What Fidlease does

Fidlease Groupe is an independent French financial leasing company (Société par actions simplifiée) founded approximately 1995, headquartered in Ecully near Lyon. It provides professional equipment financing to French businesses — ranging from very small enterprises (TPE) and startups through mid-market (PME/ETI) and large enterprises, as well as public-sector entities — across more than ten verticals including transport, construction (BTP), industry, healthcare, IT, logistics, nautical, agriculture, environment, and hospitality.

The core product is financial leasing ("location financière"): Fidlease purchases the equipment and rents it back to the client under fixed-term contracts (typically 3–7 years) with customizable rents, no upfront cash contribution, deferred VAT, and the option to evolve, partially renew, or fully replace assets mid-contract. This is complemented by leaseback (sale-and-leaseback for immediate liquidity), long-term rental (LLD), rental with purchase option (LOA), evolutive leasing, and revolving financing lines. Services are organized under eight sector-specific sub-brands: FID ROAD (transport), FID MANUT (handling/logistics), FID BTP (construction), FID IT (technology), FID INDUS (industrial), FID SANTÉ (healthcare), FID BOAT (nautical), and FID SURMESURE (custom). No proprietary software platform or AI/ML capabilities are described in the sources.

Fidlease earns revenue through the spread between financed amounts and total rents collected over the contract life, supplemented by partner referral flow and ancillary servicing fees. Distribution is direct via a regional field sales force covering six French territories (Sud Est + Corse, Sud Ouest, Nord Ouest, Nord Paris, Nord Est, Rhône), supported by four agency offices (Lyon/Ecully, Nantes, Lille, Paris/Saint-Germain-en-Laye) and a partner referral network of manufacturers, distributors, constructors, and software publishers. The company reports approximately €450M in outstanding leasing portfolio (encours), €100M of new assets financed annually, ~3,000 clients, and a +74% financial result increase in 2021 versus 2020. It is independently owned with €100,000 of capital, no parent company, no external investors, and no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Fidlease

Legal name

Société Fidlease

Website

https://fidlease.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fidlease Groupe is an independent French financial leasing company providing B2B equipment financing (location financière, leaseback, LLD, LOA) to SMEs, large enterprises, and public-sector entities across more than ten verticals including transport, construction, healthcare, IT, and industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equipment Leasing Services

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (5324), Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53249), Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532420)

SIC

Finance Lessors (6172), Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359), Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Equipment & Tool Leasing (Consumer) (FSAKANAF)

Keywords

• Equipment leasing
• Financial leasing
• Leaseback services
• Commercial equipment financing
• Professional asset financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Dommartin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Financial Leasing / Location Financière: Fidlease earns revenue by leasing professional equipment to businesses. The company purchases the equipment and rents it back to the client under a fixed-term contract. Clients pay regular fixed rents, with options to evolve, partially renew, or fully renew assets during the contract term. Revenue is generated through the spread between the financed amount and the total rents collected over the contract duration (typically 3–7 years). Leaseback transactions also generate upfront liquidity for clients and recurring rental income for Fidlease.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fidlease Groupe provides financial leasing (location financière) and leaseback services for professional equipment used by businesses. The company purchases equipment on behalf of clients and leases it back to them under fixed-term contracts (typically 3–7 years), with options to evolve, partially or fully renew assets during the contract. Solutions cover transport vehicles, construction machinery, IT hardware, industrial equipment, medical devices, and nautical assets across France.

Product overview

Fidlease Groupe operates as a financial leasing company with a unified platform of sector-specific financing solutions. The core offering consists of location financière (financial leasing) supplemented by leaseback, evolutive leasing, long-term rental (LLD), and lease purchase (LOA) options. These are organized under specialized sub-brands addressing specific industries: FID ROAD (transport/automotive), FID MANUT (handling/logistics), FID BTP (construction), FID IT (technology), FID INDUS (industrial), FID SANTÉ (healthcare), FID BOAT (nautical), and FID SURMESURE (custom solutions). Fidlease targets businesses from TPE/PME to large enterprises across France, offering equipment financing without upfront cash outlay while preserving borrowing capacity and debt ratios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FID ROAD: Financing solution for trucks, trailers, utility vehicles, vans, passenger vehicles, agricultural equipment, aircraft, helicopters, drones, and autonomous rolling equipment.
• FID MANUT
• FID BTP
• FID IT
• FID INDUS
• FID SANTÉ
• FID BOAT
• FID SURMESURE

Quantifiable outcome

• No upfront cash required — 100% financing of equipment cost
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SodinegminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSodineg is a French specialist in used construction and civil engineering equipment and heavy goods vehicles. Fidlease has been a financial partner of Sodineg for several years, providing leasing and financing solutions to Sodineg's equipment purchasing clients. Fidlease participated in a collaborative event with Sodineg (Beaujolais Nouveau tasting), demonstrating an ongoing commercial relationship.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Locapro: French independent SME-focused leasing and financing intermediary. Closely comparable in customer size-tier (TPE/PME), independent positioning, and equipment-financing focus to Fidlease, though smaller in portfolio scale.
• Leasecom: French independent lessor specializing in IT, office, and digital equipment financing for SMEs and mid-market. Closest direct comp to Fidlease's FID IT offering and broadly comparable in size, independence, and customer targeting.
• Grenke AG: German-listed specialist lessor focused on small-ticket IT, office, and SME equipment financing across Europe. Very closely comparable operating model to Fidlease (leasing-only, no bank affiliation, multi-sector SME focus), but at much larger scale and with public-market access to capital.

Broad incumbents

• Franfinance: Société Générale subsidiary offering consumer and business financing/leasing in France, including equipment and vehicle leasing. Competes with Fidlease in the SME and large-enterprise segments and benefits from parent-bank funding.
• BPI Lease: Leasing vehicle of Bpifrance, the French public investment bank. Competes with Fidlease in the PME/ETI segment with the additional advantage of public-sector backing and concessionary pricing.
• Société Générale Equipment Finance: Equipment financing arm of Société Générale, covering transport, industrial, and technology assets in France and internationally. Overlaps with Fidlease's FID ROAD, FID IT, and FID INDUS verticals at a much larger scale.
• DLL Group: Rabobank-owned global vendor finance and leasing specialist active in France across equipment, transport, and industrial assets. Comparable business model to Fidlease but at international scale and with bank parent.
• Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring: Crédit Agricole group's leasing and factoring subsidiary serving French corporates. Direct competitor across FID ROAD, FID BTP, and FID INDUS sub-brands with deeper funding access.
• Natixis Lease: Equipment and real-estate leasing subsidiary of Natixis (Groupe BPCE), serving French corporates. Comparable in core activity to Fidlease (B2B equipment leasing) but materially larger and bank-affiliated.
• BNP Paribas Lease: Leasing arm of BNP Paribas in France, providing equipment and vehicle financing to corporates. Directly competes with Fidlease across multiple sectors but is part of a much larger banking group with deeper funding access and broader product set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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