Mr. Ranker brings more than 25 years of experience in advising corporates and private equity clients on complex transaction accounting, financial reporting, and capital market transactions. He specializes in supporting clients through nonroutine situations, including carve-outs, spin-offs, IPOs, refinancings, and M&A transactions, with a strong focus on delivering robust and fit-for-scrutiny financial information. 

At A&M, Mr. Ranker focuses on building an integrated CMAA offering within the Global Transaction Advisory Group, complementing existing deal capabilities and supporting clients throughout the full transaction life cycle. 

Mr. Ranker has a deep expertise in IFRS and German GAAP (HGB), as well as extensive experience in structuring and implementing complex financial reporting frameworks in transactional contexts. 

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Ranker was a Partner at leading professional services firms, where he advised multinational corporates and DAX-listed companies across a wide range of industries. Over the course of his career, he has led numerous large-scale and cross-border projects and has built a market-leading accounting advisory practice team around carve-outs. 

Mr. Ranker earned a master’s degree in business administration from Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany, and is a certified public accountant (Wirtschaftsprüfer) in Germany.