Groupe Actual

Name

Groupe Actual

Legal name

Groupe Actual

Website

https://groupeactual.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (551), Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB), Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent recruitment placement
• Professional training programs
• Insertion employment services
• Workforce solutions France

Headquarters

HQ city

Laval

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing (Intérim): Core business providing temporary staffing services to companies, placing interim workers in various sectors including BTP (construction), transport-logistics, and tertiary/administrative roles.
2. Recruitment and Placement (CDI): Permanent placement services helping companies find permanent employees, including middle and long-term placements.
3. Professional Training (Formation): Training services including initial training, continuing education, and apprenticeship-based training programs, with Holberton School focused on digital/numeric professions.
4. Insertion Staffing: Specialized insertion staffing helping people facing employment difficulties find temporary work and progress toward sustainable employment, with Ergos Actual insertion network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe Actual is a French employment and staffing group that provides temporary staffing (intérim), permanent placement (CDI), professional insertion services, and training programs to companies and job seekers across France. The group operates over 600 physical agencies through multiple sub-brands (Actual, Leader, Ergalis, Ergos, Best Intérim, CCLD, Envergure, ESUP) and serves 31,000 companies and 165,000 candidates, generating €1.6 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2021/2022.

Product overview

Groupe Actual operates as a multi-brand employment and staffing platform organized around four core business lines: temporary staffing (intérim), recruitment, professional support (accompagnement), and training (formation). The company serves as the 5th largest player in the French employment market, offering comprehensive workforce solutions through a network of over 600 agencies and 3,100 employees, supporting 31,000 companies and 165,000 job seekers. The portfolio includes multiple sub-brands (Actual, Leader, Ergalis, Ergos Actual Insertion, Best Intérim, Isa Intérim Talentpeople, Up Skills, CCLD, Envergure, ESUP) plus the Holberton School digital training network. Services range from standard temporary staffing and permanent placement to specialized insertion programs for people facing employment barriers, career portage, and vocational training programs. The company also offers a mobile candidate management application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Actual: Main temporary staffing and recruitment brand
• Leader
• Ergalis
• Ergos Actual insertion
• Best interim
• Isa Intérim Talentpeople
• Up skills
• CCLD
• Enverture
• ESUP
• Holberton

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing (Intérim)
• Permanent Placement (CDI) and Recruitment
• Insertion Staffing (Intérim d'insertion)
• Salary Portage (Portage salarial)
• Initial Training (Formation initiale)
• Continuing Education (Formation continue)
• Work-Study Training (Alternance)
• Holberton School Digital Training
• Espace Intérimaire / my actual Mobile Application

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 31,000 companies with workforce solutions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• ETIC 53supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 March 2023Partnership between Ergos Actual insertion Laval agency and ETIC 53 to facilitate candidate mobility. The Laval agency purchased four electric bikes to help candidates overcome mobility barriers and support their return to employment.
• Holberton SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2023Partnership bringing Holberton School to France, part of Actual group's training network. Holberton School is a peer-learning coding school founded in Silicon Valley in 2015, present in 15 countries. They form students in digital professions using experiential pedagogy with 95% practical training. The partnership aims to democratize access to digital careers and address the talent shortage in France.
• Pôle EmploicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2023National framework agreement signed between Actual group (5th player in the French labor market) and Pôle Emploi. This ambitious partnership aims to intensify joint actions serving job seekers and companies, combining the resources and reach of both organizations to facilitate employment.
• Direction Générale de la Sécurité CivilesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2023Framework convention signed making Actual group a 'partner employer of Volunteer Firefighters' (Sapeurs-Pompiers Volontaires). The agreement allows employees who are volunteer firefighters to be absent during work hours for operational missions, training, or meetings, with the group maintaining their salary up to 10 days per year.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader and the largest competitor in the French temporary staffing market. Directly comparable to Groupe Actual as a national generalist staffing firm serving the same intérim/CDI/placement segments in France.
• ManpowerGroup: One of the top three staffing players in France, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions. Highly comparable business model and customer base to Groupe Actual.
• Randstad: Global staffing major with a significant French footprint across temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR solutions. Direct competitor to Groupe Actual across multiple French regions and verticals.
• Hays: Specialist recruitment firm with strong presence in France focused on white-collar and professional roles. Comparable to Actual's tertiary-segment specialization and CCLD/Up Skills sub-brands.
• Synergie: French-headquartered staffing group providing temporary work, permanent placement, and training across multiple sectors. Closely comparable in scale, geographic focus, and service mix to Groupe Actual.
• Crit Intérim: French staffing group operating temporary work, recruitment, and airport services. Comparable as a national French generalist staffing peer competing for the same enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• PageGroup: Global recruitment firm (Michael Page, Page Personnel) with French operations focused on mid-to-senior permanent placement. Comparable to Actual's permanent recruitment/CDI arm and tertiary specialization.
• Robert Half: Global specialist staffing and consulting firm with French operations focused on finance, accounting, and office support. Comparable to Actual's specialized white-collar recruitment offering.

Emerging players

• QAPA: France-based digital staffing platform for temporary work, representing the digital-native challenger model that traditional agencies like Actual must adapt to.
• Brigad: French digital staffing platform specialized in hospitality, healthcare, and events. Comparable to Actual's Extracadabra investment thesis and represents the emerging tech-enabled staffing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/groupeactual
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@groupeactual599
• Facebookfacebook.com/GroupeActual
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/groupe-actual
• Instagraminstagram.com/groupeactual/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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