Turnover: 47.3 million EUR (2023)
Country: France
Strategy consulting firm with 500 consultants in 12 countries
News
New growth spurt for Kéa, the little McKinsey 20/09/2024
- - Takeover of data specialist Veltys by Kéa, a company with sales of 6 million euros.
- - Veltys boasts a battalion of some forty consultants.
- - This is Kéa's tenth acquisition with Veltys.
- - Previous acquisitions include Arkos, management expert IQo, MySezame and Nuova Vista.
- - Fundraising of 23 million euros in 2021.
- - Kéa to double in size in four years thanks to acquisitions.
- - Kéa target: sales of 100 million euros
- - Expected sales for current year: around 60 million euros
- - Kéa workforce after consolidation: 300 consultants
Kéa Partners 03/02/2024
- This company was founded in 2001 by five founders.
- It has a total of 220 consultants in France.
- Of these, 180 are dedicated to strategy consulting.
- The group has opened a branch in Casablanca with 8 consultants for Kea Africa and another in Sao Paulo with 13 consultants for Kea Latino America.
- It is a member and founder of The Transformation Alliance, a network of 900 consultants in 16 offices.
- The group has several associated brands, including :
- - Kéa Tilt, a specialist in innovation and foresight, brought together in 2011.
- - CO, a société coopérative d'intérêt collectif, specializing in consulting for the non-profit sector, founded in 2014.
- - Kéa Euclyd, specialist in digital acceleration, integrated in September 2019.
- - Veltys, a data intelligence specialist, 100% integrated in February 2023.
- - Arkos, a specialist in operationalizing complex transformations, brought together in June 2021.
- - Kéa Ylios on business strategies, deregulation and transition.
- - MySezame, impact consulting through executive coaching.
- - Nuova Vista, French CSR consulting firm.
- - Tootak, podcast learning training organization.
- - Souffl, global design and innovation consultancy.
- - Néovian, strategy consultancy specializing in private equity.
Kea makes another strategy consulting acquisition 03/10/2022
- The two strategy consulting firms Kea & Partners and Ylios (30 consultants, 6 associates, 7 million in sales in 2021) announce their merger on Thursday, October 14, 2021.
- The merger with Ylios is the second of 2021, following the purchase of change management specialist Arkos, which was finalized in June 2021
- For Kea, external growth is one of the two priorities on its roadmap.
- The Kea group, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, had a total of 200 consultants in France prior to this operation.
With Ylios, the Kea group will cover all regulated sectors 15/10/2017
- Kea & Partners: France's leading strategy consulting firm
- Ylios: France's leading deregulation consultancy
- Kea & Partners and Ylios announce their merger
- Ambition to become the leading French general management consulting firm within 5 years
- 23 million euros raised to form a federation of independent firms
Consulting: Kea & Partners brings Crédit Mutuel Equity on board 05/07/2017
- Kea Partners raises 23 million euros from Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale investment company
- Kea Partners to become France's leading management consulting firm
Consulting: Kéa and Veltys join forces 16/03/2017
- Partnership with Veltys
- Kéa 400 consultants founded in 2001
- Veltys, data intelligence consultancy founded in 2013
Financial Data
DUNS: 439291618
Legal Name: KEA & PARTNERS
Address: 3 RUE DANTON , 92240 MALAKOFF
Number of employees: Entre 100 et 199 salariés (2020)
Capital: 1 374 520 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 25 817 143 | 35 035 602 | 39 593 787 | 40 883 241 | 35 287 494 | 33 644 785 |
| Gross margin (€) | 25 897 889 | 35 253 991 | 39 722 206 | 40 991 728 | 35 326 961 | - |
| EBITDA (€) | 1 213 294 | 2 765 848 | 3 594 056 | 4 053 296 | 2 986 979 | - |
| Operating profit (€) | 844 358 | 2 240 115 | 2 929 785 | 3 378 732 | 2 261 037 | - |
| Net profit (€) | 930 158 | 1 823 105 | 2 198 604 | 2 296 621 | 1 524 770 | 1 297 175 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | -26,3 | -11,5 | -3,2 | 15,9 | 4,9 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 4,7 | 7,9 | 9,1 | 9,9 | 8,5 | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 3,3 | 6,4 | 7,4 | 8,3 | 6,4 | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 26,9 | 10,4 | -11,5 | 5,2 | -22,1 | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 126,2 | 114,4 | 90,6 | 123,7 | 96,5 | - |
| Net margin (%) | 3,6 | 5,2 | 5,6 | 5,6 | 4,3 | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 77,6 | 78,5 | 76,5 | 77,2 | 78,9 | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 17 934 613 | 23 679 355 | 25 285 084 | 25 806 247 | 23 186 377 | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 69,5 | 67,6 | 63,9 | 63,1 | 65,7 | - |
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