ABGI France

What ABGI France does

ABGi France is a private management consulting firm founded in 1990 and headquartered at Confluence, Lyon, with 20 offices across France and additional international presence. The firm employs over 520 experts organized across four practice pillars: Innovation (structuring and financing R&D projects), Operations & Performance (purchasing, supply chain, energy, operational excellence), Technology (digital transformation, cybersecurity, ERP selection), and ESG (CSRD reporting, low-carbon strategy, sustainable innovation). It serves clients across 19 industry verticals, including aerospace, defense, health/cosmetics, energy, public sector, transport/logistics, and microelectronics, addressing both large enterprises/ETIs and SMEs/startups.

The firm's revenue model is overwhelmingly professional services revenue: project-based, quote-driven consulting engagements, with multi-year contracts typical, plus a recruitment/staffing sub-service that places professionals into client organizations. Its proprietary digital asset, CIR360, manages the French Research Tax Credit (CIR) lifecycle, complemented by the Funding Map tool for identifying public financing opportunities. ABGi holds ISO 9001 (AFAQ), OPQCM, and EAIC Small Blue label certifications, and is referenced as an approved advisor by the French Tax Authority for CIR/CII work and as an R&D pilot organization.

ABGi operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the SNEF Group, a multi-technical engineering and digital services conglomerate, having previously been part of the Visiativ group. On June 1, 2026, ABGi France and D&Consultants unified under the ABGi brand, consolidating operational consulting capabilities for the French and international market. Disclosed financial scale is approximately €80 million in annual turnover with a cumulative track record of more than 15,000 missions since founding.

Name

ABGI France

Legal name

ABGi France

Website

https://abgi-france.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ABGi France is a Lyon-headquartered management consulting firm founded in 1990, specializing in innovation funding (CIR/CII), operational performance, technology, and ESG advisory for French enterprises, ETIs, and SMEs across 19 industry sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory (BPAHAFAJ), ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Innovation funding consulting
• R&D tax credit advisory
• Management consulting services
• Operational performance advisory
• ESG consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services - Innovation Advisory: Core consulting revenue from advising clients on structuring and financing innovation projects, including CIR (Crédit d'Impôt Recherche), CII (Crédit d'Impôt Innovation), IP Box, grants and subsidies, and innovation strategy.
2. Consulting Services - Operations & Performance: Advisory services for purchasing strategy, operational excellence, supply chain optimization, energy management, and fiscal optimization.
3. Consulting Services - Technology: Technology consulting including digital transformation, cybersecurity, ERP selection, and IT value measurement.
4. ESG & Sustainability Consulting: ESG consulting covering CSR strategy, CSRD reporting, low carbon strategy, and sustainable innovation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ABGI France is a management consulting firm that helps enterprises structure and finance R&D and innovation projects (including CIR, CII, IP Box, JEI tax credits, grants, and subsidies) and improve operational, technological, and ESG performance. The firm operates through four expert pillars — Innovation, Operations & Performance, Technology, and ESG — supported by proprietary digital tools such as CIR360 for CIR management and the Funding Map financing-opportunity tool.

