What A2 Consulting does

A2 Consulting is an independent French management consulting firm headquartered in Paris (14 Rue d'Ouessant, 75015), founded in 2000. The firm employs 130 consultants across 11 partner-led expertise areas spanning marketing and customer experience, finance, risk/compliance, actuarial services, IT governance, responsible purchasing, sustainability, HR/change management, operational excellence, digital transformation, and Data & AI. It operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries — Asea (responsible purchasing and ISO 20400/RFAR advisory) and Fræris (actuarial services) — and holds a minority equity stake in Kernix, a Paris-based digital agency, creating an integrated advisory-to-implementation ecosystem.

The firm serves enterprise and public-sector clients across eight verticals: banking and financial services, insurance and social protection, energy and environment, transport and mobility, industry and services, real estate, luxury, and the public sector. Documented engagements include multi-year transformation programs for international banking groups, large insurers, French energy operators, transport operators, luxury groups, and government institutions. Methodologies are codified as proprietary frameworks (DMAIC for operational excellence, Solvency II DQ Framework, Échelle de Performance CO2 certification, SI Portfolio Prioritization Matrix, AI Act compliance methodology) and the firm holds the RFAR Label, Label Diversité, and a 94/100 gender equality index.

A2 Consulting generates revenue on a fee-for-service professional services model: engagements are billed per project or on a time-and-materials basis, with multi-year contracts typical for large enterprise and public-sector clients. The firm reports €23M in annual revenue, with go-to-market executed through direct enterprise sales led by partners, supported by thought-leadership content (LinkedIn, YouTube, 'La Pause Transport', 'E-veille Asset Management', benchmark studies) and industry events. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement based on scope, complexity, and team composition. The firm has no external funding, operates without a proprietary software product, and emphasizes 100% independence from software vendors and regulatory advisors as a core element of its value proposition.

Name

A2 Consulting

Legal name

A2 Consulting

Website

https://a2consulting.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

A2 Consulting is an independent Paris-based management consulting firm founded in 2000 with 130 consultants and €23M in revenue, serving large enterprises and public-sector clients across banking, insurance, energy, transport, and industry through partner-led advisory practices and actuarial and responsible-purchasing subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Organizational transformation consulting
• Risk and compliance advisory
• Actuarial consulting services
• Digital transformation consulting

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. Management Consulting Services: A2 Consulting generates revenue through fee-based professional consulting engagements. The firm charges for advisory services across its areas of expertise (finance, risk & compliance, actuarial, digital transformation, organizational change, operational excellence, sustainability) on a project-by-project basis. Engagements are structured around defined scopes of work, with billing typically tied to project milestones or time-and-materials depending on engagement size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

A2 Consulting is an independent organization and management consultancy that sells fee-based advisory engagements across finance, risk and compliance, actuarial work, IT governance, organizational transformation, digital and data programs, HR and change management, operational excellence, program management, responsible purchasing, and sustainability. It serves enterprises and public-sector organizations, with sector-specific expertise in banking, insurance, industry, energy, transport, and other listed sectors.

