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.

News

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 points 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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