Compagnie des Conseils et Experts Financiers

What Compagnie des Conseils et Experts Financiers does

Compagnie des Conseils et Experts Financiers (CCEF) is a French non-profit professional association (Association loi 1901, SIRET 390 791 614 00055) headquartered at 120 avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. It brings together more than 500 liberal professionals — including chartered accountants, statutory auditors, lawyers, notaries, wealth management advisors, real estate experts, M&A advisors, and actuaries — whose practices involve financial techniques. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and a Bureau led by President Maud BODIN-VERALDI (since June 2022), with Sylvie GAILLET-LATTÉ serving as Déléguée générale.

CCEF's core offering centers on interprofessional collaboration and the production of financial expertise. Its flagship is the 2-year Spécialisation en Évaluation d'Entreprises certification, launched in 2009, which feeds the Collège des évaluateurs d'entreprises certifiés CCEF (110+ members as of 2025/2026). Adjacent formations include Transmission d'Entreprise (2022, co-developed with CNCEF FRANCE M&A), Évaluation des Préjudices économiques et financiers (2015), and Retournement d'Entreprises (2019). The association publishes the quarterly Revue Convergence (supplemented by Cahiers Techniques, Cahiers Spéciaux, and Hors-séries) and biannual Indicateurs de la valeur des entreprises — cost-of-capital and valuation-multiple benchmarks for French SMEs originally known as the Observatoire des PME non cotées. It also runs an annual Prix CCEF award (inaugurated 2024) and maintains Qualiopi certification (January 2022, Bureau Veritas) that makes its formations OPCO-reimbursable.

The underlying technology is intentionally lightweight: a WordPress-based content site at ccef.net (hosted by OVH) for information and membership applications, and a separate e-commerce and event-registration portal at inscriptions.ccef.net (hosted by Gandi through all-in-web). Regional delegations handle field-level distribution across metropolitan and overseas France. Revenue is generated through three streams — recurring annual membership dues (Cotisations), formation and event fees (paid webinaires, conferences, conventions), and one-off publication sales — with members receiving preferential pricing across all three. Pricing is publicly disclosed (e.g., €60 TTC for member webinaires, €90 TTC for non-members, €129.60 for the non-member Convergence subscription, €24.80 per book).

Name

Compagnie des Conseils et Experts Financiers

Legal name

COMPAGNIE DES CONSEILS ET EXPERTS FINANCIERS

Website

https://ccef.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CCEF is a French non-profit professional association uniting 500+ liberal financial and legal professionals — accountants, auditors, lawyers, notaries, wealth managers, M&A advisors, and actuaries — to deliver business valuation certification, specialized training programs, and the Convergence journal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications (EDAAANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accounting, Audit & Tax (CPA/CA/ACCA CPE) (EDAAALAA), Legal, Governance, Privacy & Audit Certifications (EDAAANAN), Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB)

Keywords

• Professional financial association
• Business valuation training
• Interprofessional finance network
• Financial certification programs
• Professional membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues / Cotisations: Annual membership fees charged to professionals who join the association. Members benefit from preferential rates on formations, publications, and events. Membership applications are reviewed by the admission commission and validated by the board.
2. Formation and event fees: Revenue from professional training programs (business valuation, business transfer, turnaround, damages assessment) and paid events (webinaires, conferences, conventions). Members receive discounted rates.
3. Publications: Sale of the Convergence journal (subscription + per-issue), hors-séries, cahiers techniques, cahiers spéciaux, and books (ouvrages). Members receive preferential pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CCEF is a French non-profit professional association (Association loi 1901) that brings together 500+ liberal professionals in financial and legal disciplines (accountants, auditors, lawyers, notaries, wealth managers, M&A advisors, actuaries). It delivers professional training and certification programs (notably a 2-year certified business valuation program since 2009 plus programs in business transfer, damages assessment, and turnaround), publishes the Convergence journal and supporting technical publications, runs the Collège des Évaluateurs d'Entreprises Certifiés CCEF, and organizes interprofessional events across French regional delegations.

