What HENT Consulting does

HENT Consulting is a privately-held, France-based boutique management consulting firm headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine and founded in 2011. The firm is a pure-play real estate specialist, exclusively serving the real estate industry across five client segments: corporate real estate and workplace management departments (Directions immobilières), social housing providers (bailleurs sociaux), real estate investment and asset management firms (foncières, asset managers), property and facility managers, and developers and constructors (promoteurs et constructeurs). It is led by a partner group that includes Jérôme Penhoat (President of IFMA France) and Gaé Metzler, supported by a team of approximately 15 professionals organized across associates, managers, and consultants, with no disclosed external investors.

The company delivers two core service lines: (1) Strategy, Organisation et Transformation Digitale — covering strategic planning and innovation, digital and IT strategy, change management, and organizational performance; and (2) Pilotage de Projets Immobiliers — covering real estate master planning, project conception and piloting, and facility and property management support. There is no proprietary software product; revenue is generated through professional-services engagements on quote-based, fixed-scope projects tailored to each client's needs. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to corporate real estate decision-makers in France.

The firm maintains active memberships in international and French industry associations — IFMA, Association des Directeurs Immobiliers (ADI), Corenet Global, Sypemi, and Smart Building Alliance — which function as ecosystem and pipeline channels. The company is independently owned (founder/partner structure with RCS Nanterre 530 616 952), holds the EcoVadis Silver Medal for CSR performance, and signed the Charte de la Diversité in 2021.

Name

HENT Consulting

Legal name

HENT CONSULTING

Website

https://hentconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HENT Consulting is a France-based boutique management consulting firm specializing exclusively in the real estate industry, serving corporate real estate departments, social housing providers, investment managers, property/facility managers, and developers with strategy, organization, digital transformation, and real estate project management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Strategy, Portfolio & Location) (FSAEAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Real estate consulting
• Management consulting
• Digital transformation
• Strategic advisory
• Property consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-sur-seine

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. Strategic Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for strategy, organization, digital transformation, and real estate project management services rendered to corporate clients in the real estate industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HENT Consulting is a management consulting firm that provides strategy, organization, IT systems, and digital transformation services exclusively to the real estate industry. The firm delivers two core service lines: (1) Strategy, Organisation and Digital Transformation consulting covering strategic planning, digital/SI transformation, and organizational performance; and (2) Real Estate Project Management covering master planning, project conception and piloting, and facility/property management support.

Product overview

HENT Consulting is a strategy and management consulting firm specializing in the real estate industry. The company offers two primary service lines: (1) Strategy, Organisation et Transformation Digitale — covering strategic consulting, digital transformation, SI/Digital strategy, change management, and organizational performance; and (2) Pilotage de Projets Immobiliers — covering real estate master planning, project conception and management, and facility/property management. There is no separate software product — the firm delivers professional consulting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stratégie, Organisation et Transformation Digitale Consulting services encompassing strategic planning and innovation, digital transformation strategy, SI/Digital strategy, and organizational transformation and performance optimization for real estate industry clients. Serves corporate real estate departments, social housing providers, investment companies, asset managers, property managers, facility managers, developers, and constructors in France.
• Pilotage de Projets Immobiliers Real estate project management services including development of real estate master plans (schémas directeurs), conception and implementation/piloting of real estate projects, and facility/property management support. Delivered to corporate real estate and workplace departments, social housing providers, and real estate developers/constructors in France.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Facility Management Association (IFMA)coreOthersActive member of international association dedicated to facility management benchmark and innovation. Jérôme Penhoat serves as President of IFMA France, providing leadership and visibility within the global FM community.
• Association des Directeurs Immobiliers (ADI)coreOthersActive member of French association of real estate directors for industry benchmark and innovation sharing.
• Corenet GlobalcoreOthersActive member of international real estate association for corporate real estate and facility management benchmark and innovation.
• SypemiminorOthersMember of French real estate industry association for benchmark and innovation purposes.
• Smart Building AllianceminorOthersMember of industry association focused on smart building and digital transformation in the built environment.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with an advisory and consulting division covering occupier strategy, portfolio optimization, and workplace. Competes with HENT for enterprise-level corporate real estate mandates in France.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with dedicated strategy and consulting practices serving corporate occupiers and investors. Overlaps with HENT's strategy, workplace, and portfolio advisory offerings as part of a much broader services platform.
• AECOM Real Estate Advisory: Global infrastructure and real estate advisory firm providing strategic, portfolio, and project advisory to occupiers and investors. Comparable as a large-scale advisor in the same real estate consulting category.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy providing strategic advisory, valuation, and asset management services. Comparable as a real estate-focused advisor serving corporate occupiers, investors, and developers across all major sub-segments HENT targets.
• BNP Paribas Real Estate: Major French-headquartered real estate advisor covering transactions, consulting, property management, and investment management. Directly competes for French corporate occupier, investor, and developer mandates across the same segments HENT serves.
• Colliers International: Global real estate services and investment firm with a consulting arm serving occupiers and investors on strategy, workplace, and portfolio optimization. Comparable as a multi-service RE advisor with overlapping service lines.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services and investment management firm with a substantial corporate real estate consulting and workplace strategy practice. Directly competes for the same corporate RE and workplace transformation mandates HENT pursues.
• WSP Real Estate & Workplace: Global professional services firm with a real estate and workplace advisory practice covering strategy, portfolio optimization, and project advisory. Overlaps with HENT's corporate RE consulting and project piloting offerings, especially in European markets.

Direct peers

• Catella: European-focused real estate advisory and investment firm offering strategic, organizational, and asset-management consulting across multiple European markets. Directly comparable as a real estate pure-play advisor serving investors, developers, and corporate occupiers.

Emerging players

• Eight Advisory: French-headquartered independent advisory firm providing transaction, restructuring, and real estate advisory services. Comparable as a Paris-based boutique advisory serving corporate and investor clients on strategic and operational matters.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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