Les Entrepreneurs Réunis

What Les Entrepreneurs Réunis does

Les Entrepreneurs Réunis (LER) is a Paris-based private strategic advisory firm founded in 2014 that serves founders and shareholders of French PME/ETI companies seeking acceleration, development, optimization, or turnaround support. The firm is structured as an SAS with €24,000 share capital (RCS 804 721 181 Paris), operates with 11–50 employees, and is led by senior partners with operator track records at companies including Photobox, Mappy, LeGuide.com, Vivendi France, SFR/Cegetel, Explorimmo, and 118 218. LER operates as a curated network pooling 100+ active entrepreneurs who are mobilized on-demand based on client needs, distinguishing it from traditional consulting firms whose advisors are full-time employees rather than repeat operators.

LER's offering is organized around three service pillars: Accompagnement Stratégique (strategic advisory, board and committee participation, business coaching); Transformation Data & IA (digital and AI transformation diagnostics); and Retournement – Redressement (turnaround and restructuring). Service delivery relies on a proprietary 'Boîte à outils' of 17 codified methodologies — including Data Diagnostic, Growth Diagnostic, Blue Ocean Strategy, Business Model Canvas, Ishikawa Analysis, Cost Killing, and Trésorerie — rather than any software product. There is no proprietary AI/ML model, data platform, or technology stack; the firm's IP is its methodologies, frameworks, and senior entrepreneur network.

Revenue is generated through three streams: fixed strategic advisory fees, performance-based variable compensation tied to client outcomes (revenue growth, profitability, return to equilibrium), and equity participation through BSAs and commissions on sale prices. The co-financed Growth and Data Diagnostics with Bpifrance provide a subsidized entry point for PME/ETI clients. Distribution is relationship-driven, relying on referrals from the entrepreneur network and from capital development funds, seed funds, and accelerators including Pléiade Investissement, Network Finances, Jaïna Capital, 50 Partners, and L'Accélérateur. LER operates exclusively in France and discloses no external funding rounds, institutional shareholders, or parent company structure.

Name

Les Entrepreneurs Réunis

Legal name

Les Entrepreneurs Réunis – LER

Website

https://ler-associes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Entrepreneurs Réunis (LER) is a Paris-based private advisory firm founded in 2014 that mobilizes a 100+ entrepreneur network to provide strategic advisory, data/AI transformation, and turnaround services to founders and shareholders of French PME/ETI companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Leadership, Management & Teamwork for Business (EDAMAHAI), Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

Keywords

• Strategic consulting services
• Business turnaround advisory
• Data transformation consulting
• Executive coaching services
• Growth advisory firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Fees: Fixed compensation for strategic advisory engagements, committee participation, and business coaching services
2. Performance-based Variable Fees: Variable compensation tied to objectives such as revenue growth, profitability, return to equilibrium
3. Equity Participation: Equity interests, BSAs (share warrants), and commissions on sale prices through participation in company value creation

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Les Entrepreneurs Réunis (LER) is a strategic advisory and consulting firm that serves founders and shareholders of French PME/ETI companies with high growth, development, and optimization potential. The firm delivers engagements across three pillars: Accompagnement Stratégique (Strategic Support), Transformation Data & IA (Data & AI Transformation), and Retournement – Redressement (Turnaround/Restructuring). Services are delivered through a network of 100+ active entrepreneurs using a proprietary toolkit of 17 named methodologies, with revenue generated from fixed fees, performance-based compensation, and equity participation.

