Our services

Four services, from sale to financing

We stand alongside our clients throughout their transactions and run the execution at every stage, from understanding the deal through to full completion.

Practice

Sale & LBO

Selling all or part of a company is one of the most defining decisions in an entrepreneur’s life. We run the entire process to maximise value, secure the terms and choose the right partner.

  • Full or partial sale of share capital
  • Family or management succession (MBO, OBO)
  • Primary and secondary LBO transactions
  • Capital reorganisation and share reclassification
For whomOwner-managers and shareholders of SMEs and mid-market companies
TransactionsFull or partial sale, LBO, OBO, MBO
ScopeTrade and financial buyers, in France and internationally
Practice

Equity fundraising

A successful fundraising is not just an amount: it is the choice of a partner, of a governance and of a trajectory. We build your equity story and connect you with the investors that matter.

  • Equity, quasi-equity and convertible bond raisings
  • Approach of debt funds and banking institutions
  • Building the equity story and the business plan
  • Investor mapping and approach
For whomGrowth companies, SMEs and mid-market companies
InstrumentsEquity, quasi-equity, convertible bonds
InvestorsFunds, family offices, corporates, public institutions
Practice

Financing & Debt

Quantum, leverage, cost, maturity, flexibility: every parameter of a financing matters. We run a competitive process across our network of banks and private debt funds to obtain the most suitable structure.

  • Acquisition and OBO financing
  • Senior debt, unitranche, PIK and mezzanine
  • Refinancing and restructuring of existing debt
  • Financing of growth and capital expenditure
For whomSMEs, mid-market companies, sponsors and owner-managers
InstrumentsSenior debt, unitranche, PIK, mezzanine
CounterpartiesBanks and private debt funds
Practice

Acquisitions & Build-up

External growth is a way to gain market share, bring in new capabilities or establish a presence in new territories. We identify, approach and secure the targets that create value.

  • Definition of the external growth strategy
  • Screening and identification of targets
  • Direct and confidential approach of owner-managers
  • Valuation and structuring of the offer
For whomOwner-managers, groups and private equity funds
TransactionsExternal growth, build-up, combinations
ScopeTargets in France and internationally
Why an M&A adviser

What an adviser brings to a transaction

A corporate finance transaction comes round once or twice in an owner-manager’s life. For our teams it is daily work.

  • Maximising value

    A solid equity story, a structured competitive process and rigorous negotiation, to secure the best terms.

  • Securing the process

    Methodical management of every stage, coordination of advisers and early handling of sticking points, through to closing.

  • Protecting your time

    While we run the transaction, you stay focused on growing your company and on its performance.

  • Guaranteeing confidentiality

    Anonymous teasers, confidentiality undertakings, staged access to information: discretion sits at the heart of our method.

Get in touch

A first confidential discussion with a partner.