2AE Conseil

What 2AE Conseil does

2AE Conseil is a regional French chartered-accounting firm (cabinet d'expertise comptable) founded in 1997 in Pays de la Loire, operating from two offices in Haute Goulaine and Saint Julien de Concelles. The firm employs 35 people (5 associates and 30 collaborators) and serves more than 650 SMB clients, reporting a 97% customer satisfaction rate. Its practice is organized around three vertical sub-brands — 2AE Agri (agriculture, including viticulture, polyculture-livestock, market gardening), 2AE Bâti (construction, public works, real-estate developers), and 2AE TPE-PME (hairdressing, retail, services, light industry) — each led by a dedicated sector advisor under Expert-Comptable associate Bertrand Piffeteau (HR), Claude Gourrichon (Agriculture), David Even (Construction), and David Leroy (general partner).

The firm's service stack combines traditional compliance (bookkeeping, annual accounts, tax filings, payroll, legal secretarial) with a connected SaaS platform that includes ISACOMPTA (online accounting), SILAE (payroll and HR), the MEG portal modules (invoicing, purchasing, point-of-sale, banking, expense reports), MyCompanyFiles (RGPD-compliant document exchange), Ami Compta (AI-driven automated bookkeeping and invoice collection), and three dematerialization tools (Demat'Box, Demat'Go, Demat'Collect). AI is applied narrowly to invoice-to-entry automation rather than as a core differentiator, while advisory services extend into business creation (a documented nine-step process), investment financing, digital strategy and e-invoicing compliance, business dashboards, and director-side wealth planning.

Commercial mechanics are quote-based professional-services engagements with recurring SaaS fees bundled into the managed-account relationship; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution combines in-person consultation at the two offices, sector-specialized account managers, and a 24/7 online platform. The firm primarily acquires clients through referral, its professional Order membership, and its website, with social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter) used as content amplifiers. Since 2011 the firm has operated under an employee-buyout structure, an arrangement that reinforces continuity and cultural alignment among partners.

Name

2AE Conseil

Legal name

2AE CONSEIL

Website

https://2ae-conseil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

2AE Conseil is a 35-person chartered-accounting firm in Pays de la Loire serving 650+ SMB clients across agriculture, construction, and small business, combining recurring compliance services with connected SaaS platforms (ISACOMPTA, SILAE, MyCompanyFiles, Ami Compta).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Haute-goulaine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accounting and Bookkeeping Services: Core accounting services including bookkeeping maintenance, annual accounts preparation (balance sheet, income statement, appendices, tax returns), and online accounting management through ISACOMPTA platform. Delivered through shared mode with ongoing client collaboration.
2. Tax Services: Tax filing services (VAT, IS, CFE, CVAE), tax optimization consulting, personal income tax and IFI declarations, real estate taxation, and tax audit assistance.
3. Legal and Compliance Services: Annual legal secretarial services, company creation assistance, capital increases, share transfers, mergers, transformations, dissolutions, statutes modifications, and legal obligations monitoring.
4. Payroll and HR Outsourcing: Outsourced payroll processing via SaaS mode, employment contract drafting, staff representation elections, social dashboard preparation, disciplinary procedures, and social control assistance.
5. Digital Strategy and Compliance: Digital transition consulting, GDPR compliance auditing and implementation, information systems security audits, administrative dematerialization, and electronic archiving services.
6. Business Creation and Evaluation: Business creation support including 9-step accompaniment, business plan formalization, business valuation and evaluation services, and financial forecasting preparation.
7. Investment and Financing Advisory: Investment optimization for automotive, real estate, and equipment acquisitions including fiscal, legal, and financial analysis to secure bank financing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

2AE Conseil is a chartered accounting firm (cabinet d'expertise comptable) providing accounting, tax, legal, payroll, and digital advisory services to small and medium businesses in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The firm delivers its services through dedicated sector advisors (2AE Agri for agriculture, 2AE Bâti for construction, 2AE TPE-PME for small businesses) and an integrated digital platform stack (ISACOMPTA for accounting, SILAE for payroll, MyCompanyFiles for document management, Ami Compta for AI-assisted accounting).

Product overview

2AE Conseil operates as an accounting and business advisory firm offering a unified platform combining online accounting, payroll, and document management services. The core product portfolio centers on ISACOMPTA for online accounting, SILAE for payroll management, and the MEG (Mon Expert en Gestion) portal for integrated business management modules including invoicing (FACTURATION), purchasing (ACHATS), point-of-sale (CAISSE), bank reconciliation (BANQUE), and expense reporting (NOTE DE FRAIS). Document management is handled through MyCompanyFiles with AI-powered accounting support via Ami Compta, while specialized dematerialization tools include Demat'Box, Demat'Go, and Demat'Collect. The firm also delivers sector-specific services under sub-brands 2AE Agri (agriculture), 2AE Bâti (construction/real estate), and 2AE TPE-PME (small businesses), complemented by business creation, dashboard reporting, daily management, HR, and digital strategy advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 2AE Agri: Specialized accounting services for the agricultural sector including viticulture, polyculture-livestock, market gardening, and soilless production.
• 2AE Bâti
• TPE-PME

