Adenium

What Adenium does

Adenium is a Paris-based French independent consulting firm specializing in Business Continuity Plans (Plan de Continuité d'Activité, PCA) and Plan de Reprise d'Activité (PRA) per the ISO 22301 standard, alongside broader organizational resilience services. Founded in 2002 by Xavier Hartout and now operating as the continuity-of-activity consulting pole within Be Resilient Group (BRG), the firm serves large French enterprises, PME/PMI, and public administrations across banking, insurance, energy, transportation, retail, media, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, and government — with disclosed logos including Société Générale, AXA, TotalEnergies, SNCF, Carrefour, Safran, Vinci, Conseil d'État, and BCEAO, among roughly 30+ named accounts.

The firm's core technology is its ISO 22301-aligned BCM methodology, reinforced by ISO 22361 (crisis management), ISO/TS 22317 (Business Impact Analysis), and AFNOR Spec 2208 (cyber-resilience) expertise, on which it holds the distinction of delivering the first ISO 22301-certified PCA in France. Its offering spans six consulting service lines (PCA elaboration, IT PRA, risk management, crisis management, organizational resilience, and REX/RETEX experience feedback) and a structured training catalog of 13+ Qualiopi-certified courses covering PCA fundamentals, advanced ISO 22301 methodology, Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor certifications, supply chain audits, and specialized scenarios (flood, personnel unavailability, IT unavailability). Total delivered volume includes 450+ PCA projects, 300 crisis exercises, and 1,250+ trainees cumulatively.

The business model is professional services-led: multi-month consulting engagements priced on a quote basis, paired with open-enrollment training sessions at publicly disclosed price points (e.g., €850 HT for a one-day crisis management session) and bespoke intra-company training. Go-to-market is sales-led and content-driven, anchored in thought leadership (annual Baromètre de la Résilience with emlyon business school, free downloadable guides), conference participation (AMRAE, FIC), earned media (JDD, Cadremploi, Revue Management), and direct enterprise relationships. The firm operates from offices in Paris (HQ, 10 rue Émile Landrin, 75020), Lyon, and Toulouse, is structured as a French SAS with €150,000 of share capital, and shows no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or revenue figures — appearing to be founder/management-owned with stable, mature operations.

Name

Adenium

Legal name

Be Resilient Group (BRG)

Website

https://adenium.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adenium is a Paris-based French consulting firm specializing in ISO 22301 Business Continuity Plans (PCA/PRA) and organizational resilience. Founded in 2002, it serves large enterprises, SMEs, and public administrations across banking, insurance, energy, transport, retail, and government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Continuity and Organizational Resilience Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk Management (ERM), Operational Risk & Business Continuity (BPAEAPAJ)

Keywords

• Business continuity consulting
• Organizational resilience services
• Crisis management consulting
• ISO 22301 training
• IT disaster recovery planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Adenium provides expert consulting engagements for the design, implementation, and audit of Business Continuity Plans (PCA/PRA), risk management, crisis management, and organizational resilience. Projects are delivered by certified consultants to PME/PMI, large enterprises, and public administration in France and internationally.
2. Training Services: The company delivers a structured catalog of PCA and crisis management training programs, including ISO 22301-certified qualifications (Foundation, Lead Implementer, Lead Auditor), open-enrollment courses, and intra-company sessions. Training is certified under Qualiopi and eligible for public/parietal professional training funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Adenium is a French consulting firm that helps organizations design, implement, and audit Business Continuity Plans (PCA/PRA) and IT Disaster Recovery Plans compliant with ISO 22301 and related standards. The firm provides consulting services in business continuity, risk management, crisis management, IT disaster recovery, organizational resilience, and return-of-experience (REX/RETEX) analysis, complemented by a catalog of certified training courses (ISO 22301 Foundation, Lead Implementer, Lead Auditor, and specialized scenarios).

Product overview

Adenium is a French consulting firm specializing in Business Continuity Plans (PCA/PRA) and organizational resilience. The company operates as the business continuity consulting division of Be Resilient Group (BRG). Its portfolio consists of consulting services organized around core methodology areas: Plan de Continuité d'Activité (PCA) consulting for ISO 22301 compliance, PCA PRA Informatique for IT disaster recovery and cyber resilience, risk management, crisis management, organizational resilience, and experience feedback (REX/RETEX). Complementing its consulting offerings is an extensive training catalog (courses 611-623) covering PCA fundamentals, advanced ISO 22301 methodologies, lead implementer and auditor certifications, supply chain audits, and specialized scenarios (flood, personnel unavailability, IT system unavailability). The company has been in operation since 2002 and serves PME/PMI, large enterprises, and government organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plan de Continuité d'Activité (PCA) Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 1250+ people trained across PCA and resilience programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EverbridgecoreTechnology or Integration · 17 May 2023BRG (Be Resilient Group / Adenium) signed a partnership with Everbridge, a specialist provider of critical communications and crisis management software platforms. The partnership enables BRG to offer clients an end-to-end automated critical event management solution integrated with its consulting services, covering critical communications and incident/crisis management tools.
• Be Resilient Group (BRG)coreOthers · 18 November 2020Adenium became the continuity of activity consulting pole within Be Resilient Group (BRG), a newly formed group dedicated to organizational resilience. The transformation unified Adenium's BCM expertise with other resilience-related consulting and training activities under a single group structure. The founding of BRG represents the company's strategic evolution from a single entity to a multi-pole resilience group.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria: Large French/European IT services group with a cybersecurity and resilience practice that delivers BCM/DR advisory alongside IT implementations. Comparable to Adenium on the IT-continuity side of the market.
• Mazars: International audit and advisory firm with a French presence and risk advisory services that touch on BCM, regulatory resilience, and crisis planning. Comparable at the enterprise-mandate level despite wider scope.
• PwC France (Crisis & Resilience): PwC's French risk and resilience practice, including BCM advisory and regulatory resilience work for banking, insurance, and industrial clients. Comparable at the deal level though delivered within PwC's full audit/consulting stack.
• KPMG France (Risk Consulting): Big Four firm with a dedicated Risk & Resilience practice in France advising large enterprises on BCM, regulatory compliance, and crisis preparedness. Overlaps with Adenium on enterprise risk mandates but operates as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Deloitte France (Risk & Resilience): Risk Advisory practice within Deloitte France covering operational resilience, BCM, and crisis management. A broader incumbent competitor for many of the same enterprise clients Adenium serves.

Others

• Everbridge: Critical Event Management and mass-notification software provider, and an Adenium partner. Not a direct competitor but the strategic alignment means Everbridge's go-to-market influences how French enterprises buy integrated BCM software + services.

Direct peers

• Avalution Consulting: Business continuity and resilience consultancy providing ISO 22301 implementation, BIA, and crisis management consulting. Competes head-to-head with Adenium for enterprise BCM engagements in regulated sectors.
• Continuity2: BCM and resilience advisory and SaaS provider focused on continuity planning, BIA, and crisis exercises for enterprise clients. Direct peer given overlapping BCM methodology and customer base.
• Castellan Solutions: US-headquartered BCM and disaster recovery consulting firm offering ISO 22301 advisory, BIA, and crisis exercise services to enterprises. Directly comparable to Adenium in methodology, target buyer (enterprise risk/resilience functions), and consulting-led delivery.
• MHA Consulting: BCM and IT disaster recovery consultancy serving mid-market and enterprise clients in regulated industries (banking, healthcare, manufacturing). Closely matches Adenium's consulting scope and customer profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/adeniumbcp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBXzvAY7zdVtw808hDZy5ww
• Facebookfacebook.com/adeniumBRG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adenium

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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