What Epsa Group does

Epsa Group is a privately held French professional services firm specializing in performance optimization for businesses across Europe and select international markets. The company is structured around three core service lines: Financial Performance Support (including IP Box valuation, investment project development, fiscal and social compliance, innovation management, and tax credit optimization), Operational Expertise Enhancement (transformation acceleration, cost and sustainable procurement, digital/IT deployment, and large infrastructure program management), and Environmental Transformation Acceleration (sustainable transition advisory and energy performance financing). Supporting the core consulting offering are the EPSA IA Program (an AI-augmented service initiative), the EPSA Mobility Program, the EPSA Awards program, and the EPSA for Good and EPSA Foundation CSR initiatives. Technology depth centers on digital procurement optimization leveraging SAP Cloud platforms and AI integration, primarily acquired through the 2025 purchase of Acxias.

EPSA serves approximately 16,000 clients across all sectors and company sizes, delivered through a horizontal segmentation approach. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct consulting engagements tailored to individual client needs, supported by content marketing (newsletters, webinars, business cases, premium content, and events). Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees, with no published pricing tiers; engagements are scoped individually. The company holds its headquarters at 19 rue Cognacq-Jay, 75007 Paris, and operates offices in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands, the United States, Brazil, and Australia, reaching 40+ countries overall.

Epsa has scaled from 300 to 5,000 collaborators since 2017, reporting €600M in FY2023 net turnover. Growth has been a mix of organic expansion and acquisitions, including the 2021 purchases of Kloepfel Group (DACH region) and Kronos Group (Belgium) financed by a €200M debt refinancing, and a concentrated 2025 acquisition wave comprising Acxias (digital procurement), Gis International, and FI Group (innovation financing). Leadership consists of Nicolas Gonçalves as CEO and Matthieu Gufflet as President and Founder. The company remains privately held with no publicly disclosed institutional ownership structure or IPO plans.

Name

Epsa Group

Legal name

EPSA Group

Website

https://epsagroupe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Epsa Group is a French private professional services firm delivering financial, operational, and environmental performance optimization consulting across 40+ countries to approximately 16,000 enterprise and mid-market clients.

Ownership category

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Product category

Management Consulting

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Spend Analytics & Reporting Support (BPAAAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA), Accounts Payable (Invoice Processing, 2/3-Way Match, Vendor Payments) (BPAAAGAA)

Keywords

• Performance optimization consulting
• Procurement advisory services
• Financial performance consulting
• Operational transformation services
• Sustainability consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: EPSA generates revenue through consulting engagements focused on performance optimization including financial performance support, operational expertise strengthening, and environmental transformation services for businesses across Europe and internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EPSA Group is a European performance optimization consultancy that delivers integrated advisory services across three core pillars: financial performance support (IP Box, fiscal optimization, tax credits, innovation financing), operational expertise enhancement (procurement optimization, digital/IT deployment, transformation, large infrastructure project management), and environmental transformation acceleration (sustainable transition and energy performance). The firm serves 16,000 clients across 40+ countries with a team of 5,000 collaborators, generating €600M in net revenue through tailored consulting engagements.

Product overview

EPSA Group is a European performance optimization company offering integrated consulting and advisory services. The portfolio consists of three core service lines: (1) Financial Performance Support covering IP Box, investment projects, fiscal/social compliance, innovation management, and risk control; (2) Operational Expertise Enhancement including transformation, procurement optimization, digital/IT deployment, and infrastructure management; and (3) Environmental Transformation Acceleration focused on sustainability transitions and energy performance. Supporting these are specialized programs including an AI initiative, mobility program, awards program, RSE (EPSA for Good), and the EPSA Foundation for solidarity commitments. The group operates across 40+ countries with 5,000 employees serving 16,000 clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Performance Support (Soutenir votre performance financière)

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue grew from €600M with 5,000 collaborators serving 16,000 clients across 40+ countries

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AcxiascoreTechnology or Integration · 25 February 2026Strategic partnership between EPSA and Acxias to accelerate digital transformation in procurement and strengthen operational efficiency. EPSA contributes organizational and financial performance expertise with international positioning, while Acxias provides advanced digital procurement optimization using SAP Cloud technologies and AI integration. The partnership delivers comprehensive solutions for procurement and finance process optimization, cloud integration, workflow automation, and strategic approaches to improve profitability.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wavestone: Paris-based consulting firm of similar scale focused on transformation, operational excellence, and digital services — closely comparable on geography, service mix, and target mid-to-large enterprise clients in Europe.
• BearingPoint: European-headquartered management and technology consultancy with strong procurement and operational transformation practices — directly comparable to EPSA on pan-European enterprise advisory and SAP-driven digital transformation.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global performance improvement, operational restructuring, and procurement advisory firm — directly comparable to EPSA's operational expertise and cost/procurement optimization service lines for enterprise clients.
• Sia Partners: French-headquartered management and operational consulting firm with comparable size, multi-sector coverage, and growing digital/data capabilities — direct head-to-head competitor for European enterprise consulting mandates that EPSA pursues.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent: Large European-headquartered consulting and digital transformation arm of Capgemini — overlaps with EPSA on digital procurement, transformation, and sustainability advisory, but operates at much greater scale across a broader portfolio.
• McKinsey & Company: Global strategy and transformation consultancy with significant European practice — competes for the same large-enterprise transformation and procurement mandates, but at substantially larger scale and with a strategy-led positioning.
• Kearney: Global management consultancy with a strong heritage in operational procurement (former A.T. Kearney) and performance improvement — competes for the same enterprise transformation mandates, particularly in Europe.
• Oliver Wyman: Marsh McLennan-owned global management consultancy with deep operational and financial services consulting practices — comparable to EPSA's financial performance support and operational transformation offerings.
• IBM Consulting: Global consulting arm with deep SAP partnership and enterprise transformation capabilities — overlaps with EPSA's Acxias-driven SAP Cloud procurement offering, though at a vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.

Regional players

• Roland Berger: European-origin strategy and operational consulting firm with comparable performance-improvement and procurement-related practices; serves similar enterprise clients but with a stronger pure-strategy heritage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A5 records

Investments2 records

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