Discover what we can do for you

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1 Discover what we can do for you Get started on your future together with PwC.

2 Who we are What matters most are our clients objectives and how we can create added value for their growth. Norbert Winkeljohann, Executive Board Spokesman, PwC Germany Dear Readers, Let me start with what is most important: you, our clients. Your goals and concerns are at the centre of everything we do, and so is the added value that we, as Germany s leading accounting and consulting firm, can deliver for you. We can show you ways to grow your business. And in doing so, we draw on the long, rich tradition spanning over 100 years of experience of PwC and its predecessors. What drives us? The bringing together of experience and innovative thinking. We are committed to providing the highest standards of quality and we firmly believe that the solution to a complex issue is best achieved as a team. Team spirit is at the core of our corporate culture, as are integrity, independence and a high degree of responsibility responsibility towards you, our clients, as well as towards our employees and the communities in which we live. Find out for yourself what we can do for you, here, on our website or at any of our 21 locations throughout Germany. We look forward to meeting you. Yours sincerely, Norbert Winkeljohann 21 Germany locations 743 Worldwide locations 1.91 billion in revenue billion in revenue $ ,364 employees 223,468 employees

3 Our services and solutions From tax advice to liquidity planning; from process optimisation to IPOs, our entire range of services is tailored to your needs. Whether you are a global player, a family business or a publicsector entity, we provide you with comprehensive support and practically oriented, customised and flexible solutions. In addition to our reliability and sound ethical principles, we always leverage our full potential for you. That means taking advantage of our experience, industry knowledge, specialist know-how, a focus on quality and the resources of our expert network spanning 157 countries. Whether you are already active internationally or want to enter new markets, we understand what is happening on the ground and can support you anywhere in the world. With PwC, you can also count on continuous innovation management. We constantly put new knowledge to work knowledge that will directly benefit you and your company and transform challenges into opportunities. You have many different needs. We have the right solutions. Our integrated range of services is not only perfectly suited to the needs of your company but also reflects the global interrelationships in which companies operate today. We help you to succeed in a competitive environment and to respond quickly to business developments of all kinds. Services Accounting, reporting and auditing Tax and legal Strategy, organisation, processes, human resources and systems Transactions Financing and investment Business recovery, restructuring and forensic services Regulated industries The Academy Legal advice 1 1 Legal advice is provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft.

4 Our expertise You have complex needs. We have our network of expertise. To meet the highly complex requirements of our clients, we have pooled our experience from various industries into three service lines: Assurance: audit and audit-related services Tax and legal: tax and legal advice 1 Advisory: deals and consulting We also work across service lines to offer you real added value. What is more, at PwC we use the most modern auditing, consulting and valuation approaches, which enable you to maintain and even enhance your position in a constantly changing competitive environment. You have diverse challenges. We have smart strategies for success. We are not just good with numbers: we understand markets, the competitive environment, and national and global economies. This requires knowledge as broad as it is specialised, and that is where our constantly growing industry expertise comes in handy. Our specialists work across business areas in a global network and are thus always nearby. Thus, we can provide you with customised services from a single source. Our main goal is to meet any challenge from our clients head on no matter the industry or issue. You have a specialty. We have experienced specialists. PwC is not only active around the world, but also in all industries. Take advantage of our extensive know-how and problem-solving expertise. Branchen Industries und Märkte and markets Automotive Energy Financial services Healthcare and pharma Retail and consumer Industrial production Technology, media and telecommunications Transport and logistics Family and middle market enterprises Public sector Publicly traded companies Supervisory boards Private clients Private equity International markets

5 Our commitment A vision of sustainable business forms the foundation of our work. This is reflected in the services we offer, as well as in our commitment to our employees, the environment and society at large. Accordingly, our sustainability strategy is built on four pillars: the market, people, environment and society. Our responsibility towards the market, people, environment and society Marketplace Responsible business means to us bringing our core capabilities to bear on questions that are important to the progress of sustainable change in society. This includes our core services as well as specifically designed products towards sustainable management. People Our values and our ethics guidelines are based on mutual respect and tolerance in dealing with one another. Individuality is an essential part of our corporate culture. This means creating a climate amenable to flexible working-time arrangements, for example. We also support our employees with a wide range of optional benefits, such as child-care or private health-care and retirement plans. Environment We constantly strive to reduce our impact on the environment, for example by using environmentally friendly technologies and reducing business travel. In keeping with our environmental management system, all of our 21 office locations have been certified according to ISO Community We care about our communities and engage in various acitivities around education and capacity building. In Germany, we promote education and culture among children and adolescents and enable the not for profit sector in the field of management and reporting. We leverage our core competencies and expertise in all our initiatives. Employee development is at the top of our HC agenda. We therefore invest a great deal in building our employees individual skillsets and their personal development potential. Petra Raspels, Head of Human Resources

6 Our locations Kiel Schwerin Bremen Hannover Bielefeld Essen Leipzig Köln Mannheim Hamburg Berlin Osnabrück Duisburg Kassel Düsseldorf Erfurt Frankfurt am Main Saarbrücken Nürnberg Stuttgart München From north to south and east to west: PwC is always close by. For more information, including where to find us, please visit PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft adheres to the PwC-Ethikgrundsätze/PwC Code of Conduct (available in German at and to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact (available in German and English at April 2017 PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft. All rights reserved. In this document, PwC refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, which is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL). Each member firm of PwCIL is a separate and independent legal entity.