Groupe BBM

What Groupe BBM does

Groupe BBM is a multidisciplinary group that specializes in the operational management of a business. The BBM Group is the privileged partner of acompany. It is committed to assisting and advising our clients throughout the life of their business.

Name

Groupe BBM

Legal name

SAS – BBM ET ASSOCIES

Website

http://www.groupebbm.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Groupe BBM is a multidisciplinary group that specializes in the operational management of a business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expertise Comptable (Accounting Services): Comprehensive accounting services including bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, tax compliance, and accounting function outsourcing. Services include accounting function setup, accounting maintenance, financial document preparation, and annual accounts establishment.
2. Audit Services: Legal audit and statutory audit (Commissariat aux comptes), contract audit, fiscal audit, social audit. Includes certification of annual and consolidated accounts, SACC missions.
3. Conseil (Consulting): Management consulting including business optimization, financial direction outsourcing, M&A advisory, fundraising support, tax consulting, and organizational optimization.
4. Expertise Sociale et RH (HR Services): Payroll processing (partial or total outsourcing), HR management, social audit, training on payroll techniques. 8,000 monthly payrolls managed for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Groupe BBM is a multidisciplinary accounting, audit, consulting, and HR/payroll services firm serving French businesses from micro-enterprises to large international groups. It delivers bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, tax compliance, statutory and contractual audit, M&A advisory, business valuation, fundraising support, payroll outsourcing (8,000 monthly payrolls managed), HR management, and digital accounting tools via its BBM Cabinet Digital platform. Sector specializations cover healthcare (medical imaging, pharmacies, laboratories), innovative startups (CIR/CII tax credits), and international operations.

Product overview

Groupe BBM is a regional accounting and consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services organized around four core competencies: accounting expertise, consulting, audit, and social/HR expertise. The portfolio includes both core service lines (accounting outsourcing, tax advisory, legal audit, social audit, business valuation, M&A advisory) and specialized sector practices (innovation/startup support, healthcare sector services, international development). Key product offerings include the Cabinet Digital web platform for SME accounting management, Business Intelligence solutions using Power BI for financial reporting, CIR/CII preparation services in partnership with IODA Consulting, IP Box tax optimization, and comprehensive HR payroll outsourcing. The firm serves over 3,500 clients ranging from micro-enterprises to large international groups across the Alpine corridor and now Lyon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BBM Cabinet Digital: Digital accounting cabinet offering 100% WEB, 100% secure, 100% mobile tools for business management.

Products and services

• Cabinet Digital

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,500+ clients served from TPE to large international groups
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IODA ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Strategic partnership announced in September 2022 between Groupe BBM and IODA Consulting to combine expertise in innovation financing. The partnership created a major player in R&D tax credit advisory in France, combining accounting expertise with scientific and technical knowledge.
• HelloworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecruitment platform partnership for posting job offers and managing candidate applications. Used for recruitment services and candidate management.
• Lyonbiopôle Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in Lyonbiopôle Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes collaborative day 2025, the health and innovation ecosystem hub. Richard Piras participated in table round on medical device industrialization.
• MedicalpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare and medical technology cluster partnership
• French TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with French Tech ecosystem for startup support
• Adopte Ta ComminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital communication agency that designed and developed the Groupe BBM website
• Comité Départemental Handi SportminorOthersThe group supports the departmental disability sports committee

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• In Extenso: A large French national network of chartered accountants and auditors with a strong regional/mid-market focus. Directly comparable to BBM as a multi-office French accounting and consulting group serving TPE/PME with audit, advisory, and payroll capabilities.
• Baker Tilly France: Mid-tier French accounting and audit network with comparable service breadth (accounting, audit, advisory, HR/payroll). Competes directly with BBM in the regional mid-market segment and on innovation/startup advisory.
• Fiducial: Major French national accounting, audit, and legal firm serving SMEs, professionals, and small businesses. Closely comparable to BBM in service scope (accounting, payroll, legal) and target customer (TPE/PME), though with a national rather than regional footprint.
• RSM France: International mid-tier audit and advisory network with French operations focused on mid-market and SME clients. Comparable to BBM in service breadth and target market, with similar innovation/startup and international expansion offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Mazars: Global mid-tier audit and advisory firm with strong French presence. Comparable to BBM on audit, accounting, and consulting service lines, though operating at significantly larger scale and serving larger enterprise and international clients.
• Grant Thornton France: International mid-tier audit and advisory network with French operations. Competes with BBM for mid-market and large-company audit, tax, and advisory engagements, with similar service lines but broader geographic reach.
• BDO France: Global mid-tier audit, tax, and advisory firm with established French practice. Comparable to BBM in core audit/accounting services and SME-mid-market focus, though at a larger national and international scale.
• KPMG France: Big 4 firm in France offering audit, tax, and advisory services to enterprises of all sizes. Overlaps with BBM in audit, accounting outsourcing, and innovation/R&D tax credit advisory, but competes primarily at the enterprise end of the market.

Emerging players

• Pennylane: French fintech/accounting SaaS platform serving SMEs and accountants with automated bookkeeping, invoicing, and financial management tools. Competes with BBM's Cabinet Digital offering and represents the tech-enabled challenger model targeting the same TPE/PME customer base.

Others

• ACPM (Association des Conseils en Management / local AURA consulting firms): Industry association representing French management consulting firms, many of which compete with BBM's Conseil (consulting) practice in the AURA region on M&A advisory, fundraising support, and management consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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