CABINET BOCQUIER

What CABINET BOCQUIER does

Cabinet Bocquier is a French business brokerage firm founded in 1947 and headquartered in Saint-Herblain, near Nantes. The company specializes in the purchase and sale of fonds de commerce (small commercial businesses), with primary expertise in boulangerie-pâtisserie (bakery-pastry) and secondary coverage of cafés, hotels, restaurants, tabacs, brasseries, boucheries, and other very small businesses (TPE). The firm operates a territory-based GTM model with approximately 12 transaction consultants locally implanted across 12+ departments in the Grand Ouest region (Pays de la Loire, Bretagne, Normandie, and Poitou-Charentes), and has completed over 600 business sales in the past 20 years while managing nearly 400 mandates annually.

The company's core offering is a transaction brokerage service that covers the full deal lifecycle: business valuation, listing preparation and targeted diffusion, buyer qualification, visit organization, negotiation, and administrative follow-up, plus post-sale support through the first months of operation. Supporting services include a dedicated business valuation offering (Estimation de Fonds de Commerce) and a transaction coaching/Accomagnement product. The firm does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its competitive differentiation rests on local market knowledge, a long-established brand, and an active buyer/seller network generated through decades of transactions.

Cabinet Bocquier generates revenue through transaction-based commissions on successful business sales; specific pricing rates are available in a separate fees document but not publicly disclosed on the website. The company is a subsidiary of TGS France, one of the top 15 accounting firms in France, which provides cross-sell opportunities into accounting, legal, social, tax, and management consulting services. The legal entity is SARL CABINET BOCQUIER (SIRET 38316570100079), with Luc Audureau serving as Gérant Associé (Managing Partner). The firm operates as a traditional, relationship-driven SMB advisory business with no disclosed AI or technology platform.

Name

CABINET BOCQUIER

Legal name

SARL CABINET BOCQUIER

Website

https://cabinet-bocquier.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cabinet Bocquier is a French business brokerage firm, founded in 1947 and based near Nantes, specializing in the purchase and sale of fonds de commerce (bakery, restaurant, café, hotel, tobacco, and other small retail businesses) across the Grand Ouest region, with a team of about 12 territorial consultants and affiliation with TGS France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Brokerage Services

NAICS

Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

Keywords

• Business brokerage services
• Commercial business transfers
• Retail business acquisitions
• Business valuation services
• Bakery business sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-herblain

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transaction fees / commissions on business sales: The company earns revenue through commissions on the sale of fonds de commerce (commercial business transfers). Fees are structured as transaction-based commissions, typically charged upon successful completion of a business sale. The company provides comprehensive services including business valuation, marketing, buyer qualification, negotiation support, and administrative follow-up as part of the transaction service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cabinet Bocquier brokers the sale and acquisition of fonds de commerce, including bakeries, pastry shops, cafés, hotels, restaurants, bars, brasseries, tobacco shops, butcheries, and other small retail businesses. It supports clients from initial project definition and business valuation through buyer matching, negotiation, administrative follow-up, and the initial months after a transaction.

Product overview

Cabinet Bocquier operates as a unified business brokerage service platform offering commercial business transaction services. The core offering is the Transaction de Fonds de Commerce service, which enables buying and selling of various commercial businesses. Supporting this are add-on services including Estimation de Fonds de Commerce (professional valuation), Accompagnement Transaction (transaction coaching and support), and a specialty Boulangerie-Pâtisserie transaction service. The company, founded in 1947 and part of the TGS France group, provides end-to-end support from initial valuation through to transaction completion across the Grand Ouest region of France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Business Transfer (Transaction de Fonds de Commerce) A brokerage service facilitating the buying and selling of commercial businesses, including bakeries, pastry shops, cafés, hotels, restaurants, bars, tobacco shops, brasseries, butcheries, and other very small businesses in France's Grand Ouest region.
• Commercial Business Valuation (Estimation de Fonds de Commerce) A professional valuation service for commercial businesses that analyzes revenue, profitability, location, development potential, and market specifics to provide a supported estimate.
• Bakery and Pastry Business Transactions (Transaction Boulangerie-Pâtisserie) A specialized brokerage service for buying and selling bakery-pastry businesses, supported by more than 70 years of stated sector expertise and access to TGS France accounting, legal, social, and management resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600 businesses sold over the past 20 years with nearly 400 mandates managed annually

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TGS FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCabinet Bocquier is a member/subsidiary of TGS France, among the top 15 accounting firms in France. This partnership provides access to a network of experts in accounting, social, legal, management consulting, and business support services. Through this affiliation, the company can offer clients comprehensive support extending beyond the transaction itself: business plan development, legal structuring, tax planning, management social aspects, and pilot tools.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Aliantis: Independent French M&A advisory firm focused on SME transactions, typically operating outside the Grand Ouest region. Comparable advisory-led motion for SME business transfers but in different geographies.

Direct peers

• Affaire d'Or: French business brokerage listing cafés, hotels, restaurants, bakeries, and small retail businesses for sale. Directly competes for the same fonds de commerce sellers and buyers in similar French regions.
• Cession PME: Online platform and brokerage for buying and selling small French businesses, including cafés, restaurants, bakeries, and retail shops. Comparable target customer segments and transaction-fee business model.
• Transentreprise (Trans-Entreprise / Caisse d'Epargne network): A French business transfer network facilitating the buying and selling of small commercial businesses (fonds de commerce), with similar advisory-led transaction services for SMEs. Direct overlap with Cabinet Bocquier's core service offering and target SMB sellers/buyers.
• AGS Transactions: French business broker specializing in the sale of small and medium-sized businesses across multiple regions of France. Directly comparable in offering — advisory, valuation, and intermediation on fonds de commerce transfers — making it a close substitute for Cabinet Bocquier's clients.

Broad incumbents

• Caisse des Dépôts / Place des Entrepreneurs (Réseau Entreprendre): French state-affiliated network supporting business succession and acquisition, with broader financing and mentoring resources. Competes indirectly for succession-stage SMB buyers in similar geographies.
• BPI France (Cession / Reprise d'entreprise): State-backed French development bank that supports SME business transfers through advisory services, financing, and the BPI Création/Reprise platform. A much larger, well-capitalized participant in the same SME business transfer market.
• FNAIM Entreprises: Major French real estate and business transaction federation whose members handle commercial property and fonds de commerce sales. Provides overlapping services to similar SMB buyer/seller segments through a national network.
• Baker Tilly France (STC / Corporate Finance): Mid-tier French accounting and corporate finance advisory network handling SME M&A and business transfers. Provides comparable transaction advisory services at slightly larger mandate sizes.

Others

• TGS France (parent group): Parent accounting and advisory group within which Cabinet Bocquier operates. While not a broker itself, its broader M&A and corporate finance advisory capabilities define the strategic ceiling and resource base for Cabinet Bocquier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cabinet-bocquier

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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