EXCEN - Notaires & Conseils

What EXCEN - Notaires & Conseils does

EXCEN — Notaires & Conseils is a French notary practice group operating as an integrated network of 8 offices across the PACA region (Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Alpes-Maritimes) and Haute-Savoie, comprising approximately 50 notaires and 64 total employees. The group is held under EXCEN HOLDING and offers regulated French notary services across five practice areas: real estate (immobilier), family law (famille), international matters (international), business law (entreprise), and wealth/estate planning (patrimoine). Customers span individual property buyers and sellers, property developers and VEFA promoters, social housing operators (HLM/bailleurs sociaux), public-sector entities, business owners seeking Dutreil and transmission structuring, and international/expatriate clients served through the LEXUNION network. The Aix-en-Provence office is operated as a joint project with ALTHEMIS (Paris), and the Nice office retains specialised labels as Notaire Conseil des Personnes Publiques and Notaire Conseil en Aménagement et Environnement; the Marseille office holds ISO 9001 certification.

The group's client-facing technology consists of the EXCEN APP, a mobile application designed in-house to assist clients with preparation of their case files prior to in-office consultations, complemented by video conferencing infrastructure across offices. There is no AI/ML capability layer disclosed and no API, SDK, or data product. Revenue is generated entirely on a per-transaction basis under regulated French notary fee schedules, with each office publishing its own fee schedule. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and driven by interprofessional referrals (bankers, accountants, lawyers, real estate agents, wealth advisors), local SEO around practice-area and office pages, an active legal commentary publication stream (Conseils et Actualités / Réflexion juridique), professional events via LEXUNION, and a recruitment-driven employer brand. Expansion has been a combination of greenfield office creation (Velaux 2018, TPM 2022, Annecy 2023), integration of acquired or partner practices (Les Milles 2019, Gilletta de Saint Joseph rebranded as Excen Nice), and the ALTHEMIS joint venture for the Aix-en-Provence office.

Name

EXCEN - Notaires & Conseils

Legal name

EXCEN HOLDING

Website

https://excen.notaires.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EXCEN — Notaires & Conseils is an integrated network of 8 French notary offices across the PACA region and Haute-Savoie, employing 50 notaries who serve individuals, businesses, social housing operators, and public-sector clients with regulated property, family, international, corporate, and wealth advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Notary Services

NAICS

Offices of Notaries (541120), Offices of Notaries (54112)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

Keywords

• Notary services
• Real estate transactions
• Estate planning
• Family law services
• Corporate notary services

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Notary professional services: Traditional notary fees charged for legal acts including property transactions, family law matters (successions, donations, marriages), corporate transactions, estate planning, and international files. Revenue is generated on a per-transaction basis aligned with regulated French notary fee structures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EXCEN operates as an integrated network of 8 notary offices staffed by 50 notaires providing regulated French notary services. The group delivers authentic acts, legal and fiscal advisory across real estate transactions, family law (succession, donations, marriage), corporate law, wealth/estate planning, and international files, serving individuals, professionals, developers, social landlords, and public institutions across the PACA region and Haute-Savoie. Service delivery is supported by the in-house EXCEN APP and office video conferencing capabilities.

Product overview

EXCEN Notaires & Conseils is a network of 8 notary offices across the PACA region (Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Alpes-Maritimes) and Haute-Savoie, comprising 50 notaries. The company offers legal and fiscal advisory services through specialized expertise areas including real estate (immobilier), family law (famille), international law (international), business law (entreprise), and wealth management (patrimoine). The core offering includes the EXCEN APP, a mobile application for case preparation, along with in-person notary services at 8 physical office locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EXCEN APP: Mobile application designed by notaries to assist clients with preparation of their files.