Product overview

A2 Consulting is an independent consulting firm operating as the parent company with two specialized subsidiaries: Fræris (actuarial services) and Asea (responsible purchasing advisory). The firm also holds a stake in Kernix, a Paris-based digital agency. Together these entities form an integrated consulting ecosystem offering advisory services across organizational transformation, digital strategy, data & AI, finance, risk & compliance, actuarial services, responsible purchasing, sustainability, HR and change management, operational excellence, program management, and design thinking. The core consulting services, combined with the actuarial, purchasing, and digital capabilities of subsidiaries and partners, provide end-to-end coverage from strategic diagnosis to operational deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A2 Consulting Management Advisory Services Independent, fee-based management consulting across organizational transformation, digital strategy, finance, risk and compliance, actuarial services, IT governance, responsible purchasing, sustainability, HR and change management, operational excellence, and program management for enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Finance Advisory Finance advisory spanning cost and profitability analysis, activity-based costing, internal service pricing, cost allocation, and management-control work for financial and other organizations.
• Risk, Control and Compliance Advisory Advisory services covering enterprise risk management, internal control, and regulatory compliance, including frameworks for regulated banking, insurance, and social-protection organizations.
• IT Governance Advisory IT governance advisory, including objective prioritization of project portfolios against strategic impact, business value, regulatory constraints, ROI, risk, technical complexity, and inter-project dependencies.
• Marketing and Customer Experience Advisory Marketing and customer-experience advisory for organizations, including service-quality and customer- and employee-experience improvement initiatives.
• Sustainability Advisory Sustainability expertise including supplier carbon-performance assessment through the Supplier Carbon Performance Scale (Échelle de Performance CO2, EPC) methodology.
• Organizational Transformation Consulting Advisory support for organizational redesign, operating-model changes, role transformation, and change adoption across business and public-sector organizations.
• Program Management Consulting Management of transformation programs and project portfolios, including implementation planning, project governance, and executive reporting.
• HR and Change Management Advisory HR and change-management expertise supporting organizations through transformation, organizational redesign, and workforce adoption.
• Operational Excellence Consulting Operational excellence advisory using DMAIC, Lean Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S, Poka-Yoke, mathematical optimization, and workflow automation.
• Digital Transformation Consulting Digital transformation advisory covering digital strategy, CRM redesign, multi-channel distribution, process digitalization, and digital solution selection for enterprise and public-sector organizations.
• Data and AI Advisory Data and AI advisory using analytics, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, predictive analytics, and process automation for document processing, compliance analysis, data strategy, and reporting.
• Design Thinking Consulting Design Thinking expertise within A2 Consulting's integrated consulting capabilities for transformation and experience design.
• Fræris Actuarial Services Actuarial services for insurance organizations covering multi-standard inventories, product actuarial and tax work, prudential calculations including Pillar 1 and ORSA, Solvency II data quality, technical-data consolidation, and insurance transformation.
• Asea Responsible Purchasing Services Responsible-purchasing advisory, Qualiopi-certified training, evaluation, and audit services covering ISO 20400, RFAR labeling, purchasing decarbonization, supplier due diligence, and total cost of ownership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94/100 gender equality index achieved across the firm
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• AseacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsea is a wholly-owned subsidiary of A2 Consulting specializing in responsible purchasing advisory, RFAR labeling, ISO 20400 certification support, and Scope 3 carbon reduction. Asea operates as a separate legal entity with its own brand identity, website, and team, delivering integrated services alongside A2 Consulting's sustainability and ESG offerings. Asea has been an active contributor to the development of ISO 20400 and the RFAR label, and is the French market leader in RFAR evaluation with over 100 client references.
• FræriscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFræris is a subsidiary of A2 Consulting dedicated to actuarial services for the insurance sector. The firm provides expertise in multi-norm accounting inventories, Solvency II calculations, ORSA, product design and pricing, and regulatory reporting. Fræris and A2 Consulting consultants collaborate on insurance client engagements, offering integrated actuarial and management consulting services across the full insurance value chain.
• KernixsupportingTechnology or IntegrationKernix is a Paris-based digital agency specializing in web and mobile development, UX/UI design, and digital strategy. A2 Consulting has taken a strategic equity participation in Kernix, enabling integrated digital transformation engagements where A2 Consulting provides strategic consulting and Kernix handles implementation. The partnership enables end-to-end digital projects from strategy through technical delivery while maintaining clear separation between advisory and implementation roles.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wavestone: Paris-listed independent consulting firm of comparable size with deep practices in banking, insurance, and energy, and a similar partner-led, France-rooted delivery model — the closest direct comp to A2 Consulting's positioning and revenue scale.
• Onepoint: Large French independent consultancy competing in transformation, digital, and sector advisory for major French enterprises and public institutions, with a comparable mid-tier independent positioning.
• Sia Partners: Paris-headquartered management consulting firm with strong French banking and insurance practices and a growing international footprint — directly comparable in sector focus and engagement profile.
• BearingPoint: European-origin independent consultancy with deep regulatory, finance, and risk practices serving large banks and insurers — overlapping heavily with A2 Consulting's core compliance and transformation offerings.
• Julhiet Sterwen: French mid-tier consulting firm combining strategy, transformation, and HR/change practices — directly comparable to A2 Consulting on size, sector focus, and independent positioning in the French market.
• Kea & Partners: Paris-based independent consultancy with sector expertise in financial services, energy, and mobility — comparable on geographic focus, scale, and emphasis on transformation engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent: Strategy and transformation arm of Capgemini serving French banks, insurers, and public sector with broader delivery scale and global footprint — a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise transformation mandates.
• Accenture Strategy France: Global strategy and consulting arm competing for large French banking, insurance, and public-sector transformation programs; broader portfolio and delivery capacity than A2 Consulting but overlapping on target accounts.
• EY-Parthenon France: Strategy consulting arm of EY in France with significant financial services and public sector engagements — broad incumbent competitor in regulatory, risk, and transformation advisory.
• Deloitte France Consulting: French consulting practice of a Big 4 firm with broad capabilities across financial services, energy, public sector, and sustainability — competes with A2 Consulting on enterprise transformation and regulatory mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/A2_Consulting
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFYDvyi6euUnu6_FH_OjjmQ?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/A2ConsultingParis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a2-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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