The international consulting and auditing firm RÖDL continued its consistent growth trajectory in fiscal year 2025. Total global revenue reached 785.3 million EUR, while revenue in Germany amounted to 442.6 million EUR. This growth was driven by persistently high demand for interdisciplinary consulting services, particularly in a geopolitically, technologically, and regulatorily complex environment.
International expansion with proprietary offices is increasingly establishing itself as a strategic instrument for ensuring sustainable growth and safeguarding business models. RÖDL employs over 6,000 staff across 117 proprietary offices in 50 countries, offering a comprehensive range of services in legal advice, tax consulting, audit & assurance, advisory & IT, and business process outsourcing.
Broad Development Across Business Areas and Regions
In fiscal year 2025, all business areas showed positive development. In Germany, M&A Tax, Tax Structuring, legal advice (with a focus on corporate, M&A, and employment law), Audit & Assurance, as well as Business Recovery Services, Transaction Services, and Valuation Services, contributed significantly to growth. Additionally, Capital Markets Advisory, the energy and public services sectors, healthcare/NPOs, and Global Mobility Services were relevant to the positive overall development.
Internationally, tax consulting and Audit & Assurance recorded significant gains, primarily due to numerous internationally oriented mandates from German companies. Regions with the strongest growth included North America, Latin America, Western Europe, and Northern Europe, as well as Poland, the Czech Republic, and Turkey specifically. Despite a subdued international investment environment, transaction business (M&A) played a significant role. Geopolitical uncertainties and economic tensions dampened the market, yet demand for end-to-end M&A services, covering transactions across all phases – Financial, Legal, Tax, IT, Sustainability, and Post Merger Integration – remained high. RÖDL advised on 439 transactions worldwide in 2025, representing an increase of around 21 per cent compared to the previous year.
Professor Dr. Christian Rödl, Chairman of RÖDL's Management Board, stated that growth today is generated through the ability to manage complexity and the holistic implementation of entrepreneurial decisions. He emphasised the company's strength, which lies in its global presence with proprietary offices, interdisciplinary expertise, and technological competence, all integrated by RÖDL from a single source. This enables clients to gain orientation and certainty in action in an increasingly fragmented and geopolitically strained global economy. On this basis, RÖDL was able to strengthen its organic growth, secure significant mandates, and expand its market position. The new brand identity RÖDL, which since December 2025 highlights the company's international alignment and ambition, underlines its role as a global companion and enabler of sustainable growth.
Digital Transformation and Regulatory Consulting
Technological changes, increasing complexity, and the pressure for scalability led to increased demand for integrated, future-oriented digital solutions. Felix Madeja, Managing Partner, CFO, and responsible for digital transformation at RÖDL, pointed out that digital transformation is a key competitive factor for clients. Consequently, RÖDL is specifically investing in expanding its own technological capabilities as well as in partnerships and participations in the areas of digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and automation. By building its own AI and cloud infrastructure, the conditions are created to provide digital solutions independently, securely, and in compliance with professional and data protection regulations. Companies worldwide are also confronted with stricter regulatory frameworks, leading to high demand for regulatory advice, particularly in connection with digital solutions that make processes more transparent, structured, and efficient. Clients benefit from the close integration of specialist advice and technological implementation.
For the coming year, RÖDL anticipates a continued challenging market environment. A growing number of corporate successions and ongoing restructuring pressure in various industries are expected to further increase the need for consulting. Simultaneously, the international expansion of German companies is moving back into sharper focus for corporate strategies. Investments in foreign markets not only serve to unlock growth potential but also to diversify supply chains and secure long-term competitiveness. International developments, such as free trade agreements, open up new opportunities for globally active companies.
