German Consultancy Roland Berger Is Said to Consider IPO

Roland Berger GmbH, the 55 year-old German consulting firm, is considering an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.

Munich-based Roland Berger has been studying the move internally in recent months and is in preliminary talks with potential advisers for an IPO in Germany that may come as early as this year, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.

A listing could value Roland Berger at 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to 3 billion euros, the people said.

Deliberations are ongoing and there’s no certainty the company will decide to proceed with ...