TRANSENTREPRISE

What TRANSENTREPRISE does

Transentreprise is the official national public-service platform for business transfer (transmission) and acquisition (reprise) in France, operated by the CCI de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on behalf of the French network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and Chambers of Trades and Crafts (CMA). It connects business sellers (cédants) with prospective buyers (repreneurs) through a web-based marketplace covering artisanat, commerce, hôtellerie, restauration, négoce, BTP, production, and particular services businesses, currently publishing 7,038 business-for-sale listings, 408 premises and pas-de-porte listings, and 5 active buyer projects in the Bourse Projets de Reprise. The platform offers structured modules including Espace Repreneurs and Espace Cédants for account management, a Bourse Projets de Reprise for buyer-side matching, and supporting services such as Diagnostic Transmission business evaluations and Évaluation d'Entreprise, alongside downloadable practical guides (Guide Pratique de la Reprise, Guide Pratique de la Transmission).

The platform's technology is a conventional web application developed by Radar Technologies, hosted by Scaleway, and branded by Pixoil, with email alerts, RSS feeds, and social share integration. Distribution is structurally tied to the nationwide CCI-CMA network of regional advisors who publish listings, perform diagnostic evaluations, and run an event calendar of webinars, ateliers, speed meetings, and forums such as TRANSFAIR and the Business Transfer Forum. The platform is GDPR-compliant and excludes intermediaries from using its services.

Transentreprise operates as a government state entity (chambre consulaire) under publisher Philippe GUERAND, Président of the CCI de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with a small core team of 5 employees headquartered at 148 boulevard Lavoisier, Clermont-Ferrand. It is publicly funded rather than revenue-generating; no fee structure is published for the platform itself, individual listing prices are set by sellers, and there are no funding rounds, M&A activity, or venture/PE ownership interests.

Name

TRANSENTREPRISE

Legal name

Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Website

https://transentreprise.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transentreprise is the official French public-service web marketplace, operated by the CCI de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on behalf of the national CCI-CMA network, connecting business sellers (cédants) with prospective buyers (repreneurs) across all French regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Transfer Marketplace

NAICS

Directory and Mailing List Publishers (51314)

akta.pro primary industry

Business-for-Sale Marketplaces & Listing Platforms (FSAEAIAK)

Keywords

• Business transfer marketplace
• SMB acquisition listings
• Business succession advisory
• Company resale platform
• Commercial premises listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Clermont-Ferrand

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform service (public service): Transentreprise is a public-service platform operated by CCI de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for the French CCI-CMA network. It provides a marketplace connecting business sellers and buyers. No explicit revenue model from platform fees is described in the sources; it functions as a network service for Chambers of Commerce.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Transentreprise operates a national online marketplace, transentreprise.com, that connects individual business sellers (cédants) with prospective buyers (repreneurs) across France. The platform aggregates listings of small and medium businesses for sale (fonds de commerce), commercial premises (locaux, pas-de-porte), and buyer takeover projects, supported by advisory services from the French CCI-CMA network including business diagnostics and evaluations. It is published by the CCI de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on behalf of the national CCI and CMA chambers for the purpose of facilitating SME business transmission.

Product overview

Transentreprise is a platform operated by CCI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes serving as a national marketplace for business transfer and acquisition (transmission/reprise d'entreprises) in France. The platform connects business sellers (cédants) with potential buyers (repreneurs) through multiple channels: the main transentreprise.com marketplace listing businesses and premises for sale, the Espace Repreneurs module for buyers to manage their search and contacts, the Espace Cédants module for sellers to manage their listings, and the Bourse Projets de Reprise for project matching. Supporting services include Diagnostic Transmission for business analysis, Évaluation for valuation, and practical guides for both buyers and sellers. The platform is exclusively available to individuals and companies with personal projects, excluding intermediaries and advisors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plateforme Transentreprise.com National online marketplace that aggregates business-for-sale listings (fonds de commerce), commercial premises and pas-de-porte offers, and buyer takeover projects across France, connecting individual sellers (cédants) with prospective buyers (repreneurs). Includes account portals, saved searches, email alerts, and contact-request workflows; reserved for individuals and companies with personal acquisition or transfer projects.
• Diagnostic Transmission Advisory service delivering an internal/external business analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, and the transfer potential of an SMB listed on the platform. Performed by a CCI-CMA regional Transmission counselor, and frequently referenced on individual listing pages as a value-add assurance for buyers.
• Évaluation d'Entreprise Business valuation service for cession projects that applies complementary valuation methods based on objective criteria and market observation, helping sellers set a credible asking price and giving buyers an independent reference benchmark for the listings they are evaluating.

