Groupe DSA

What Groupe DSA does

Groupe DSA is a Paris-based professional services firm founded in 1981 by Jean-Luc Sfez and Jean-Luc Zbirou, specializing in audits, accounting, corporate finance, delegated management, advisory, and professional training for French SMEs (PME/PMI), liberal professionals, startups, and associations. The firm operates six service lines: statutory and special audit (commissariat aux comptes), full-scope expertise comptable (bookkeeping, annual accounts, payroll, tax), corporate finance (M&A, valuations, fundraising, LBO/MBO structuring), advisory (restructuring, internal control, IFRS, transfer pricing), delegated executive management (outsourced CFO/GM), and registered professional training. Delivery is partner-led, face-to-face, and conducted both at the Paris headquarters (22 Place du Général Catroux, 75017) and on client sites throughout France, with no proprietary technology products and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities — engagement work relies on standard accounting software and audit methodologies.

DSA makes money through project-based and recurring professional services fees billed across its six lines, with accounting and compliance work providing recurring baseline revenue and corporate finance, advisory, and delegated management engagements contributing higher-margin episodic revenue. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition runs through direct partner-led business development, professional referrals, content marketing via the firm's blog (topics include NFT taxation, BIC/BNC regimes, strategic planning), and credibility derived from mandatory professional memberships (Ordre des Experts-Comptables, CNCC) and international network affiliation (GGI Global Alliance).

In January 2024, DSA merged with TGS France, a French multidisciplinary consulting group with over 1,750 employees and approximately €135M consolidated turnover in 2023. Post-merger, DSA continues to operate as a regional Île-de-France member firm of the TGS France group; co-founder Jean-Luc Sfez joined the TGS France college of partners as Associate Director to lead the group's Île-de-France strategy. Standalone DSA turnover was approximately €5M at the time of the merger, supported by roughly 50 specialized staff and a stated client base of several thousand SMEs in Île-de-France and internationally.

Name

Groupe DSA

Legal name

DSA

Website

https://dsa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Groupe DSA is a Paris-based chartered accountant and audit firm founded in 1981, serving French SMEs, liberal professionals, and startups across accounting, statutory audit, corporate finance, advisory, delegated management, and registered professional training. It merged into TGS France in January 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting and Audit Professional Services

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Planning & Analysis Support (Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting) (BPAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Statutory audit services
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Corporate finance advisory
• Business consulting services
• Professional training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Audit Services: Statutory auditing services covering legal and special audits throughout France, providing assurance on financial information compliance and reliability.
2. Accounting Services: Ongoing accounting management, annual accounts preparation, and accounting reviews for SMEs and liberal professionals.
3. Corporate Finance: M&A advisory, business transfer, acquisition support, fundraising, and buy-in/buy-out services for business leaders and shareholders.
4. Advisory/Consulting: Strategic consulting, delegated management, restructuring, internal control, and performance measurement services.
5. Professional Training: Registered training organization providing professional development courses to companies. Training registration number 11755765675 with the Prefect of Île-de-France Region.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Groupe DSA is a Paris-based professional services firm delivering audit (statutory and special audits), accounting and bookkeeping, corporate finance (M&A, fundraising, LBO/MBO), business advisory and consulting, delegated executive management, and registered professional training to SMEs, liberal professionals, and associations primarily in France. The firm operates as a member of the TGS France group following a January 2024 merger.

