• STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL ADVISORY • PARIS

    Helping ambitious

    companies grow.

    M&A, disposals, fund-raising and valuation for mid-market

    companies — hands-on, from strategy to closing.

  • SERVICES

    What We Do

    Strategic and Financial Advice for Ambitious Companies

    01

    Strategic advice

    We offer our clients pre-M&A strategic advice focusing on industry understanding and competitive analysis.

    02

    External Growth

    We provide hands-on assistance to the execution of transactions. This includes project management, vetting of advisors, financial modelling, valuation, negotiation and post-deal integration.

    03

    Disposals

    We provide advice to maximise value by undertaking a detailed review of the business and implementing a controlled sale process.

    04

    Corporate Finance

    We provide specific advice on financing, fund-raising and public markets transactions.

    05

    VCs and Private Equity

    We provide advice on all aspects of transactions involving venture capital and private equity funds, management package included.

    06

    Valuation

    We undertake specific valuations related to M&A projects.

  • SECTORS

    Our Focus

    We focus on mid-market firms while maintaining an active coverage of early stage companies and large corporations.

     

    Our experience in the following sectors allows us to find appropriate strategic or financial partners for our clients.

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    Telecom & Media

    We have worked with service providers, equipment manufacturers and media companies.

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    Technology

    We serve clients developing Internet-related or other types of technologies

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    Transport & Infrastructure

    We have experience in land, sea and air transportation services and the underlying infrastructures

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    Real Estate

    Search and optimisation of occupancy costs

  • VALUES

    Core Values

    The Standards We Hold Ourselves To

    Focused on the Client

    We are committed to providing exceptional service to clients, nurturing long term relationships and delivering measurable benefits to their businesses. We focus on exclusive advisory roles and avoid client conflicts.

    Entrepreneurial

    We are entrepreneurs working for entrepreneurs. We understand the challenges faced by companies run by their founders or owners. We promote an open-minded and nimble culture in our interactions. We like solving business issues more than uncovering them.

    Execution-oriented

    We know good execution to be essential to a deal’s success. This is what we like and we think we are good at. We are able to interact with all levels within our clients’ organizations. We zoom down to the adequate analytical detail in our work.

    Integrity

    The heart of our business and key to our future success. We put the interest of our clients first and demand the highest ethical standards from ourselves.

  • TEAM

    Leadership

    Bertrand Soleil

    Managing Partner

    Bertrand combines expertise in the multiple aspects of strategic corporate development: strategic analysis, deal-sourcing, planning of disposals, financial analysis, execution, business planning, due diligence, build-up, integration, reorganisation, value optimising, negotiations, financing, legal and tax structuring.

    Having served in financial audit (Andersen), private equity (Lazard, Eurazeo and CDC) and corporate M&A, he has gained cross-sector experience with a particular focus on telecom & media, technology, transportation & infrastructure and real estate.

    Bertrand graduated from ESSEC Business School, has an advanced accounting degree (DESCF) and is a CFA charterholder.

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