Product overview

Les Entrepreneurs Réunis (LER) is a consulting firm that offers a portfolio of advisory services organized around three core pillars: Strategic Support (Accompagnement Stratégique), Data & AI Transformation (Transformation Data & IA), and Turnaround/Restructuring (Retournement - Redressement). The firm provides these services through a toolkit of 17 named consulting methodologies and workshops (Business Model Canvas, Ishikawa, Océan Bleu, Value Proposition Model, Diagnostic Data, Diagnostic Croissance, and others) delivered by a network of over 100 experienced entrepreneurs. LER does not offer a software product but rather consultative engagements combining business coaching, strategic committee participation, and operational mission support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accompagnement Stratégique (Strategic Advisory) Strategic advisory service pillar offering strategic committee setup or reinforcement, growth strategy formulation, acquisition/build-up strategy development, and key transition support for founders and shareholders of PME/ETI companies. Engagements are delivered by experienced entrepreneurs from LER's 100+ network and include business coaching, committee participation, and operational mission support.
• Transformation Data & IA (Data & AI Transformation) Data and AI transformation advisory service helping PME/ETI clients diagnose data valorization potential, exploit artificial intelligence, and execute their digital transformation. Includes co-financed Diagnostic Data assessments through the Bpifrance partnership.
• Retournement – Redressement (Turnaround and Restructuring) Turnaround and restructuring service for companies facing structural difficulties (financial, strategic, organizational). Includes rapid cost reduction via Cost Killing reviews, treasury management to buy time during crisis, revenue acceleration, and full restructuring support with 24/7 "commando" intervention availability.
• Diagnostic Croissance (Growth Diagnostic) Diagnostic workshop identifying strategic acceleration axes and growth potential for PME/ETI companies, co-financed by Bpifrance, serving as an entry point for broader strategic advisory engagements.
• Diagnostic Data Diagnostic workshop assessing a company's data valorization potential and artificial intelligence exploitation capabilities, co-financed, supporting the Transformation Data & IA service pillar.
• Préparation Exit (Exit Preparation) Project-based engagement evaluating exit opportunities and options, with optimizations for a sale or merger transaction, targeted at founders and shareholders considering exit.
• Améliorez Votre Board (Board Optimization) Board optimization project enhancing the value-added contribution and operational efficiency of the company's board, for companies seeking to professionalize governance.
• Coaching d'Équipe (Team Coaching) Change management support for teams delivered through seminars and coaching sessions, addressing team dynamics, communication improvement, self-knowledge, and understanding of others.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful turnaround of Melty with 3M€ fundraising achieved in 2018 and break-even targeted for early 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature17 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BpifrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financing partner for Growth Diagnostics and Data Diagnostics, enabling LER to offer subsidized strategic assessment services to PME/ETI clients seeking digital transformation and growth acceleration.
• Expert Partner NetworkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExtensive network of domain experts covering Tech & AI, Finance & Insurance, Marketing, Communication, HR & Coaching, M&A, Supply Chain, Legal, Business Development, and Strategy. Partners are mobilized based on specific client needs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Global strategy consulting firm with an established Private Equity Group serving mid-market sponsors and portfolio companies. Comparable on turnaround and growth-strategy mandates, though typically engaged at a larger mandate size than LER.
• Sia Partners: Paris-headquartered management consulting firm with strong French mid-market coverage across strategy, digital, and operational consulting. Direct overlap with LER on strategic acceleration and digital transformation mandates for PME/ETI.
• Wavestone: French-listed pure-play consulting firm serving large corporates and mid-market clients on transformation, data/AI, and operational improvement. Comparable on transformation/data pillar, with substantially larger scale and listed-company transparency.
• Roland Berger: Global strategy consulting firm with significant European mid-market practice. Comparable to LER's strategic advisory engagement, but with broader geographic reach, deeper methodology, and a generalist consultant base rather than operator-founders.

Direct peers

• RaiseSherpas: Network-based French advisory model pairing growth-stage companies with experienced operator-advisors. Closely analogous operating model to LER (curated operator network, PME/ETI focus, fractional executive and committee engagements).
• Concentric (France): European independent advisory firm focused on mid-market transactions, transformation, and operational improvement. Closely comparable to LER in client size segment and integrated advisory + transformation engagement model.
• Kéa & Partners: Paris-based consulting firm specializing in strategic transformation and operational improvement, frequently partnering with entrepreneur-led firms. Highly comparable French mid-market strategic advisory practice.
• Eight Advisory: French-founded advisory firm specialized in transaction, restructuring, and transformation services for mid-cap companies. Highly comparable to LER in client segment (PME/ETI) and engagement type (turnaround, strategic acceleration), though structured as a more conventional professional services firm.
• Asterion (France): French mid-market advisory firm with strong operator/executive placement and transformation practice. Comparable on the operator-led advisory positioning and on serving as interim executives and board members for growth and turnaround PME/ETI mandates.

Regional players

• PMP (Partnaire Mangement de Projets): French independent consulting firm specialized in restructuring, turnaround, and operational performance improvement for mid-cap firms. Closest direct peer on LER's Retournement/Redressement practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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