Private Equity and Corporate M&A
Private Equity is about more than sourcing opportunities—it’s about generating sustainable growth, accelerating transformation, and delivering on ESG commitments.
We support investors at every stage: rapid analysis, sound decision-making, and seamless integration.
Our strength lies in evaluating strategic ambition by combining deep sector expertise with a strong command of the investment process.
Our goal: turning every deal into a driver of long-term value creation.
How we support
our clients
We support private equity players across three key dimensions, bringing a pragmatic and informed perspective shaped by 20 years of experience working alongside top executives.
We operate across the entire investment cycle:
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from target identification and assessment to business case development,
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from post-acquisition integration to performance acceleration of portfolio companies.
Our dedicated Private Equity practice is fully integrated into our broader functional expertise, with specialist teams in:
- Strategy & Business Models
- Private Equity & Corporate M&A
- AI, Data, Digital & Technology
- Innovation & Foresight
- Impact & Sustainability
- Transformation
- Marketing, Sales & Customer Strategy
- Organisation & Governance
- Human Capital & Engagement
- Operations
Strategic investment is a lever — but execution is what truly drives value creation.
Our
capabilities
Vendor Due Diligence
& Buy-side Due Diligence
Whether acquiring or divesting an asset, we support our clients with a rigorous and insightful approach to both vendor and buy-side due diligence.
Our combined expertise in strategy and transformation helps secure transactions by delivering a sharp strategic and operational assessment—facilitating both deal valuation and execution.
We leverage deep sector-specific expertise to maximise value creation and tailor our approach to each industry, including:
Healthcare, Aerospace & Defense, Retail, Consumer Goods, Luxury, Food & Beverage, Industry, Construction & Real Estate, Financial & Professional Services, Energy, Environment & Utilities, Mobility & Logistics.
Our methodology is built on differentiated approaches tailored to the specific needs of each client:
- Strategic Due Diligence — market outlook & positioning
- Operational Due Diligence — operational efficiency assessment
- Digital & Technology Due Diligence — information systems, digital transformation, tech & data
- HR Due Diligence — key competencies & team structuring
- ESG Due Diligence — sustainability-related risks and opportunities
Identifying potential
acquisition targets
The success of any external growth strategy hinges on the ability to detect, assess, and prioritise the most relevant opportunities—within ecosystems that are often vast and fragmented.
We support investment funds and their portfolio companies in shaping and executing their buy-and-build strategy:
- Defining the external growth roadmap aligned with the portfolio company’s strategy: targeting relevant geographies, segments, capabilities, or complementary business models
- Sector mapping and active screening of players: structured identification of high-potential targets using databases, proprietary approaches, and our knowledge of local ecosystems
- Strategic and operational qualification of targets through multi-criteria scoring (strategic fit, offer complementarity, synergy potential, integration feasibility), including an assessment of operational and ESG performance, tech and digital assets, culture, and innovation capability
- Upstream qualification of target interest via confidential discussions, enabling a first-level validation of appetite for full or partial acquisition—without disclosing the buyer’s identity
Our approach combines rigorous analysis with strategic conviction to turn each acquisition into a genuine acceleration lever.
Integration planning
& execution
To ensure successful M&A transitions, we design detailed integration plans covering both Day 1 and the first 100 days post-closing. These plans are designed to:
- Clearly prioritise synergies, with quantified targets;
- Assign execution owners and establish tracking based on precise KPIs. Provide a structured roadmap to optimise operating models, corporate functions (Finance, HR, IT), tax structures, and sales channels.
Our approach ensures a seamless integration and strong alignment between the investor’s strategic vision and the operational reality of the teams—delivering sustainable performance.
Securing value creation
across your portfolio
We support portfolio companies in defining and executing their strategies and leading key transformations to unlock long-term value:
- Core business strategies, international expansion, diversification, business model evolution, digital, pricing optimisation…
- Operational model enhancement across sales, industrial operations, supply chain & logistics, prcurement, and EBIT recovery
- Organisational, managerial, and cultural transformations
Our approach ensures controlled, high-impact transformation, by maximising value creation levers and embedding the right capabilities within the portfolio companies.
We mobilise cross-functional expertise across:
Human Capital & Engagement • AI, Data, Digital & Technology • Innovation & Foresight • Impact & Sustainability • Operations • Organisation & Governance • Strategy & Business Models • Transformation
Focus on
our specialist teams
Opvise
Opvise supports private equity, infrastructure, corporate venture and M&A funds, as well as family offices and banks, in guiding their portfolio companies and structures through key strategic moments of transformation and growth.
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Our
experts
Guillaume Bouvier
Senior Partner & Director, Kéa Lyon
Patrick Richer
Private Equity Lead
Arnaud François
Director
Léonid Dorogoi
Director
