For the first time since inception, the company has opened its capital to an institutional investor, CM Equity, in order to finance its growth plan. Alongside this operation, Kea has also secured a capex line from its historical lenders (LCL and Banque Palatine)
Kéa’s ambition is to become the leader in top management consulting on the French market with the aim of achieving 100m€ in revenue by 2025. In order to do so, Kea’s management plan is twofold : accelerating its recruitment plan of partners on one hand, and acquiring companies that will bring additional end-market knowledge to the group on the other hand.
Crédit Mutuel Equity (formerly CIC Capital) is the private equity subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale and carries out venture capital, growth capital and buyout activities.
Crédit Mutuel Equity supports business leaders at all stages of their companies’ development, from seed phase to buyout, by providing them with the means and the time required to implement their transformational projects. Crédit Mutuel Equity brings together a network of over 350 business leaders and entrepreneurs who share similar convictions and can benefit from one another’s experience, no matter the nature of their projects. Using its own funds (€3.5 billion), Crédit Mutuel Equity makes investments tailored to the time horizons and growth strategies of the companies in which it invests, whether in France, Canada, the United States, Germany or Switzerland.
Kea & Partners intends to fully play its role of consulting architect, through expertise beyond the traditional scope of strategy and management. The interdisciplinary Group works every day at the side of top managers to answer the questions that determine the future of their business.
This is how Kéa & Partners innovates in their practices and build the Kea group to bring the interdisciplinarity necessary for the success of their strategic projects. In doing so, Kea keeps more than ever its "quarter of an hour ahead" in the transformation of organizations and confirms the dynamics of the group!
Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as Sole Financial Advisor to the shareholders of Kéa & Partners on the minority investment made by Crédit Mutuel Equity and the debt operation made by LCL and Banque Palatine
This transaction continues to demonstrate Bryan, Garnier & Co’s strong expertise and track record in business services sectors