Products and services

• Company Creation Services (Création d'entreprise) Nine-step company creation support covering business plan development, financing research, business valuation, financial forecasting, legal formalities, administrative organization, and first-year diagnostics for entrepreneurs and SMEs.
• Business Leader Accompaniment (Accompagnement du dirigeant) Personalized advisory for business leaders covering private and professional matters, remuneration strategy, personal income tax and IFI declarations, social protection audits, wealth management, and estate planning.
• Business Dashboard and Pilotage (Pilotage d'entreprise) Business monitoring and control service providing key indicator tracking, cost calculation per project, investment project analysis, management platform access, and monthly flash management reports delivered via smartphone.
• Daily Management Services (Gestion au quotidien) Comprehensive accounting, taxation, and legal services including bookkeeping maintenance, annual accounts preparation (balance sheet, income statement, appendices, tax returns), VAT, IS, CFE, CVAE filings, tax optimization consulting, tax audit assistance, annual legal secretarial services, company modifications, and legal obligations monitoring.
• Human Resources Services (Ressources humaines) HR outsourcing covering payroll processing via SaaS, employment contract drafting, staff representation elections, social dashboard preparation, disciplinary procedures, and social control assistance.
• Digital Strategy Services (Stratégie numérique) Digital transition consulting, GDPR compliance auditing and implementation, information systems security audits, administrative dematerialization, electronic invoicing compliance, and electronic archiving services.
• Investment and Financing Advisory (Financement et Trésorerie) Financial optimization services for automobile, real estate, and equipment investments including fiscal, legal, and financial analysis to secure bank financing, plus accounts receivable management through partnership with Filaction for debt collection and cash flow optimization.
• 2AE Agri Sector-specific accounting service brand for agricultural businesses including viticulture, polyculture-livestock farming, market gardening, and soilless production, offering margin and equilibrium cost calculations, subsidy applications (PCAE, France AGRIMER), support for young farmer installation, PAC dossiers, and fiscal/social optimization.
• 2AE Bâti Sector-specific accounting service brand for construction, public works, architecture, engineering, and real estate development businesses, offering project margin and cost analysis, fiscal/economic/legal investment optimization, management tool selection, and Caisse des congés payés administration.
• 2AE TPE-PME Sector-specific service brand for very small enterprises and SMEs including hairdressing, beauty, retail, tertiary activities, and light industry, offering company creation and takeover support, profitability threshold calculation, management tool implementation, dashboard setup, fiscal and social optimization, and employee management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% customer satisfaction rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FilactionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Filaction for debt collection services. Through this partnership, 2AE Conseil can accompany clients for recovery of client receivables, optimizing and improving cash flow, limiting bad debt risk, freeing time spent on reminders, and preserving commercial relationships.
• SILAEcoreTechnology or IntegrationSILAE provides the payroll and HR management platform used by 2AE Conseil for client payroll processing. The SILAE solution enables variable payroll data entry, secure payslip access, leave management, and workforce reporting.
• MyCompanyFilescoreTechnology or IntegrationMyCompanyFiles is the document management platform used by 2AE Conseil for secure client document exchange, consultation, printing, and extraction. Provides extranet and mobile app with identified and timestamped document submission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Indy: French self-serve accounting and tax automation platform for freelancers and very small businesses. Comparable as an emerging fintech competitor/partner targeting the lower end of the SME market that 2AE Conseil serves via its TPE-PME sub-brand.
• Pennylane: French fintech offering an integrated accounting and financial management platform for SMEs and their accountants. Comparable as a technology-driven disruptor targeting the same SME client base and increasingly partnering with or competing against traditional cabinets like 2AE Conseil.

Broad incumbents

• Cegid: Major French ERP and cloud accounting software provider whose solutions are used by French accounting firms and SMEs. Comparable as a broad incumbent technology provider in the accounting software ecosystem that 2AE Conseil operates within via its integrations.
• Baker Tilly France: International accounting and advisory network with French operations serving SMEs and mid-market clients including agricultural and construction sectors. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing advisory and compliance services at greater scale than 2AE Conseil.
• KPMG France: Big Four firm with substantial French SME and mid-market accounting, tax, and advisory practices serving industries including agriculture and real estate/construction. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating at much larger scale than 2AE Conseil.
• Comptabilité Agri (Fiducial Agricole): Fiducial is a large French accounting and legal services group with strong agricultural and SME offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar SMB and agricultural clients with overlapping compliance, tax, and payroll services.

Others

• MyCompanyFiles (Silae Group): Document management and dematerialization platform already integrated with 2AE Conseil's operations as a core technology partner. Comparable as an enabling technology provider in the document and payroll workflow that supports French accounting firms.

Direct peers

• Cerfrance: France's leading associative network of agricultural and SME accounting firms, with extensive expertise in farming subsidies, PAC dossiers, and rural SME advisory. Directly comparable to 2AE Conseil's 2AE Agri sub-brand and TPE-PME offering, serving an overlapping client base across regional France.
• In Extenso: National French accounting and advisory network with strong specializations in agriculture, construction, hospitality, and franchise sectors. Comparable to 2AE Conseil in its vertical specialization approach and SME/mid-market advisory positioning across France.
• AGEXIS / AS Experts-Comptables: French network specializing in agricultural and viticultural accounting expertise, providing advisory on subsidies, PAC, and farm management. Direct competitor in the agricultural accounting vertical that 2AE Conseil serves via its 2AE Agri sub-brand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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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