Alma Partners

Name

Alma Partners

Legal name

ALMA PARTNERS

Website

https://almapartners.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Banking / M&A Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Micro-PE / Lower Middle Market ETA Funds (FSANALAG)

Keywords

• M&A advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Capital raising
• Leveraged buyout advisory
• Strategic consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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. M&A Advisory Services: The firm generates revenue through professional advisory fees for M&A transactions (buy-side and sell-side mandates), strategic consulting, and special situations advisory including restructuring and distressed M&A. Revenue is project-based and success-fee oriented, typical of boutique investment banks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Alma Partners is a Paris-based boutique M&A and strategic advisory firm that advises entrepreneurs, family groups, industrial companies, and investment funds on capital operations including sell-side, buy-side, LBO, OBO, MBO, fundraising, and special situations such as restructuring and distressed M&A. The firm operates on a project-by-project, fee-based model across four sectors — Life Science, Industry, Financial Services, and Tech — with a team of approximately 8 professionals executing around 15 mandates per 24 months.

Product overview

Alma Partners is an independent financial advisory boutique based in Paris, France, that provides M&A advisory services (buy-side and sell-side), strategic consulting, financing advice, and assistance with special situations such as restructuring and distressed M&A. The firm operates as a unified advisory practice rather than a platform with discrete product modules. Services include deal strategy, deal execution, structuring, and asset management support. The firm works with industrial companies, entrepreneurs, family groups, and investment funds across sectors including Life Science, Industry, Financial Services, and Technology. Notable transactions include Adomos (data management acquisition), Oxurion NV (CRO acquisition), Tomorrow Food (sale to Nhood/Auchan), Effixis (sale to Artefact/Ardian), Vyoo Agency (acquisition), Louise Misha (capital raise), Animaj (100M euro fundraising), Groupe Epione, Inbeeo, Nubiance, and Energisme.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M&A Sell-side Advisory Advisory service where Alma Partners represents shareholders on the sale of a company or business unit, including deal strategy, preparation, buyer identification, negotiation, and execution. For entrepreneurs, family groups, and industrial clients seeking exits or divestitures.
• M&A Buy-side Advisory Advisory service where Alma Partners represents buyers in acquiring companies or assets, including target identification, valuation, structuring, negotiation, and execution. For industrial groups, investment funds, and entrepreneurs pursuing acquisitions.
• Special Situations Advisory Advisory service covering restructuring, distressed M&A, and other complex-situation mandates that require specialized handling and stakeholder alignment. For industrial groups, entrepreneurs, and sponsors.
• Capital Raising (Fundraising) Advisory service for companies and entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital from financial investors, including preparation of materials, investor identification, and negotiation. For entrepreneurs and family groups opening capital to financial investors.
• Financing Advisory Conseil en financement advisory covering capital restructuring, debt and equity financing arrangements, and credit-related matters. For corporate clients and sponsors needing financing solutions.
• Strategic Consulting (Conseil Stratégique) Conseil stratégique advisory covering shareholding and operational strategy for industrial groups, families, and entrepreneurs evaluating capital operations.
• LBO Advisory Specialized advisory on leveraged buyout transactions, including structuring of debt and equity, financial sponsor coordination, and execution support. For entrepreneurs and investment funds executing LBO/MBO/OBO transactions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700 M€ transaction volume over 36 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cambon Partners: Paris-based M&A advisory boutique serving mid-market entrepreneurs, family groups, and investment funds across similar transaction sizes and sector breadth — directly comparable in business model, deal-size focus, and target clients.
• Cobalt Capital: Independent mid-market M&A advisor with pan-European presence covering similar entrepreneur and family-owned clientele; comparable in boutique positioning, transaction-size band, and sector mix.
• Largillière Finance: French independent M&A boutique advising mid-market companies on buy-side, sell-side, and financing transactions — a close head-to-head in deal size range, client persona, and project-based fee model.
• Bryan, Garnier & Co: European independent investment bank specializing in TMT, healthcare, and consumer M&A — overlapping mid-market deal sizes and sector specialisms (notably Life Sciences and Tech).
• Clipperton: Paris-based boutique specializing in TMT and digital M&A advisory — overlapping founder profile (Rothschild & Co alumni), boutique structure, and European mid-market deal flow.

Broad incumbents

• Rothschild & Co: Global advisory house where co-founder Samuel Koubi previously led M&A; competes for larger French mid-market and mid-cap mandates and represents the upscale benchmark for Alma's entrepreneur and family-group clients.
• Natixis Partners: French mid-market M&A advisory subsidiary of Natixis, covering similar transaction sizes and client types — competing head-to-head for French mid-cap buy-side and sell-side mandates.
• Rothschild Martin Maurel: French private banking and mid-market advisory arm of Rothschild & Co — directly competes for French family-owned and entrepreneur client mandates at similar transaction sizes.
• PwC Corporate Finance (France): Big-Four M&A advisory practice covering French mid-market sell-side, buy-side, and restructuring mandates — overlapping client base and increasingly competing in the same deal-size band.

Regional players

• Inderkum & Partner: Swiss independent M&A boutique advising mid-market companies across DACH and neighboring regions — comparable boutique positioning and deal-size focus but serving a different primary geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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