The agency was founded as a limited company in 2000, is under owner management and has offices in Cologne. Our consultants apply their cross-sector experience gathered from over 400 communication projects, more than 300 annual and quarterly reports and more than 100 capital market transactions.

Based on this expertise we implement communications with the reliability and the efficiency that enables success in capital markets.

We support our clients not only in ongoing investor relations and communication activities but also in projects such as capital market and M&A transactions as well as special situations such as corporate crises and restructuring.

In addition, as part of our Sustainability & ESG business unit, we advise our clients on current regulatory requirements, support them in developing sustainability strategies and integrating these in corporations, and set up sustainability & ESG reports.

Would you like to know more about how we can support you? Please take a look at our service portfolio!

Philosophy

1 Hands-on

The lean organization of IR.on AG enables a practical consulting approach. We are "hands-on". For our customers that means: the consultant who designs a concept or develops a strategy with his team, is also responsible for the implementation of these measures. We provide a fast, reliable and efficient service geared to high client satisfaction. Our current client relationships date back seven years on average

2 Versatility

In its many years of consulting activity the IR.on team has actively managed communication projects in various capital market stages. Our team combines experience in the daily operations of IR departments as well as agency-wide expertise. We offer our customers professional support for all strategic and operational issues in the field of investor relations and financial communication.

3 Independence

The IR.on AG is independent. At IR.on there are no conflicts from cross-shareholdings with one of the large communication networks, nor do we have any obligations to other participants in the capital market. This independence secures our customers neutral advice and the implementation of measures that are serving the solution of the task in an uncompromising manner.

4 Loyalty and Discretion

We consider mutual openness a prerequisite for successful cooperation with our customers. The resulting obligation and responsibility is something we take extremely seriously. As a long-standing member of the financial community we reject any actions which could be detrimental to these maxims.

Sustainability Strategy

Our sustainability strategy consists of four fields of action that form the basis of our daily business.

With the help of concrete goals, we pursue the sustainable development of our agency.

Click here to go to our sustainability report.

Code of Conduct

Our Code of Conduct defines the values and principles of behavior that determine the entrepreneurial activities of the Management Board, the Supervisory Board and the employees of IR.on AG. You can find our Code of Conduct here (in German only).

Key Figures

100 Clients advised in the Capital Market

400 Communication Projects implemented

300 Annual and quarterly Reports realised

Engaged in >100 Capital Market Transactions

Engaged in Capital Measures totalling 3 Billion Euros

>250 Investor Contacts in the Small/Mid-Cap Segment

References: IR & Financial Communication

Abo Energy

Abo Energy is one of the most experienced and accomplished developers of wind and solar projects in Europe with over 25 years of experience in the market. In addition to the planning and construction of wind and solar parks worldwide, Abo Energy GmbH & Co KG aA's range of services also includes battery and hydrogen projects.

ABO Wind achieves great placement success: IR.on AG supports the successful issue of the Green Bond 2024/2029

Karlsberg

The Karlsberg Group is one of the largest family-owned brewery groups in Germany. Karlsberg Brauerei develops, produces and distributes a wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and has expanded its portfolio in the past through strategic brands and co-operations with international partners.

IR.on AG supports Karlsberg Brauerei with successful 2024/2029 bond issue as a Nordic Bond

IR.on supports Karlsberg Brauerei’s issue of its third corporate bond with a volume of EUR 50 million

Grammer

GRAMMER AG specialises in the development and manufacture of components and systems for car interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for on- and off-road commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and trains.  With around 14,200 employees, GRAMMER operates in 19 countries worldwide.

IR.on supports GRAMMER AG in the preparation of its non-financial report

IR.on AG supports GRAMMER AG in publishing its first online annual report

Pyrum

Pyrum Innovations AG is active in the recycling market for used tyres with its patented pyrolysis technology. Pyrum's pyrolysis plants form a closed material cycle, creating a 100% sustainable business model with which they were the first company in the waste tyre recycling sector to receive REACH registration from the EU for the pyrolysis oil they produce.

IR.on supports Pyrum Innovations AG’s listing on the Euronext Growth Market of the Oslo Stock Exchange

References: Sustainability & ESG

SSI SCHAEFER Group

The SSI SCHAEFER Group is a German family-owned company with over 80 years of history and a leading international solution provider of modular storage and logistics systems.

Development of the sustainability strategy

Materiality assessment according to ESRS & GRI

Homann Holzwerkstoffe Group

The Homann Holzwerkstoffe Group is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of thin, refined wood fibreboards for the furniture, door and coating industries.

Sustainability strategy and first sustainability report following GRI Standards

Second sustainability report

GRAMMER AG

GRAMMER AG (Prime Standard; ISIN: DE0005895403) is a manufacturer of components and systems for car interiors and seats for commercial vehicles.

Non-financial report according to CSR-RUG and with reference to GRI

Network


Since the year 2000, IR.on supports German and international clients in their financial communication activities. Thanks to many years of successful business activity, IR.on is part of a network consisting of international communication professionals as well as investmentbanks, banks, lawyers, accountants and other service providers.

Kapitalmarkt Kreis Köln

For a regular exchange between financial market actors and small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, IR.on organises since 2011 regular networking meetings held several times a year. The "Capital Market Circle Cologne" (Kapitalmarktkreis Köln) is organised together with the law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek.


TUM School of Management

Since 2012, IR.on has partnered with the Certificate Program series of Technical University in Munich and the company’s management members have regularly served as lecturers on capital market communication in the Certified Private Equity Analyst (CPEA) program.


DIRK - Deutscher Investor Relations Verband e.V.

IR. on is represented in the German Investor Relations Association (DIRK), Europe's largest professional association for the connection of companies and capital markets.


"Kapitalmarkt KMU"

The Association of Capital Market-Oriented Small and Medium-sized Enterprises e.V. ("SME Association" (german "KMU-Verband")) is particularly committed to improving the relevant framework conditions for SMEs in capital market financing. In doing so, it actively promotes the interests of capital market-oriented SMEs in dialogue with politicians, legislative bodies, supervisory authorities, capital market institutions, interest groups and the public, thus exerting influence before rules and laws are passed.


B.A.U.M. e.V.

B.A.U.M. e.V. is committed to driving the central issue: a future worth living through sustainable management within planetary boundaries. It is important for us not only to promote sustainability among our customers, but also to make a positive contribution to people and the environment through our own actions. To this end, we want to utilise the cross-industry exchange at B.A.U.M., leverage synergies and support each other.