Product overview

Groupe DSA is a professional services firm offering an integrated suite of six core service lines for SMEs and ETIs: Audit (statutory and special auditing), Expertise comptable (accounting and bookkeeping), Corporate Finance (M&A, fundraising, and transactions), Conseil (business advisory and consulting), Direction déléguée (executive management support), and Formation (professional training). These services are delivered through multidisciplinary teams of accountants, lawyers, consultants, and auditors, designed to address the full spectrum of entrepreneurial needs from daily accounting to strategic growth advisory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit Statutory and special audit services covering legal audits throughout France, particularly in PME-PMI sectors. Includes due diligence services for private equity funds, contribution and merger commissions, and contractual audits for M&A and IPO operations. Target buyers include SMEs, private equity funds, and companies undergoing transactions.
• Direction déléguée (Delegated Executive Management) Delegated management services providing comprehensive support to business leaders for growth projects, business takeovers, or turnaround situations, assuming general management and/or financial responsibilities on behalf of the client.
• Expertise comptable (Accounting) Full accounting services including bookkeeping, accounting reviews, annual accounts preparation, tax advisory, business creation support, and payroll/HR management for BNC professionals, TPE, PME, freelancers, and associations.
• Corporate Finance Corporate finance services supporting business managers and shareholders in top and bottom balance sheet operations including business transfer, acquisition, fundraising (venture capital, development capital, private debt), and buy-in/buy-out transactions (LBO, MBO, MBI, BIMBO, OBO).
• Conseil (Advisory) Business optimization and consulting services including strategy and organization, internal control, post-merger support, accounting system redesign, arbitration, fraud prevention, restructuring, corporate governance, consolidation assistance, IFRS support, cost accounting, transfer pricing, rapid close acceleration, internal audit outsourcing, and performance measurement.
• Formation (Professional Training) Professional training services registered with the Prefect of Île-de-France Region (No. 11755765675), covering management, leadership, accounting, sales techniques, project management, interpersonal communication, and other business topics, with programs tailored to various industries and organizational sizes.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TGS FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2024In January 2024, DSA merged with TGS France, a French business consulting group. This strategic merger consolidates TGS France's presence in Île-de-France and strengthens its international expertise. DSA, founded in 1981, brings over 40 years of experience supporting SMEs in accounting, taxation, and financial engineering. Jean-Luc Sfez, DSA's founding director, joins TGS France as Associate Director. The merger establishes TGS France more firmly in the Paris region and enables both firms to offer more comprehensive services to clients.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TGS France: Parent group of DSA since January 2024 and a French multidisciplinary professional services platform (~1,750 employees, ~€135M turnover) offering audit, consulting, accounting, legal, IT and payroll-HR services — the most direct structural peer now that DSA is embedded within it.
• BDO France: Mid-tier accounting, audit and advisory network serving French SMEs and mid-market companies. Direct overlap with DSA across statutory audit, accounting outsourcing and corporate finance advisory.
• Grant Thornton France: Mid-tier audit, tax and advisory firm active across France with strong SME and mid-market exposure. Closely comparable to DSA on client segment, service mix and partner-led delivery model.
• RSM France: Mid-tier international network focused on middle-market audit, tax and consulting in France. Comparable on target client size and the integration of audit, accounting and corporate finance services.
• Baker Tilly France: Mid-tier accounting and advisory network serving French SMEs and mid-market clients. Comparable in service breadth (audit, accounting, M&A) and SME focus to Groupe DSA.
• In Extenso: Major French accounting, audit and consulting network (part of Deloitte) with deep SME/TPE penetration. Direct competitor to DSA on recurring accounting, audit and advisory work for small French businesses.
• Fiducial: Large French professional services firm specialising in accounting, payroll, legal and audit for very small businesses and SMEs — the most volume-comparable domestic competitor to DSA's expertise comptable and payroll practice.

Broad incumbents

• Mazars: International audit, tax and advisory firm with a significant French mid-market practice. Competes with DSA in the upper SME/ETI segment, particularly on statutory audit and corporate finance mandates; several DSA partners are Mazars alumni.
• KPMG France: Big Four firm with a substantial mid-market practice in France. Competes with DSA for the larger SME and ETI audit/advisory engagements, though its core focus is on larger enterprises.

Regional players

• Eight Advisory: France-based independent advisory firm focused on transaction services, restructuring and corporate finance for mid-market companies. Comparable to DSA's corporate finance and advisory practice for French SMEs and mid-market M&A.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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