Named customers22 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CCI de région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreOthersCCI de région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the owning and publishing entity of the Transentreprise platform. It assumes editorial responsibility and acts as the publisher of www.transentreprise.com for the national CCI and CMA network.
• Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI) networkcoreOthersThe national network of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry participates in the Transentreprise platform by publishing business-for-sale listings for their respective regions and supporting buyers and sellers through the transfer process.
• Chambres de Métiers et de l'Artisanat (CMA) networkcoreOthersThe national network of French Chambers of Trades and Crafts participates in the Transentreprise platform by publishing listings and providing advisory services for artisanal businesses across France.
• INPI - Institut National de la Propriété IndustrielleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerINPI operates the Bourse des Brevets, a platform facilitating contacts between patent holders and potential license buyers. Listed as a useful related site for business transfer.
• Transeo AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean association for Business Transfer operating Transeo Marketplace, a cross-border matching platform. Listed as a useful related site on Transentreprise's partner pages.
• Sémaphore (CCI aid database)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSémaphore is the CCI network's database of financial and technical aids for businesses covering creation, transfer, employment, innovation, and international development. Listed as a useful resource.
• Notaires de FranceminorOthersThe French Notary Council website provides practical information and contacts for notarial studies across France. Listed as a useful related site for business transfer transactions.
• PharmetudesminorOthersNetwork of notaries specializing in pharmacy transactions. Listed as a useful related site for regulated-activity business transfers.
• CessiongreffeminorOthersPlatform publishing business-for-sale listings from businesses in difficulty. Operated by Transiciel. Listed as a related site for businesses in judicial recovery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BizBuySell: BizBuySell is the largest US-based online marketplace for buying and selling small to mid-sized businesses. While US-focused, it is the global category benchmark for SMB transfer marketplaces and shapes user expectations for matching, valuation, and listing tools.
• BusinessesForSale.com: BusinessesForSale.com is a long-established international SMB business-for-sale marketplace operating across multiple countries. It competes in the same category as Transentreprise but with broader geographic and category coverage.

Direct peers

• Bourse des Cessions (CCI): Bourse des Cessions is a France-wide business transfer marketplace historically tied to the CCI network, listing SMBs and commercial premises. It is a direct institutional competitor operating in the same business-for-sale niche.
• FUSACQ: FUSACQ is one of the leading French online marketplaces for buying and selling SMBs (PME/PMI), covering cession, acquisition, and growth capital. It directly competes with Transentreprise's core listing and matching functionality across France.
• CessionReception (Transiciel): CessionReception is a French SMB transfer marketplace operating adjacent listings of businesses in judicial recovery. It is explicitly listed as a related site by Transentreprise and competes for the same buyer pool.
• Cession Commerce: Cession Commerce is a French online marketplace dedicated to the sale of small businesses and fonds de commerce. It overlaps directly with Transentreprise's SMB transfer listings and targets the same cédants and repreneurs nationwide.

Others

• Notaires de France: The French Notary Council handles the legal transfer of businesses and fonds de commerce. Listed as a related site by Transentreprise, it sits in the same business-transfer ecosystem but does not run a competing listing marketplace.
• CGA / Conseil National des Experts-Comptables (transmission support): The Ordre des Experts-Comptables supports business transmission through advisory and due diligence services. As ecosystem participants serving the same SMB transfer workflow, they are an adjacent peer set rather than direct marketplace competitors.
• Bpifrance: Bpifrance is France's public investment bank supporting entrepreneurs with financing and transmission tools. Listed as a resource on Transentreprise, it is an adjacent public-institution actor addressing the same SMB succession challenge.

Emerging players

• Transeo Marketplace: Transeo Association operates a European cross-border business transfer marketplace and is listed by Transentreprise as a partner. It targets the same buyer/seller use cases but with a broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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