What LM CESSIONS & ACQUISITIONS does

LM Cessions & Acquisitions is a privately held boutique M&A advisory firm headquartered at 47 rue Littré in Nantes, France. Incorporated as a Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) with €10,020 of capital and registered with the RCS Nantes under number 909 237 232 (APE 7022Z), the firm was founded in 2022 by Adrien Lelaidier and Thomas Morin. It operates with 1–10 employees and serves a regional client base in the Grand Ouest area.

The firm delivers four integrated service lines across the M&A lifecycle: Cession (sell-side advisory including valuation, financial diagnosis and buyer matching), Acquisition (buy-side advisory including target search, audit and deal structuring), Ingénierie Financière (financial analysis and optimal financing structure), and Levée de Fonds (fundraising support). Its primary customer segments are SME business owners seeking to exit (often for retirement or liquidity) and acquirers/investors looking for targets. A referral partnership with Ennoia Patrimoine extends the offering into post-sale wealth management.

The business model is project-based and fee-driven, typical of French SME M&A advisory: each engagement is bespoke, with pricing not publicly disclosed and likely structured around success fees tied to enterprise value. Demand generation relies on the company website, direct outreach by the two partners, and professional referrals rather than outbound marketing or paid acquisition. There is no evidence of external institutional capital, no parent holding company, and no subsidiary structure beyond the founders' separate GLOBAL GROUP industrial platform (GLOBA'ISOL, GLOBAL'CRIO, ACTIMETAUX, ~€5M combined revenue), which is distinct from the advisory entity.

Name

LM CESSIONS & ACQUISITIONS

Legal name

LM Cessions & Acquisitions

Website

https://lm-cessions-acquisitions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LM Cessions & Acquisitions is a Nantes-based boutique M&A advisory firm founded in 2022 by Adrien Lelaidier and Thomas Morin, providing business sale, acquisition, financial engineering, and fundraising advisory services to SME owners and acquirers in the Grand Ouest region of France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

M&A Advisory Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Buy-Side Search & Acquisition Advisory (FSAEAIAD)

Keywords

• M&A advisory services
• Business transfer consulting
• Financial engineering
• Fundraising advisory
• Business valuation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

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, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

LM Cessions & Acquisitions is a boutique advisory firm that guides business owners and acquirers through the full lifecycle of company sales, purchases, financial structuring, and fundraising. The firm delivers four integrated service lines: Cession (sale of a company, including valuation and buyer matching), Acquisition (target search and deal closing), Ingénierie Financière (financial engineering and optimization), and Levée de Fonds (fundraising support). Engagements combine strategic, legal, financial, and post-transaction wealth management guidance, delivered personally by the two founding partners in Nantes, France.

Product overview

LM Cessions & Acquisitions is a consulting firm based in Nantes, France, providing advisory services for business sales and acquisitions. The company offers four integrated services: Cession (company sale), Acquisition (company purchase), Ingénierie Financière (financial engineering), and Levée de Fonds (fundraising). These services work together to support clients from initial strategy through closing, with additional partnerships for post-sale wealth management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cession (Vente d'entreprise) End-to-end advisory for SMB owners selling their company in France, covering project definition, business valuation, financial diagnosis, identification and approach of potential buyers, management of legal and administrative steps, and closing support.
• Acquisition (Achat d'entreprise) Buy-side advisory for clients acquiring companies in France, including acquisition strategy, target search and analysis, financial and operational audit, structuring of legal and financial terms, and closing support.
• Ingénierie Financière Financial engineering and optimization service for SMB owners and acquirers, including financial analysis of the business and its market, and recommendations on the most appropriate financing structure for the transaction.
• Levée de Fonds

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ennoia PatrimoineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnnoia Patrimoine is a wealth management partner recommended by LM Cessions & Acquisitions to clients completing business sales. The partnership enables post-closing wealth management services, helping sellers optimize investment of sale proceeds.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Clipperton: Paris-based independent corporate finance boutique advising on M&A transactions, primarily in tech and digital. Comparable as a French independent advisory boutique serving mid-market sell-side and buy-side mandates.
• Aelios Finance: French M&A advisory boutique specialized in selling and acquiring SMEs and small-caps, with offices in Lyon and Paris. Highly comparable boutique model and SME mid-market focus to LM Cessions & Acquisitions.
• Midcap Partners: Paris-based independent investment bank focused on French mid-market M&A, fundraising and financing. Comparable boutique investment-banking model targeting SME and mid-market advisory mandates in France.
• In Extenso Finance: French advisory firm (part of Deloitte network historically) providing M&A, financing and restructuring advisory to SMEs and mid-market companies across France. Directly comparable French SME-focused advisory footprint.
• Cambon Partners: Paris-based independent M&A advisory boutique advising French mid-market companies on buy-side and sell-side transactions. Closely comparable in service mix (cession, acquisition, fundraising) and target SME segment to LM Cessions & Acquisitions.
• Capitalmind: European mid-market M&A advisory firm with operations across France, Germany, Benelux and the Nordics. Comparable in offering sell-side, buy-side and capital raising services to mid-market companies and investors.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Advisory (France): Big 4 advisory practice in France providing M&A, deal advisory and transaction services across mid-market and large-cap segments. Thomas Morin's former employer and a broader incumbent competitor in French M&A.
• Deloitte M&A (France): Big 4 transaction advisory practice in France offering sell-side, buy-side and due diligence services across all deal sizes. Adrien Lelaidier's former employer and a broad competitor that overlaps with LM's advisory offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lm-cessions-acquisitions

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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