Roubaix Consulting

Name

Roubaix Consulting

Legal name

David Madden, dba Roubaix Consulting

Website

https://roubaixconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Advisory Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAA

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHACAF

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHADAC

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYBPAHAOAA

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

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/M&A, Transaction & Restructuring Advisory

Keywords

• Financial advisory services
• Part-time CFO consulting
• Biotech strategic advisory
• Power industry financing
• Mergers and acquisitions advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing financial leadership including part-time CFO, COO, and CBO roles, strategic planning, deal analysis, and operational management for life sciences and power industry clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Roubaix Consulting provides financial leadership to life sciences and power industry clients through part-time CFO, COO, or CBO roles. Services span strategic and business planning, deal analysis (venture funding, M&A, licensing, PPAs, due diligence), operations analysis (post-merger integration, Chapter 11, make/lease vs. buy), and operational management including cost-conscious culture building, staff management, accounting oversight, and cash management.

Product overview

Roubaix Consulting is a financial consulting firm providing advisory services primarily to life sciences and power industries. The firm offers four distinct service areas: Strategic & Business Planning (corporate development, business development, commercial planning, portfolio management, alliance management, litigation strategy), Deal Analysis (venture funding, M&A, licensing, Power Purchase Agreement negotiations, due diligence), Operations Analysis (post-merger integration, Chapter 11 reorganization, make/lease vs. buy decisions), and Operational Management (part-time CFO/COO/CBO roles). Services are delivered by David Madden, an experienced finance executive with international experience in Europe, Australia, and Asia, working with companies of various sizes from virtual startups to multinational corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic & Business Planning Corporate development, business development, commercial planning, portfolio management, alliance management, and litigation strategy services for organizations in life sciences and power industries.
• Deal Analysis Venture funding, mergers and acquisitions, in- and out-licensing, Power Purchase Agreement negotiations, litigation settlements, and due diligence services to support financing, acquisitions, and contract negotiations.
• Operations Analysis Post-merger integration, reorganization including Chapter 11, and make/lease vs. buy analysis to evaluate operational efficiency and strategic alternatives.
• Operational Management Part-time CFO, COO, or CBO services including creating cost-conscious culture, management of staff, executive committee participation, accounting oversight, and cash management.

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised investor on participation in Series C investment
• 7TM Pharma A/SminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised lead on late series investment
• Syntaxin Ltd.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised co-lead on Series B investment
• Intercell AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicense agreement to market Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
• F. Hoffman-La RocheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldwide license granted for probe-based HCV and HIV clinical diagnostics and blood screening in settlement of litigation
• Organon TeknikaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldwide license granted for probe-based HIV clinical diagnostics
• Merck FrosstminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distribution agreement for Men C vaccine
• CSL of AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly phase collaboration agreement for HCV Vaccines

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Alacrita: Alacrita is a specialized life sciences consulting firm providing drug development, commercial, and strategic advisory with a senior-expert delivery model. Like Roubaix, it sells senior-level judgment rather than large analyst teams, and competes for biotech advisory engagements.
• Triangle Insights Group: Triangle Insights is a boutique consulting firm focused on strategy and commercialization for life sciences companies, including licensing and portfolio advisory. It overlaps with Roubaix's Strategy & Business Planning and Deal Analysis services for biotech clients.
• CFO Leadership Partners: CFO Leadership Partners places fractional executives and provides interim CFO advisory for transition, turnaround, and transaction scenarios. Its model of senior financial executives delivering turnkey financial leadership parallels Roubaix's offering.
• Defined Health: Defined Health is a long-running life sciences strategic consulting firm specializing in business development, licensing, and M&A support for biotech. Its service mix (corporate development, licensing advisory, deal analysis) closely mirrors Roubaix's life sciences vertical.
• Back Bay Life Science Advisors: Back Bay provides transaction-focused advisory (financings, M&A, licensing) to life sciences and healthcare companies, with a senior banker-led model similar to Roubaix's life sciences deal analysis practice. It is a direct competitor in biotech strategic advisory.
• Brio Consulting Group: Brio Consulting provides strategic finance, deal advisory, and interim CFO services to mid-market and growth-stage companies. Its fractional CFO and M&A advisory offering is closely comparable to Roubaix's deal analysis and operational management lines.
• CFGI: CFGI provides interim and project-based finance, accounting, and risk consulting, including fractional CFO engagements for companies navigating transactions and restructures. It is a direct peer to Roubaix's operational management and deal analysis work, particularly around Chapter 11 and reorganization scenarios.
• The CFO Suite: The CFO Suite provides fractional and interim CFO services to growth and mid-market companies, particularly around financings, M&A, and restructuring. It is a direct competitor in the part-time financial leadership space that anchors Roubaix's marketing.
• Tatum (Randstad): Tatum places interim and fractional CFOs, COOs, and CIOs into companies in transition — directly competing with Roubaix's part-time CFO/COO/CBO offering. Like Roubaix, it targets clients who need senior financial leadership without a full-time hire, but at meaningfully larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half Management Resources: Robert Half's interim finance practice provides project-based and fractional CFO services to organizations across industries. It is a much larger, broader incumbent offering the same interim-controller and CFO staffing that Roubaix delivers one-on-one.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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