Company
About us
Since 1983, Lünendonk & Hossenfelder has provided systematic industry and company analyses as well as consulting for selected B2B service markets.
About us
Expertise and Guidance for B2B Service Providers
Our analyses and data collection focus on the Digital & IT, Business Consulting, Audit & Tax, Legal, Real Estate Services, Temporary Staffing (temporary staffing, IT workforce), and Professional Development sectors—primarily in German-speaking regions, while monitoring developments in the international context.
In addition to our renowned Lünendonk Lists and other publications, our portfolio includes benchmarks, perception and positioning support and consulting on specific issues. We see ourselves as the navigator and driving force of B2B service markets. Our goal is to guide our clients to peak performance, supporting them in discovering new opportunities and in making the right decisions.
Thanks to our extensive database, in-depth expertise and outstanding Lünendonk network, our analysts and consultants are sought-after contacts for service providers, their customers and the media. They are also popular speakers and moderators for presentations, workshops and training sessions.
Our company headquarters is located in Mindelheim, district capital of the Unterallgäu district.
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History
Over 40 Years of Market Experience
What started as an editorial office is now an indispensable navigator for the B2B service market.
1983
Thomas Lünendonk founded the editorial office Lünendonk in Unteregg (Unterallgäu). The company provides press and public relations services for IT and B2B service companies from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the USA.
1985
The first Lünendonk list of IT consultants, IT system integrators, IT service providers, and software companies in Germany is published in collaboration with Dr. Heinz Streicher from SCS Scientific Control Systems in Hamburg.
1988
Demand for reliable figures, data, and facts about the previously opaque B2B service markets is growing. Lünendonk therefore publishes market studies in addition to the lists. The editorial office thus evolves into a leading B2B market research and consulting firm. The first Lünendonk survey on the professional development market in Germany is published.
1994
The first Lünendonk list of management consulting firms in Germany is published. Together with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (FAZ), Lünendonk creates the first ranking of the largest consulting firms in Germany.
1998
The website “luenendonk.de” is named Website of the Month by a trade journal.
1999
The first Lünendonk survey on the temporary staffing market in Germany is published—a joint project with the business magazine “impulse”.
2000
Lünendonk GmbH changes its legal form. Lünendonk GmbH, Gesellschaft für Information und Kommunikation, is established.
2001
The first Lünendonk list on the temporary staffing market in Germany is published.
2004
Jörg Hossenfelder joins the company as Head of Market Research. At the same time, the first Lünendonk list and survey on the facility services market in Germany is published.
2005
Jörg Hossenfelder appointed managing director.
2006
The first Lünendonk list and survey on auditing and tax consulting in Germany is published.
2007
The first Lünendonk list and survey on technology consulting in Germany is published.
2008
On the occasion of the company’s 25th anniversary, Lünendonk publishes the specialist book “Dienstleistungen 2020” together with “Frankfurter Allgemeine Buch”. Due to high demand, further publications follow, including handbooks.
2009
Jörg Hossenfelder is appointed Managing Partner.
2010
Jonas Lünendonk joins the company as Head of Market Research.
2011
Lünendonk presents the Lünendonk B2B Service Awards in the categories of Performance, Innovation, and Lifetime Achievement. The annual awards are among the most prestigious media prizes in the B2B service sector. The readership and editorial team of the trade journal “Computerwoche” rank Thomas Lünendonk 37th among the 100 most influential figures in the German IT industry.
2013
Jonas Lünendonk is appointed as the second Managing Partner. Thomas Lünendonk now serves as Senior Advisor and authorized signatory.
2015
The company relocates to Mindelheim (Unterallgäu).
2017
The company is renamed Lünendonk & Hossenfelder GmbH, Mindelheim. The first Lünendonk list and survey on law firms in Germany is published.
2019
Thomas Lünendonk transfers his shares in the company to the next generation. He leaves the company.
2021
Jonas Lünendonk joins the advisory board of Lünendonk & Hossenfelder GmbH. He is also appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board.
2024
After a 15-year hiatus, the new edition of the market survey on professional development in Germany is published.
Management
Jörg Hossenfelder
Managing partner
Jörg Hossenfelder is a communications and political scientist who studied at the universities of Mainz and Bologna until 2000. After graduating, he worked as a communications consultant for business-to-business companies. In 2004, he took over management of the research department at Lünendonk & Hossenfelder. He has been managing director since July 2005 and managing partner since 2009.
Press
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Head of Operations
Theresa Drexel
Lünendonk & Hossenfelder Tel. +49 8261 73140-40 Email: presse@luenendonk.de