Galivel & Associés

What Galivel & Associés does

Galivel & Associés is a privately-held French press and public relations agency founded in 1990 (some sources indicate 1992) and headquartered at 21-23 rue Klock in Clichy, Île-de-France. The firm specializes exclusively in three verticals: real estate, finance, and wealth management (patrimoine), positioning itself as the first PR agency in France dedicated to these sectors. It operates with a compact team of approximately 10 employees under the leadership of Carol Galivel, Directrice de la publication (Publishing Director).

The agency's core offering centers on "Relations Presse 360°" — integrated press relations services including press release distribution (with over 20,000 archived releases), expert opinion columns (tribunes), press conferences, press trips, and 24/7 crisis communication. The primary technology asset is Galiciel®, a proprietary in-house software and journalist database containing 21,000+ journalist contacts accumulated over 30+ years and updated in near real-time, which the firm describes as unique ("sans pareil") in the French PR landscape. Galiciel® enables ultra-precise targeting for press campaigns and is registered as a trademark.

The business model is professional services B2B, generating revenue through service contracts and project-based engagements with enterprise clients in the real estate, finance, and wealth management sectors. Named clients include FNAIM (France's largest real estate federation), Barnes International, Knight Frank France, EPA Sénart, CAFPI, REALITES, and Promogim Groupe. Distribution is direct enterprise sales with no disclosed channel partners. The agency operates exclusively within France, with bilingual (French/English) website content but no international footprint claim. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Galivel & Associés

Legal name

Galivel & Associés

Website

https://galivel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Galivel & Associés is a French boutique PR agency founded in 1990, specializing in press relations for the real estate, finance, and wealth management sectors, powered by its proprietary Galiciel® journalist database of 21,000+ contacts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820), Public Relations Agencies (54182)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Relations & Press Office Services (MPAAADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate & Financial Communications PR (MPAAADAA)

Keywords

• Press relations services
• Public relations agency
• Media relations
• Crisis communication
• Real estate PR

Headquarters

HQ city

Clichy

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

Revenue model

1. PR and Public Relations Services: Professional press and public relations services for real estate, finance and wealth management sectors. Services include press release distribution, media relations, crisis communication, press conferences, expert commentary placement, and press trips. Revenue generated through service contracts and project-based engagements with B2B clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Galivel & Associés delivers 360-degree press and public relations services to corporate clients in the real estate, finance, and wealth management sectors. The agency drafts and distributes press releases, secures exclusive expert opinion columns (tribunes), organizes press conferences and press trips, and provides 24/7 crisis communication support. All services are powered by Galiciel®, a proprietary in-house journalist database containing 21,000+ contacts built from 30+ years of press relationship experience.

Product overview

Galivel & Associés is a PR agency offering integrated press and public relations services (RP 360°) for the real estate, finance, and wealth management sectors. The core offering centers on their proprietary Galiciel® journalist database software, which powers ultra-precise targeting of over 21,000 journalist contacts. Services include press releases (20,000+ archived), expert op-eds published exclusively, crisis communication support, and press conferences/events. The agency differentiates through 30+ years of domain expertise and a 360° digital-first approach to press relations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Galiciel®: Proprietary software and journalist database tool used by the agency for targeted press relations, featuring over 21,000 journalist contacts and quasi real-time updates

Products and services

• Relations Presse 360° (RP 360°)
• Communiqués de Presse (Press Releases)
• Tribunes d'Experts (Expert Op-eds)
• Communication de Crise (Crisis Communication)
• Conférences de Presse (Press Conferences and Press Trips)

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of published articles attributed to press relations activities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• FleishmanHillard: International PR and communications agency with Paris operations serving corporate, financial, and consumer clients. Comparable in serving enterprise real estate and finance clients, though much larger and broader.
• Havas Paris: Large global communications group with a strong Paris presence spanning advertising, PR, and content. Overlaps with Galivel on corporate communications for major French enterprises, but operates at significantly larger scale and across all verticals.
• Weber Shandwick: Global PR and communications network serving multinational corporate clients including real estate and financial services. Comparable in targeting enterprise clients in Galivel's verticals, with significantly broader geographic and service scope.
• Edelman France: French operations of Edelman, the world's largest privately-held PR firm. Competes with Galivel on enterprise-level corporate and financial PR mandates in France, but with a much broader global footprint.
• Publicis Consultants: PR and corporate communications arm of Publicis Groupe, one of the world's largest advertising holding companies. Competes with Galivel for large French corporate communications mandates, especially in financial and corporate sectors.
• Burson (BCW): Global communications agency resulting from the merger of Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe, with significant French corporate and financial PR practice. Competes with Galivel on French enterprise mandates at much larger scale.
• Hill+Knowlton France: Paris-based operations of global PR firm Hill+Knowlton, part of WPP. Serves large French enterprises in financial services, real estate, and corporate communications, overlapping with Galivel's target client base.

Direct peers

• Taddeo: Paris-based independent communications and public affairs agency focused on corporate, financial, and technology sectors. Directly comparable in size, B2B model, and sector specialization to Galivel's finance/real estate focus.
• Image Sept: French independent PR and financial communications agency serving listed companies, financial institutions, and large corporates. Directly comparable boutique French peer with strong finance-sector credentials similar to Galivel.
• Hopscotch: Leading French independent PR and communications agency headquartered in Paris, serving enterprise clients across multiple sectors. Most directly comparable French-headquartered PR competitor of similar boutique-to-mid scale and B2B relationship-driven model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Galivel
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/galivel-associ%C3%A9s

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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