MDP Consulting

What MDP Consulting does

MDP Consulting (legal entity SAS MDP CONSULTING) is a France-based consulting and engineering boutique specialized in mountain and tourism territories. The firm serves ski area operators and investors, public tourism institutions, and urban/mobility clients, delivering services across four interconnected universes: Ski Areas (lifts, slopes, snowmaking, snow fronts), Tourism (destination strategy, master plans, experience design), Urban planning and mobility (cable transport, intermodality, urban reorganization), and Environmental consulting (impact studies, environmental observatories, habitat monitoring). Service delivery spans strategy through construction realization, with over 30 years of cited experience and regulatory credentials including OQA (Qualified Body) certification for cable transport oversight and Affiliate Membership in the UNWTO.

The firm's underlying technology consists of integrated consulting and engineering know-how organized around eight domains of expertise applied transversally and aggregated per client need, rather than a software platform. Proprietary assets include the Environmental Observatory covering 1,550 hectares for the Sybelles ski area and the 2023-acquired Agrestis environmental cabinet (rebranded as Agrestis by MDP). Operations are run by a team of approximately 16 identified professionals, led by President/Partner Anthony Jullien, with named functional heads for engineering, tourism, environment, finance/HR, and accountancy.

MDP operates a project-based professional services revenue model with multi-year contracts and quote-based fees negotiated per engagement. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on public tenders, long-term institutional relationships (e.g., Courchevel since 1996), and consortium-style partnerships with complementary firms to bid on large multi-disciplinary mandates. Customer mix is split between public sector clients (municipalities, departments, intermunicipal authorities, state agencies) and private operators (S3V, SATVAC, Club Med, SnowLand China), with international project work in China, the Philippines, and Belgium supplementing a primarily French revenue base.

Name

MDP Consulting

Legal name

SAS MDP CONSULTING

Website

https://consultingbymdp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MDP Consulting is a French consulting and engineering firm serving ski operators, public tourism institutions, and urban clients across four service universes: ski areas, tourism, urban planning and mobility, and environment, delivering projects from strategy through construction realization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Ski area engineering
• Tourism consulting
• Mountain development
• Urban mobility planning
• Environmental assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montbonnot-saint-martin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting and Engineering Services: MDP generates revenue through project-based consulting and engineering engagements. Services span master planning, feasibility studies, project management, environmental assessments, and construction supervision for ski areas, tourism destinations, and urban development projects. Revenue is earned through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, typically commissioned by operators, investors, and public institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MDP Consulting is an integrated team of consultants and engineers that provides strategic and technical services to operators, investors, and public institutions for ski area, tourism, urban, and environmental projects. The firm delivers end-to-end project work — from strategy and master planning through feasibility, project management, and construction supervision — across four service universes: Ski Areas, Tourism, Urban planning/mobility, and Environment, leveraging 8 domains of expertise applied transversally.

Product overview

MDP Consulting is a consulting and engineering firm offering specialized services across four interconnected domains: Ski Areas (engineering for lifts, slopes, snowmaking, and snow fronts), Tourism (destination strategy, master plans, and experience design), Urban planning and mobility (including cable transport systems), and Environmental consulting. The company operates as an integrated team of consultants and engineers providing services from strategy through project realization. The Environment pole was expanded through the 2023 acquisition of Agrestis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Ski resort optimization study for Les Arcs 1800 covering 3 neglected sectors — 3 scenarios per zone developed and implemented in 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AgrestiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023MDP Consulting acquired cabinet Agrestis in 2023 as an external growth move. This acquisition allowed MDP to expand its field of intervention and consolidate expertise in service of mountain territories and actors, particularly within its Environment division. The acquired entity is rebranded as Agrestis by MDP.
• UNWTO / OMT (Organisation Mondiale du Tourisme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDP Consulting is an Affiliate Member of the World Tourism Organization (UNTWO/OMT), committing to a qualitative, sustainable, and responsible approach to its services. This affiliation positions MDP within the global tourism policy framework.
• AlpicitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Alpicité (urban planning firm) on the Mayotte tourism zone definition project, combining MDP's tourism expertise with Alpicité's urban planning capabilities across 4 communes.
• Traces TPI, WZ associés, HG&C AvocatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on the Pyrénées Orientales ski resort strategy study: Traces TPI (technical), WZ associés (consulting), and HG&C Avocats (legal/governance) working alongside MDP on the 8-station strategic development plan.
• Compagnie des PyrénéesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the Compagnie des Pyrénées in the development of a new governance structure for the Pyrénées Orientales ski resorts.
• Ecocime and ALP'PAGESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in the Sybelles Environmental Observatory project, covering 1,550 hectares. Ecocime and ALP'PAGES collaborate with MDP on environmental diagnostic and monitoring.
• Agence AilleursminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgence Ailleurs is the web agency that designed and maintains the MDP Consulting website (listed as webmaster in legal notices).
• CAUE and EPF LorraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipatory partnership with CAUE (Conseil d'Architecture, d'Urbanisme et de l'Environnement) and EPF Lorraine on the Capavenir Vosges tourism development schema, involving participatory workshops with stakeholders.
• TIM IngénierieminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with TIM Ingénierie as the primary engineering firm on the TSD Corbier station redesign project, working alongside SATVAC and MDP's environmental team.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SETEC Group: French multi-disciplinary engineering and consulting firm with established mountain, transport, environment, and urban planning practices. SETEC competes with MDP on French infrastructure and territorial projects and operates at a comparable integration of strategy and engineering.
• Artelia: French engineering consulting group covering infrastructure, environment, urban development, and mobility. Artelia overlaps directly with MDP's ski-area, tourism, urban, and environmental service universes and routinely competes for the same territorial mandates.
• SCET: French consulting firm dedicated to local authorities and territorial development. SCET competes with MDP for municipal and intermunicipal tourism strategy, territorial planning, and governance mandates across France.
• Naldeo Group: French engineering and consulting firm focused on infrastructure, environment, energy, and territorial development. Naldeo addresses a closely overlapping client base of public institutions and operators on strategic and engineering mandates.
• Espelia: French public-sector consulting firm advising local authorities on territorial strategy, finance, and public policy. Espelia competes with MDP for the same municipal and departmental tourism and planning mandates in France.

Broad incumbents

• Egis: Large French engineering and consulting group with dedicated mountain, transport, and environment practices. Egis competes with MDP on cable transport, ski area, and urban mobility mandates but operates from a much larger global bench.
• Systra: Global French transport engineering group with strong mobility and urban transit capabilities. Systra overlaps with MDP on cable transport feasibility and urban mobility projects but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Bureau Veritas: Large international testing, inspection, and certification group with adjacent infrastructure and environmental consulting capabilities. Bureau Veritas intersects with MDP's regulated oversight work (e.g., OQA-equivalent certifications) though it operates across far broader industrial verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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