investing in education

About us

Johannes Nagel Consulting (JNC) is an interim management, project management, and consulting firm specialising in the education sector operating in Germany and abroad. Our projects include private and public sector consultancy, working alongside local and regional governments to create and improve quality education infrastructure. We cover K-12 as well as tertiary and adult education. JNC collaborates with foreign and local investors by providing excellent business management services and expertise. Our clients include private investment funds with a special interest in investing in education.
JNC can help you to expand and/or develop your project based on your needs

• Creation of Business Plan
• School real estate
• Funding and financing of schools 
• Operational management/administration of schools
• Licensing and accreditation procedures  
• Public funding of private schools
• Accounting and accountability procedures for educational facilities 

interim & project management

Our interim and project management services are designed for education systems requiring temporary restructuring and management. 

we offer


• Assumption of responsibility for interim management, project     management tasks, commercial administration, and CFO activities.
• Design, structure, and optimization of the "corporate backend".
• Preparation of business plans and finance concepts.
• Organization and implementation of due-diligence functions. 
• Preparation of market analysis.
• Set up and optimization of management accounting and     accountability systems.

education development  - expanding your ideas

Education and child care are investments in the future, in your employees, in your neighborhood, even in your company. JNC will gladly advise and support you in developing your proposal, from the very first conversation to the implementation and management of your education project. JNC can help create your vision, from country-wide private school chains to in-house, in-company pre-schools. No idea is too big or small.

strategy and design 

Education projects need a business plan. From market analysis and personnel development to funding, everything must be thought-through in advance ...

analysis and due diligence

Would you like to find or buy an operator? Perhaps you want to expand your facilities through acquisition? JNC can assist you. Together we can plan and prepare necessary details and advise you in your purchase.
management and outplacement
Perhaps your schools or preschools are already up and running, but you no longer want to manage the the day-to-day tasks... JNC can take over all operational management functions and ensure your business runs smoothly without hassel.

projects examples

Nobel Education Network Ltd.
As founder, Johannes Nagel served for 5 years as the director of Nobel Education Network - International Schools. Nobel Education Network manages a chain of international IB accredited boarding schools in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Each school has its own theme. The network enables a global exchange between schools and personnel. For further information, follow the link:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/nobel-education/

Phorms Education SE
Johannes Nagel is co-founder of Phorms Schools in Germany. 
Step Kids Eductaion GmbH
Johannes Nagel founded and now manages StepKE Kindergartens. Stepke designs, opens, and runs pre-school and daycare facilities as a private carrier in North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin and Brandenburg.

ChorusArt Productions GmbH
Since 2015, Johannes Nagel has led the education and media department at ChorusArt as CFO and partner. ChorusArt is a media company with studios in Munich and specializing in the production of short media marketing videos. These videos largely serve the need of customer support. 
AcadeMedia GmbH
Johannes Nagel is a managing director of AcadeMedia in Germany,  one of Northern Europe's largest education companies. It employs over 15,800  people at 650 preschools, compulsory schools, upper secondary schools and adult education centers. All facilities share a common focus on quality and development. A total of 176,000 children and students from various backgrounds are provided with high quality education.

EUPHEUS International School Algarve
We are currently working on a school project on the Algarve Coast in Portugal. Eupheus is a K-9 bi-lingual school with a British international curriculum.

team

Johannes Nagel

Director / Consultant

Founder of Johannes Nagel Consulting GmbH, Johannes Nagel began his career at AT-Kearney. From 1999 to 2006, he acted as the commercial head of FJD Information Technologies AG, which he co-founded. FJD produces and delivers electronic forms and workflow systems for the public sector. From 2006 to 2010, Johannes Nagel was an executive board member and CFO of Phorms Management AG, Germany's first nationwide private education firm across fourteen locations. From 2010 to 2015, Johannes was co-founder and CFO of Nobel Education Network, with K-12 schools and boarding schools in Portugal, Austria, Turkey, Oman and Vietnam. Since 2017 he serves at the Board of Directors of AcadeMedia GmbH, the German branch of AcadeMedia AB Sweden, one of northern Europes largest listed education companies.


Florian Lennert

Partner
Rahel Juschka 
Partner

Andreas Reuter

Analyst
Béa Beste 
Edupreneur & Brand Expert

Thomas Kaiser-Stockmann

Network Partner
Kurt Berlin
Network Partner
partner companies
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