Jost AG engages in firm placement and personnel placement businesses in Germany and Austria. The company offers advisory services for the purchase or sale of tax consulting and auditing firms, as well as contingency plans in case of conflicts or emergencies; and recruits and preselects professionals in the accounting, auditing, and tax consulting fields. It also provides on-site customer support, assistance in the estimation of market values, presentation of summaries for interested buyers, client search through the utilization of marketing tools, selection of prospective clients, mediation, and draft agreement services; and conducts seminars on the topic of succession. The company was formerly known as Jost + Partner AG and changed its name to Jost AG in 1996. Jost AG was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Lauf, Germany.