Product overview

CCEF offers a unified professional platform combining a specialized journal (Revue Convergence with its Cahiers Techniques, Cahiers Spéciaux, and Hors-séries publications), professional certification training programs (business valuation, business transfer, economic damage assessment, and business turnaround), a college of certified evaluators, published works, and an annual award program. The core offering centers on financial expertise development through interprofessional collaboration among accountants, lawyers, notaries, and financial advisors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revue Convergence (and Cahiers Techniques / Cahiers Spéciaux / Hors-séries) Professional journal of CCEF covering financial expertise topics; includes regular issues, Cahiers Techniques, Cahiers Spéciaux, and Hors-séries focused on business valuation and financial indicators. Sold via subscription (included in CCEF membership) or per issue; four regular issues per year plus special and technical issues.
• Spécialisation en Évaluation d'Entreprises A 2-year certification program in business valuation created in 2009, combining distance learning and in-person components, delivering certificates upon successful completion. Designed for liberal professionals seeking certified evaluator credentials (Qualiopi-certified training; OPCO-reimbursable).
• Transmission d'Entreprise A 5-day training program on business transfer created in 2022, combining 3 days of distance learning and 2 days in-person, developed in partnership with CNCEF FRANCE M&A. Targets professionals advising on M&A and business transfer.
• Évaluation des Préjudices économiques et financiers A professional training program in economic and financial damage assessment created in 2015, offering optional modules totaling up to 42 hours for advanced training or 7 hours for awareness sessions. Designed for professionals assessing financial damages in litigation contexts.
• Retournement d'Entreprises A business turnaround training program created in 2019, offering 11 optional modules totaling up to 19.25 hours of distance learning via videoconference. Targeted at professionals advising distressed or restructuring companies.
• Collège des Évaluateurs d'Entreprises Certifiés CCEF A specialized college of certified business evaluators formed in 2009, numbering over 110 members, that meets quarterly to share practices, conduct research on valuation topics, and maintain professional certification standards. Membership is granted to certified business valuers who complete the Spécialisation en Évaluation d'Entreprises program.
• Ouvrages CCEF Published books from CCEF, including 'Le Financier, le Juriste et le Geek' and 'Transformation des entreprises', covering digital transformation and the evolution of financial professions. Sold per copy through the inscriptions.ccef.net shop portal.
• CCEF Membership (Adhésion) Annual membership in the CCEF professional association, granting members access to preferential pricing on formations, publications, and events, plus access to the members-only intranet and interprofessional network. Applications are reviewed by the admission commission and validated by the board.
• Webinaires and Conferences Paid interprofessional events (webinaires, conferences, study days, conventions), delivered both in-person and remotely. Used to share practices, attract members, and provide continuous professional development on financial expertise topics.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CNCEF FRANCE M&AcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEF and CNCEF FRANCE M&A co-organize the Business Transfer (Transmission d'entreprise) training program, combining 5 days of distance and in-person learning. This strategic partnership brings together the expertise of two leading professional associations in the field of business transfer and M&A.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• NACVA (National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts): US-based professional association offering the CVA credential in business valuation. Comparable as an international peer for CCEF's valuation certification, illustrating the global competitive landscape for valuation credentials.

Broad incumbents

• RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors): Global professional body with the MRICS/FRICS credential covering valuation among other specialties. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping valuation accreditation that competes for the same continuing-education wallet.
• Conseil National de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables (OEC): The official French regulatory body for chartered accountants. Comparable as the dominant professional association representing a large share of CCEF's accountant and auditor member base, with overlapping training and standard-setting functions.
• CFA Institute: Global professional association for investment professionals offering the CFA designation. Comparable as a broader incumbent targeting finance professionals with certification, training, and continuing education that competes for the same French financial practitioner audience.
• Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (CNCC): National professional body for statutory auditors in France. Comparable to CCEF as the primary professional association for the audit profession, with training programs and publications overlapping with CCEF's auditor-member offerings.

Direct peers

• Société Française des Évaluateurs (SFEV): French professional association dedicated to business valuation, offering certifications and events to valuation practitioners. Directly comparable to CCEF's Collège des évaluateurs and valuation training programs as the most similar niche peer in France.
• CNCEF (Compagnie Nationale des Conseils et Experts Financiers): Closely named French professional association for financial advisors and experts; an existing CCEF partner via CNCEF FRANCE M&A. Comparable as a direct peer in financial expertise membership, training, and interprofessional collaboration.
• Fédération Française des Évaluateurs d'Entreprises (FFEE): Federation of business valuation professionals in France; an existing CCEF partner. Comparable as a competing umbrella for certified French valuers with overlapping membership profiles and standards-setting ambitions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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