AURIS Finance

What AURIS Finance does

AURIS Finance is an independent French mergers and acquisitions advisory boutique founded in 2000, headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine with additional offices in Paris, Lyon, and Nantes. The firm serves French small and medium-sized enterprises (PME) and intermediate-sized enterprises (ETI) across eight sector verticals — agri-food, healthcare/life sciences, retail, engineering/IT, human resources and temporary work, technology/media/telecom, cleaning/multi-services/environment, and transport/logistics — through a 40-person team of former business leaders acting as sector-specialized advisors. Its service portfolio spans five core offerings: sell-side advisory (cession), buy-side advisory (acquisition), business valuations (évaluation financière), fundraising and financing (levée de fonds), and outsourced M&A team support (M&A externalisé).

The firm is structured as a SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) with €500,000 of share capital, is privately held with no parent company or external institutional ownership, and holds the mandatory French 'Carte Professionnelle Transactions' (N° CPI 9201 2025 000 000 065) from the CCI Paris Ile-de-France as well as CNCEF FRANCE M&A 'Conseil-Expert Financier' accreditation. International reach is provided through membership in the International Corporate Finance Network (ICFN), connecting AURIS Finance to 20 partner M&A cabinets across 15 countries and 3 continents.

AURIS Finance operates a traditional professional services revenue model: fees are negotiated mandate-by-mandate as a combination of retainer and success-based transaction fees, in line with standard French M&A boutique economics. The firm claims 410 completed transactions and €6.2 billion in transmitted business revenue over 25 years, with 2025 alone producing 7 M&A advisory mandates in the HR/temporary work vertical. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven — business development, professional network referrals (including ICFN cross-border leads), and content marketing through the firm's website and newsletter — with no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no recurring-revenue product layer.

Name

AURIS Finance

Legal name

AURIS Finance

Website

https://auris-finance.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AURIS Finance is an independent French M&A advisory boutique founded in 2000, serving SME and ETI business owners with sell-side, buy-side, valuation, fundraising, and outsourced M&A services across eight sector verticals, delivered by 40 sector-specialized advisors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL)

Keywords

• Mergers and acquisitions advisory
• Sell-side advisory
• Buy-side advisory
• Business valuation services
• Fundraising advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory and Financial Engineering Consulting Fees: AURIS Finance generates revenue through professional service fees charged for M&A advisory mandates including sell-side mandates (business disposal/cession), buy-side mandates (acquisition advisory), financial valuations, fundraising support, and outsourced M&A services. Revenue is likely structured as a combination of retainer fees and success-based transaction fees (deal-closing fees), consistent with standard M&A boutique economics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AURIS Finance is an independent French advisory firm that provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financial engineering services to business owners. Its offerings cover sell-side advisory (cession), buy-side advisory (acquisition), business valuation, fundraising and financing, and outsourced M&A support. The firm primarily serves SMEs (PME) and intermediate-sized enterprises (ETI) in France across multiple sector verticals, including agri-food, healthcare, retail, engineering/IT, HR/staffing, TMT, cleaning/multi-services/environment, and transport/logistics.

