justify it clearly.”

  • Partner or vendor risks only become apparent when they become expensive.

  • AI acts like a black box. And that is precisely why it is not used.

The result: You lose time. You react too late. You make decisions with information gaps.

SolarWorld

Globaler Preisdruck. Skaleneffekte fehlen. Markt dreht.

Air Berlin

Wachstum ohne Tragfähigkeit. Kostenstruktur gewinnt immer.

Schlecker

Filialnetz groß. Kundenerlebnis klein. Wechsel kommt schnell.

Praktiker

Rabatt als Strategie. Marge weg. Sanierung scheitert.

Q-Cells

Technik stark. Wettbewerb stärker. Margen erodieren.

Kodak

Digital erkannt. Wandel verschlafen. Profitpool verlagert.

Nortel

Technologiezyklus dreht. Finanzierung kippt. Zerfall folgt.

These are just a few well-known examples of companies whose executives always believed they knew everything. Instead, however, they lost sight of both their markets and their competitors. Other well-known German and international companies that were once world-renowned include Galeria, Thomas Cook, Neckermann Reisen, Blockbuster, Sears, DEC, AOL, Bed Bath & Beyond, Toys”R”Us and many more …

Aiquiro Research as an external research team

The solution:

We are your research department on demand:
  • Independent: no office gossip, no internal politics, no “it’s always been this way”.
  • Structured: clear frameworks (SWOT, market & competition radar, scenarios, traffic light system).
  • Fact-based: source hierarchy, double-checking, labelling of assumptions.
  • Documented: reports that you can present to the advisory board, the bank or investors.

Kick-off. Research. Analysis. Results workshop. You gain clarity – and concrete next steps. Download the information brochure here.

Evidence that dispels scepticism

Evidence

How to recognise quality:

  • Every key statement with source. No evidence, no statement.

  • The level of evidence is visible. Fact. Plausible. Hypothesis.

  • Cross-checking is standard. Critical points are verified.

  • The result is actionable. Executive summary plus measures.

  • No black box. You see logic, sources and derivations.

AI is a tool. The result remains verifiable.

We can support you

Typical tasks:

Market and competition analysis

  • Where do we really stand – and who are our strongest competitors?

  • Which market segments are growing, which are dying?

  • Where are the opportunities for higher margins or internationalisation?

Due Diligence & Vendor Checks

  • What are red flags – financial, legal, operational, reputational?

  • What must be clarified during the discussion?

  • Which risks are deal breakers – and which are manageable?

Export & location decisions

  • Which target markets are realistic – and why?

  • Which standards/certifications are deal breakers?

  • Which go-to-market strategy is appropriate: direct, partner, distributor?

Restructuring and reorganisation scenarios

  • Where does the pressure really come from: the market, competition, costs, structure?

  • Which measures have an immediate effect – and which only later?

  • Which scenarios are viable – and which are wishful thinking?

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What you end up holding in your hands

Not just a passive “report”, but for example: a one-page executive summary with decision options, A/B/C risk traffic lights, sources, next steps, recommendations for action and much more.

What we do not do:

No legal/tax advice, no sensitive data entered into public models, no “AI answers without evidence”, no hidden assumptions.

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Get support!

  • You can receive subsidies for consulting and research services, regardless of your industry or trade.
  • We assist with selection, application, and verification so that you can obtain reliable market insights more quickly and save on your budget.
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Supported and accompanied by:

Our services can be combined with various funding programmes – we will take care of finding the right funding framework.