EPSA: The latest figures, news and market research on EPSA

Turnover: 400 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

Consulting firm for improving business performance
when EPSA was founded in 2001, it was a consultancy specializing in indirect purchasing for the travel industry.
Its expertise has since diversified to include IT, Telecom, HR, IP, supply chain and marketing purchasing.
Epsa 3,000 employees
Specialized in sustainable corporate performance

Consulting: Epsa acquires Capitole Energie 13/08/2024

Capitole Energie:
- - Sales in 2023: €19.1 million.
- - Number of employees: 30 (in Toulouse and Paris).
- - Number of customers: 5,000
- - Epsa shareholding: Acquisition of 51% of capital, planned to reach 100% in three years.
Epsa:
- - New acquisitions in 2023: Enoptea, Omnergy, Energiency and Smart Energy, adding to energy consulting business.
- - Epsa Energy sales: €40 million, with 200 employees.
- Growth vision: Double the size of Capitole Energie in three years, capitalizing on Epsa's customer base and targeting the international market.
- Epsa founded: 2001 by Matthieu Gufflet
- Size of Epsa in 2023: 3,200 employees and sales of 400 million euros, 70% of which generated internationally.
- Major acquisition in 2023: Dutch consulting firm AB&C, with 1,000 employees.
- Opening of capital to Tikehau Capital, Bpifrance and Crédit Mutuel Equity in July 2023.
- Previous partnership: LBO with TowerBrook, Raise and Capza funds in 2022.
- The founder and around a hundred managers hold 60% of the capital.

Consulting: France's EPSA makes its biggest-ever acquisition in the Netherlands 26/07/2023

EPSA has made 5 acquisitions in the last six months
An acquisition in the Netherlands with a sales structure of 170 million euros 2023
EPSA forecasts sales of 200 million euros
EPSA currently has 1,700 employees
EPSA's purchasing marketplace business boosts sales to over 800 million euros
The acquisition of Bern-based AB & C is based on a fifth LBO in which Tikehau will acquire a 20% stake in EPSA, on an equal footing with the three other funds already in the capital, while the remaining 60% will remain in the hands of management
EPSA's organic growth is 10-15%, with a further 5-10 percentage points coming from external growth
4.500 customers, mainly large ETIs and SMEs
80% of EPSA's revenues are concentrated in five countries, with the Netherlands leading the way, ahead of France following the acquisition of AB & C
60% of AB & C's assignments are for public authorities and other public-sector clients
The Group's share of public-sector contracts averages 30%

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