Product overview

AURIS Finance is an M&A and financial engineering consulting firm that provides a portfolio of advisory services organized around five core offerings: sell-side advisory (cession), buy-side advisory (acquisition), business valuations (évaluation financière), fundraising and financing (levée de fonds), and outsourced M&A team services (M&A externalisé). The firm operates across multiple industry verticals including agri-food, healthcare/life sciences, retail, engineering/IT, human resources/staffing, technology/media/telecoms, cleaning/multi-services/environment, and transport/logistics. AURIS Finance functions as a traditional consulting practice rather than a software platform or SaaS product. The company's value proposition centers on human expertise, sector knowledge, and transaction execution rather than technology-enabled automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil en Cession (Sell-side Advisory) Advisory service for business owners seeking to sell their company, including identification and presentation of qualifying acquirers, management of the confidential sales process, preparation of documentation, and support through final negotiations. Targeted at French SME and ETI owners.
• Conseil en Acquisition (Buy-side Advisory) Advisory service for companies seeking to acquire targets, including identification of suitable acquisition targets aligned with buyer strategy, target analysis, transaction structuring, and negotiation support. Targeted at French SME and ETI acquirers.
• Évaluation Financière (Business Valuation) Financial valuation service providing companies with professional company valuations using established methodologies, for purposes such as transaction pricing, shareholder disputes, fundraising, or strategic review. Targeted at French SME and ETI owners and executives.
• Levée de Fonds & Financement (Fundraising and Financing) Capital raising and financing advisory service connecting businesses with investors to fund growth, acquisitions, or strategic projects. Includes preparation of investor materials and investor introductions. Targeted at French SME and ETI seeking capital.
• M&A Externalisé (Outsourced M&A) Outsourced M&A team service providing companies with dedicated external M&A expertise to support their strategic transactions, supplementing or replacing the need for an in-house corporate development function. Targeted at French SMEs and ETIs that lack internal M&A resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• 410 completed M&A transactions across all service lines
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ICFN (International Corporate Finance Network)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAURIS Finance is a member of the International Corporate Finance Network (ICFN), a global network of independent M&A advisory firms. Through this membership, AURIS Finance accesses cross-border deal referrals, can represent clients in international transactions, and benefits from a network spanning 3 continents, 15 countries, and 20 M&A cabinets. The ICFN network enables the firm to accompany French SME/ETI clients on international transactions and to support foreign clients entering the French market.
• CNCEF FRANCE M&A (Chambre Nationale des Conseils Experts Financiers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAURIS Finance is a member of CNCEF FRANCE M&A, the French National Chamber of Expert Financial Advisors. Membership provides the firm with its official 'Conseil-Expert Financier' accreditation, regulatory compliance standing, and professional credibility within the French financial advisory community. This membership signals to clients that the firm meets quality and regulatory standards required by the profession.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rothschild & Co: Global advisory group with deep French mid-market and large-cap M&A capabilities through its Paris office. A large incumbent that competes with AURIS for the larger ETI mandates at the upper end of AURIS's target segment.
• Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance: Paris-headquartered financial group with corporate finance/M&A advisory capabilities serving French and European mid-market companies. A larger, established player competing for ETI mandates that AURIS also targets, with a wider product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Oaklins: Global M&A advisory network of partner firms across 40+ countries serving mid-market companies, with a strong French member firm. Directly comparable to AURIS as a member of an international mid-market M&A network (ICFN vs. Oaklins), serving similar SME/ETI clientele.
• In Extenso Finance: French mid-market M&A and corporate finance advisory affiliated with the In Extenso accounting network, serving French PME/ETI. Comparable target segment, multi-region French presence, and transaction advisory model.
• Eight Advisory: Paris-headquartered independent advisory firm providing M&A, transaction services, and restructuring advice to mid-cap companies in France and internationally. Comparable in size, French mid-market focus, and boutique professional services model.
• Clipperton: Paris-based independent M&A advisor specializing in tech and digital companies, with a focus on mid-market transactions. Comparable to AURIS as a French boutique M&A firm serving owner-led and growth-stage businesses, though more technology-focused.
• Cambon Partners: Paris-based independent M&A advisory firm focused on French mid-market (SME/ETI) transactions across multiple sectors. Directly comparable in target segment, business model, and boutique-scale professional services approach to AURIS Finance.
• Equitis: Paris-based independent M&A and corporate finance advisory firm focused on French SMEs and mid-market companies. Comparable boutique model, French mid-market positioning, and transaction advisory services.

Regional players

• Lincoln International: Global mid-market M&A advisory firm with a significant Paris office serving French and European mid-market clients. Comparable in mid-market M&A focus but operates at larger deal sizes and with broader geographic reach than AURIS.

Emerging players

• Advised.us (formerly 2C Finance): France-based M&A advisory marketplace/platform connecting SME sellers with advisors, representing an emerging tech-enabled model in the lower mid-market. Comparable client segment (French SMEs) but competes on a different operating model (platform vs. traditional boutique).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Auris_Finance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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