Products and services

• EXCEN APP Proprietary mobile application designed by EXCEN notaries to help clients prepare their case files before meetings with notaries, improving efficiency of in-office consultations and accompanying clients through legal and notary processes.
• Real Estate Notary Services (Immobilier) Notary acts and legal/fiscal advisory for residential and commercial property transactions (purchase, sale, VEFA, institutional transactions) provided by EXCEN's network of 50 notaires across 8 offices in PACA and Haute-Savoie.
• Family Law Notary Services (Famille) Notary acts and legal/fiscal advisory for family law matters including succession, donations, marriage contracts, divorce, and related family estate matters for individuals and families.
• International Notary Services (International) Notary acts and legal/fiscal advisory for international private clients and expatriates covering cross-border succession, international estate planning, and property acquisition by non-residents, supported through the LEXUNION international legal network.
• Corporate and Business Notary Services (Entreprise) Notary acts and legal/fiscal advisory for corporate transactions, business transmission (including Dutreil structuring), company law, and heritage expertise for entrepreneurs, delivered via the EXCEN network and the Althémis-Excen Aix-en-Provence joint office.
• Wealth Management and Estate Planning Notary Services (Patrimoine) Notary acts and personalised legal/fiscal advisory for wealth structuring, estate planning, and heritage transmission for private clients, business owners, and entrepreneurs, with deep specialisation at the Althémis-Excen Aix-en-Provence office.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALTHEMIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project between EXCEN notaires & conseils and ALTHEMIS (headquartered in Paris 17th) to establish the Excen/Althémis Aix-en-Provence office, specialising in heritage expertise for entrepreneurs. The partnership combines EXCEN's regional network with ALTHEMIS's national expertise.
• LEXUNIONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational legal network. Guillaume Soudey, responsible for international clientele at EXCEN, is a member of LEXUNION and regularly participates in international legal conferences through this network.
• NotariElles-VarminorOthersAssociation of women notaries founded by Nadia PECHET (Excen Six-Fours-les-Plages) to promote a feminine notary profession. Nadia serves as founding President. This is a professional association rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Notaires du Grand Paris: Notaires du Grand Paris is a large integrated French notary network serving the Paris metropolitan area. It is directly comparable as a multi-office notary group offering the same regulated services (real estate, family, business, wealth) under the same French notarial regulatory regime.
• Gilletta de Saint Joseph (now Excen Nice): Pre-acquisition Gilletta de Saint Joseph was a historic Nice-based notary practice now rebranded as Excen Nice. As the predecessor identity absorbed into EXCEN, it represents the type of standalone regional notary office that could be a target for, or competitor with, expanding notary groups.
• Local PACA notary offices (single-office practices): Single-office and small multi-partner notary practices across Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Toulon, and Annecy compete with EXCEN for the same local property, family, and SME clients. These independent notaires are the most direct competitive set in each of EXCEN's served cities.
• ALTHEMIS: ALTHEMIS is a major French notary group headquartered in Paris 17th. It is a direct peer of EXCEN in that it operates as an integrated multi-office notary network offering similar property, family, business, and wealth-management services — and is specifically EXCEN's joint-venture partner for the Aix-en-Provence office.

Broad incumbents

• Fidal Notariat / Notaires de France network affiliates: The national Chambre des Notaires and affiliated local chambers (e.g., Chambre des Notaires des Bouches-du-Rhône, Nice) are broad incumbents that set professional standards, training, and discipline for all French notary practices including EXCEN, and are relevant comparators as governing institutions rather than commercial competitors.

Others

• CRIDON (Centre de Recherches et d'Information Notariales): CRIDON is the French national research and information centre for notaries, providing legal research and training. Charlotte Bonneuil of EXCEN Nice sits on its scientific committee, making CRIDON an ecosystem participant and enabler rather than a commercial competitor.

Regional players

• LEXUNION: LEXUNION is an international network of independent notary firms; EXCEN accesses it via Guillaume Soudey. It is comparable as a peer channel for cross-border and international client mandates, though it is an alliance of firms rather than a single competing entity.

Emerging players

• Etude Notariale / Génération Notariat groups in other French regions: Other emerging French notary consolidators and digital-friendly notarial platforms (e.g., Notariat digital tools and small consolidating groups in Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille) are emerging players competing for the same talent and acquisition targets that EXCEN relies on for regional expansion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/excen-notaires

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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