TMS EVENTS

What TMS EVENTS does

TMS Events is a French event management agency founded in 1990 and headquartered in Montaigu-Vendée (Grand Ouest region). The company organizes professional events on a bespoke, project basis, with two principal lines: medical and scientific congresses under the TMS Events brand, and corporate events (seminars, team building, company evenings, incentive trips) under the Pink'Ola sub-brand. Its primary customers are healthcare professional societies and learned societies (sociétés savantes) — including SFERHE, FFPO, Société Francophone de Brûlologie, SF2E, EACD, and KAP Ouest — alongside corporate clients seeking turnkey event coordination in France and abroad. Engagement scale observed in source materials ranges from 50-person institutional gatherings to 1,200-attendee corporate conventions and 450+ participant international congresses.

The company operates a service-based model with no proprietary technology platform disclosed. Its core "product" is human expertise: a team of 7-12 event specialists handling logistics, venue selection, transportation, accommodation, speaker coordination, scientific program design, exhibitor relations, participant registration, and on-site execution. International incentive and overseas seminar delivery is enabled through a sister-company partnership with Voyel, acquired in 2022 by owner Gwénola Monnier, who herself acquired TMS Events in 2019. TMS Events generates revenue through professional services fees on a quote-based, project-by-project basis with multi-year contract cadences, relying on direct sales, client referrals, and case-study-driven acquisition rather than paid marketing. Long-tenured client relationships (some exceeding 15 years) and 30+ years of operating history are the company's primary commercial assets, supplemented by GDPR-compliant data handling.

Name

TMS EVENTS

Legal name

SAS TMS EVENTS

Website

https://tmsevents.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TMS Events is a French boutique event agency based in Montaigu-Vendée that organizes medical congresses and corporate events (seminars, team building, incentive travel) for healthcare professional societies and companies across France and internationally, operating under TMS Events and Pink'Ola brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Events-Integrated Corporate Travel (TMCs with Meetings/Groups) (THACAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Booking Platforms & Online TMCs (THAKAAAG)

Keywords

• Medical congress organization
• Corporate event planning
• Incentive travel services
• Seminar organization
• B2B event agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Montaigu-Vendée

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Organization Services: TMS Events generates revenue through professional services fees for organizing corporate events, congresses, seminars, team building activities, incentive trips, and corporate celebrations. Services are provided on a project basis with full-service or modular offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TMS Events is a B2B event agency that organizes medical congresses, scientific conferences, corporate seminars, team building activities, incentive trips, and company celebrations for healthcare associations, sociétés savantes, and corporate clients across France and internationally. Services span the full event lifecycle from concept, logistics, venue selection, transportation, accommodation, scientific program coordination, and on-site management, delivered through dedicated project managers as a single point of contact.

Product overview

TMS Events is an event planning agency with two main brands: TMS Events (specializing in medical congresses and professional conferences) and Pink'Ola (handling corporate events including seminars, team building, company evenings, and incentive travel). The company operates as a full-service agency offering bespoke event design and end-to-end coordination, from conceptualization through on-site execution. A partnership with sister company Voyel extends capabilities to international travel and incentive programs. The portfolio includes congress organization, corporate events, seminars, incentive travel, and team building activities across France and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pink'Ola: Event agency brand for corporate events including seminars, team building, company evenings, and incentive trips, operating in France and internationally
• Voyel

Quantifiable outcome

• Some clients have collaborated with TMS Events for over 15 years, demonstrating high satisfaction and retention.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VoyelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Voyel is a sister company acquired by TMS Events owner Gwénola Monnier in 2022. Voyel specializes in international business travel and incentive trips. The partnership enables TMS Events/PINK'OLA to offer comprehensive services including overseas seminars, incentive travel, and international corporate events. Voyel handles destination selection, transportation, accommodation, and activities for international events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MCI Group: Geneva-headquartered global events and association management company specializing in medical and association congresses, providing full-service meeting solutions comparable to TMS Events' healthcare society focus.
• VOK DAMS: German full-service event agency delivering corporate events, congresses, and incentive programs across Europe, comparable to TMS Events in service breadth and corporate client orientation.
• Auditoire: Paris-based corporate event and convention agency offering end-to-end event design and production for enterprise clients, directly comparable to TMS Events' Pink'Ola corporate events practice.
• Hopscotch Congrès: French event agency specializing in healthcare, scientific, and association congresses, with end-to-end congress organization services closely comparable to TMS Events' core medical society offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Havas Events: Global event and experiential marketing network under Havas, providing corporate event production and congress services broadly comparable to TMS Events' corporate event offering.
• Reed Exhibitions: Global event organizer operating hundreds of trade shows and conferences across multiple verticals, comparable to TMS Events on congress/exhibition organization but as a much larger incumbent.
• Publicis Live: Events and experiential arm of Publicis Groupe delivering corporate events, congresses, and brand experiences globally, comparable to TMS Events in corporate and congress event delivery but with significantly greater scale.
• Comexposium: Major French trade show and congress organizer hosting industry exhibitions and B2B events worldwide, comparable to TMS Events on the congress organization side but at significantly larger scale.
• GL Events: Lyon-based publicly listed event services group operating venues, managing trade shows, and providing event production across global markets, serving as a broader incumbent in the French events space.

Regional players

• SPO Event & Travel: French event and incentive travel agency organizing corporate events and group travel programs across France, comparable to TMS Events' Pink'Ola/Voyel corporate event and incentive travel practice from a regional French perspective.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tms-events
• Instagraminstagram.com/pinkola_

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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