What ATEBAT does

ATEBAT is a French maîtrise d'œuvre (project management and general contracting) firm headquartered in Fagnières, France, operating since 1969. The company provides design and/or execution services for construction projects spanning eight sectors: large-scale retail (Grande distribution), commercial parks, click-and-collect drive facilities, retail and restaurant spaces, DIY and garden centers, tertiary/commercial buildings, logistics and industrial facilities, and above-ground parking structures. Project budgets range from €380,000 to €40,000,000, with the company capable of serving as either design manager or full-service contractor depending on client requirements.

The firm's core operations revolve around direct engagement with enterprise clients, including major French retailers such as E.Leclerc (multiple SCIC and SAS entities), Cora, Monoprix, and Les Mousquetaires, alongside commercial property developers like Frey and logistics real estate investors including Goodman, SCAPEST, SCAPALSACE, and Agility. Geographically, ATEBAT serves clients across at least nine French regions, with primary concentration in Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

ATEBAT generates revenue through professional services fees on construction projects, with each engagement priced individually based on scope, surface area, and project budget. The company maintains a lean headcount of 19 employees and operates without external funding, public listings, or disclosed parent company ownership. Its go-to-market relies on direct enterprise sales, brand reputation from a 56-year track record, and a publicly visible project portfolio that serves as its primary marketing channel.

Name

ATEBAT

Legal name

SAS ATEBAT

Website

https://atebat.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ATEBAT is a French maîtrise d'œuvre (construction project management) firm founded in 1969, providing design and execution services for retail, commercial, logistics, and tertiary construction projects (€380K–€40M budgets) primarily for major French retailers like E.Leclerc, Cora, Monoprix, and Les Mousquetaires across multiple French regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Retail construction projects
• Logistics warehouse construction
• Construction project management
• Commercial real estate development

Headquarters

HQ city

Fagnières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction project management and execution: ATEBAT acts as maîtrise d'œuvre (project manager/general contractor) for construction projects across retail, commercial, logistics, parking, and tertiary sectors. Revenue is generated through fees for design and/or realization services on construction projects, with budgets ranging from €380,000 to €40,000,000 per project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ATEBAT operates as a maîtrise d'œuvre (project management/general contractor) providing design and execution services for construction projects across retail, commercial, logistics, parking, and tertiary sectors. The company serves major French retailers (E.Leclerc, Cora, Monoprix, Les Mousquetaires) and commercial property developers, with project budgets ranging from €380,000 to €40,000,000. Service delivery covers both conception (design) and réalisation (execution) missions as a single point of responsibility for commercial real estate projects.

Product overview

ATEBAT is a construction company offering specialized construction services across eight distinct categories: Grande distribution (large retail/hypermarkets), Parcs commerciaux (commercial parks), Drive (click-and-collect pickup facilities), Commerces/MS et restauration (shops and restaurants), Brico et jardineries (DIY and garden centers), Tertiaire (commercial/office buildings), Logistique et industriel (logistics and industrial facilities), and Parkings aériens (multi-story parking). The company operates as a single unified service offering focused on design and construction (maître d'œuvre) for commercial real estate projects, primarily serving major French retailers such as E.Leclerc, Cora, Monoprix, and Les Mousquetaires across the Grand Est region of France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grande distribution (Large-scale retail construction)

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• GCC (Grand Construction de Chartres): Mid-sized French general contractor delivering commercial, retail, logistics, and public-sector construction projects. Closely comparable to ATEBAT in scale, regional French footprint, and project type mix.
• Léon Grosse: Privately held French construction group with a strong regional network, executing commercial, retail, logistics, and tertiary building projects. Comparable business model to ATEBAT as a maîtrise d'œuvre/general contractor serving similar French B2B clients.
• Rabot Dutilleul Construction: French regional construction group delivering commercial, retail, and logistics buildings across northern France. Comparable in regional positioning, project mix, and B2B client base to ATEBAT.
• Demathieu Bard Construction: Independent French construction group active in commercial buildings, retail, and logistics. Similar in being a privately held, non-listed French construction services firm competing in the same mid-market project tiers as ATEBAT.

Broad incumbents

• NGE (Nouvelles Générations d'Entrepreneurs): Large independent French construction group with significant activity in commercial buildings, logistics real estate, and infrastructure. Competitor in the larger end of ATEBAT's project range.
• Spie Batignolles: Major French construction group with diversified activity across commercial real estate, logistics, and retail projects. Larger and broader than ATEBAT, but competes in many of the same retail/commercial tenders and serves similar French clients.
• Eiffage Construction: One of France's largest construction groups with extensive commercial, retail, and logistics building activity. Operates at significantly greater scale but competes for the same large retail and logistics client mandates.
• Fayat Bâtiment: Construction arm of the privately held Fayat group, active in commercial, retail, and industrial building construction in France. Similar in being a privately owned French construction services group, though at a larger scale.
• Bouygues Bâtiment France: Dominant French national construction subsidiary of Bouygues, with major retail, commercial, and logistics project wins. Competes with ATEBAT on larger retail chain and developer mandates across France.
• Sogea (Vinci Construction France): Core French building subsidiary of Vinci Construction, executing commercial, retail, and logistics projects nationwide. Competes with ATEBAT on large retail and developer-led projects but with significantly greater resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atebat

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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