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

Turnover: 320 million EUR (2021)

Country: France

Platform for connecting companies with freelancers and independent workers

A strong presence in the web sector

Around 400 employees

Consultants' rush to independence destabilizes consulting firms 17/10/2023

Malt, a European leader in freelancing, boasts a platform of 340,000 freelancers
They are able to offer 15,000 consultants, including 5,000 in France
Half of these consultants come from large consulting firms or the Big Four, the others are interim managers.
Two-thirds of our consultants are called on directly by companies, while the remaining third are called on by the big consultancies as back-up.
Clients can obtain consulting services at three to four times lower cost thanks to Malt
At Mazars, the number of consultants opting to leave the company and go independent has been rising steadily over the last ten years
Independent consultants account for approximately 5% of the Mazars workforce
EY Consulting has 1,500 consultants in France.

Malt: 80 million euros for its freelance platform 30/09/2023

The freelance market is worth 42 billion euros in France, 355 billion in Europe and 654 billion in the United States.
Malt has raised 80 million euros in capital.
The Malt platform works with 85% of CAC40 groups.
Malt has a community of 250,000 freelancers.
Malt plans to expand into the Netherlands and Italy in the coming months.
Malt's CEO has set 2024 sales targets of one billion euros (200 million in 2020).

Malt makes its first acquisition with the purchase of Comatch 29/03/2022

80 million euros to be raised by June 2021
French platform Malt specializes in connecting freelancers and companies
Acquisition of Germany's Comatch.
Founded in 2015, Comatch is an online marketplace present in nine countries and claims 15,000 freelancers on its network.
Malt announces 340,000 freelancers
The group in its new form will bring together 355,000 freelancers and have over 30,000 customers
Comatch covers more expert profiles: senior freelancers, interim managers and strategy consultants
Average daily billing rate of 1,300 euros, compared with an average of 500 euros for profiles available on Malt".
Malt employs 450 people and plans to recruit 150 more in 2022
Sales forecast for 2022 of 380 million euros.
Ambition to become Europe's leading network of highly qualified freelancers
Target sales of one billion euros by 2024

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