Product overview

ABGI France is a management consulting firm specializing in innovation funding and consulting. The company offers a portfolio of four core service practices: Innovation (structuring and financing R&D projects), Operations & Performance (optimizing value chains and costs), Technology (digital transformation and IT advisory), and ESG (sustainable transformation). Their proprietary digital solution CIR360 supports clients in managing research tax credits. The company operates across 20 locations with over 520 experts and serves clients in sectors including aerospace, healthcare, automotive, energy, and public sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation Expertise Advisory services for structuring and financing innovation, including innovation management, market studies, funding strategy, tax credits (CIR, CII, JEI, IP Box), grants, subsidies, investment aid, IP valuation, international schemes, and digital solutions. Targeted at French enterprises seeking to optimize R&D and innovation programs.
• Operations & Performance Expertise Advisory services for optimizing operational flows, costs, and value chain security — including purchasing policy and strategy, operational purchasing advice, purchasing digitalization, delegation and recruitment, responsible purchasing, supply chain, operational excellence, energy, and local/energy taxation. Targeted at enterprises looking to optimize operations.
• Technology Expertise Advisory services for leveraging new technologies to drive enterprise transformation — including performance and operational efficiency, safety and compliance, digital innovation and transformation, business strategy contribution, cybersecurity, IT value measurement and communication, specialized IT resources, and ERP selection. Targeted at enterprises undergoing digital transformation.
• ESG Expertise Advisory services for developing extra-financial performance supporting sustainable transformation — including extra-financial performance and CSR strategy, CSRD and sustainability reporting, low carbon strategy, and sustainable innovation strategy. Targeted at enterprises pursuing ESG and sustainability compliance.
• CIR360 Proprietary digital solution for managing and optimizing the CIR (Crédit d'Impôt Recherche / French Research Tax Credit) process — used by enterprise clients to streamline R&D tax credit management workflows.
• Funding Map Proprietary digital funding-mapping tool accessible at abgi-funding-map.com that helps clients identify available financing opportunities.
• Recruitment and Staffing Services Recruitment and placement services operated through the ABGi jobs portal, supporting staffing needs within ABGi itself and at client companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15,000 missions completed successfully
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SILENT ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026ABGi participates in the SILENT consortium, a European research initiative. The consortium held its 4th general assembly in Florence at ERGON's premises. Partners review progress, align on next steps, and strengthen collaboration across different work packages on environmental innovation.
• D&ConsultantscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2026ABGi France and D&Consultants officially joined forces under the ABGi brand on June 1, 2026. This strategic consolidation strengthens ABGi's position as a leading provider of operational consulting services to businesses in France and internationally.
• Groupe SNEFcoreOthersABGi is part of the SNEF Group, a multi-technical engineering and digital services company. SNEF Group provides energy, mechanics, and digital solutions and serves as the parent organization for ABGi.
• VisiativcoreOthersABGi is referenced as part of Visiativ group. Visiativ is a software and services company specializing in digital transformation solutions.
• XPO LogisticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerXPO Logistics is featured as a case study partner in ABGi's analysis of heavy-duty electrification. ABGi analyzed XPO's deployment of electric trucks as part of their electric mobility transition research.
• Jacky PerrenotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacky Perrenot, a French transport company, is featured alongside XPO Logistics as a case study partner in ABGi's analysis of electric truck deployment.
• CEVA Logistics (ECTN Project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEVA Logistics is featured through its ECTN project as a case study partner in ABGi's analysis of electric mobility in logistics.
• Dania ConnectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDania Connect is featured as a case study partner in ABGi's analysis of electric truck deployment for long-distance transport.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wavestone: Paris-listed French consultancy operating a similar model of strategy, innovation, ESG and digital transformation advisory for large French enterprises and public sector, making it the closest publicly traded analog to ABGI France.
• Eurogroup Consulting: French-origin multi-sector consulting firm with established practice areas in innovation, transformation and ESG; directly comparable in size and service mix to ABGI France and competes for the same French enterprise mandates.
• Sia Partners: Paris-headquartered management and innovation consulting firm with strong French roots serving large enterprises on transformation, operations, energy and ESG advisory across the same buyer profile as ABGI France.

Broad incumbents

• BearingPoint: European-origin management and technology consulting firm with deep French operations covering transformation, compliance, ESG and innovation funding; broader portfolio but directly overlapping with ABGI's four-pillar structure.
• Capgemini Invent: Digital transformation and innovation consulting arm of Capgemini, addressing ESG, supply chain, technology and innovation strategy at large French and European enterprises; broader delivery footprint but adjacent capability set.
• AlixPartners: Global operations and performance consultancy; comparable to ABGI's Operations & Performance and supply chain/energy practices, serving similarly large French and international enterprises.
• KPMG France (Advisory): Big 4 advisory practice with significant French footprint in CSRD/sustainability reporting, tax credit advisory (CIR) and operational consulting, competing for the same enterprise and public-sector clients as ABGI France.
• Forvis Mazars (France): International audit and advisory firm with substantial French advisory practice in sustainability reporting, tax credit advisory and operational consulting, overlapping significantly with ABGI's service mix.
• EY France (Consulting): Big 4 advisory arm providing sustainability and ESG, innovation funding (CIR), digital transformation and operations consulting across French large enterprises, increasingly overlapping with ABGI's core propositions.

Emerging players

• Kea & Partners: Mid-sized French consulting firm specializing in transformation, innovation and ESG for large French corporates, with comparable scale and culture to ABGI France and overlapping client roster in ETI segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abgifrance

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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