M&A advice and financial expertise for
responsible companies

Fundraising — Sell‑side advisory — Buy‑side advisory — Valuation

Sustainability
at the heart of our mission

Colibri Advisory is a human‑sized consulting firm supporting entrepreneurs and companies whose activities have a strong and positive impact on the environment and people.

Since 2008, our teams of experts in Corporate Finance have been advising you on your M&A projects: fundraising, acquisition and sale, with investors who share your convictions.

We strive to support you in your best interests, with kindness and pedagogy.

Our skills
at the service of entrepreneurs

Our multidisciplinary teams meet your needs in financial advice

Fundraising

We support your growth ambitions

After analysing your strategy, your business plan and your need for financing, we support you in your fundraising operation.

Among the hundreds of investors that we know, we identify those who are likely to be interested in your fundraising operation and we contact them in accordance with your confidentiality policy.

Then we work alongside you through the process, from negotiations to the conclusion of the transaction. Depending upon the situation, we can contact private investors, family‑offices, investment funds, or industrial investors if appropriate.

Sell‑side advisory

We support responsible companies through the complex process of selling a business.

Our support is tailored to your specific needs. You benefit from solid financial and extra‑financial expertise throughout the sale process.

The aim is to optimize the value of your company while preserving and even enhancing the positive impact you have on society and/or the environment.

Selling your company must be part of a more sustainable and responsible future. We strive to present you buyers or investors aligned with your values.

Complementary activities

Buy‑side advisory

Support of your growth ambitions

Valuation of company

Expertise built on years of experience and daily exposure to market values

Valuation of economic losses

Careful analysis to produce a rigorous, well‑documented valuation report

Other assignments

Targeted audits, preparation for mergers, financial and CSR dashboards...

Colibri Advisory
A responsible firm

As an accredited Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale (ESUS), our firm respects the principles of the social and solidarity economy (SSE), which are integrated in its statutes. Our raison d'être is reflected in our priority commitment to serve companies with a positive social or environmental impact, while ensuring that we ourselves have a responsible development.

We limit our carbon footprint on a daily basis and share a strong code of ethics. We work exclusively on the side of entrepreneurs and wish to maintain our independence and objectivity. There is a complete absence of conflicts of interest.

We also offer special rates for young companies with a positive environmental or social impact.

Doing our part
serving our clients and the general interest

Independence

We prioritize customer proximity and long‑lasting job quality rather than the race for growth and turnover. Our positioning ensures a total independence and precludes any conflict of interest, allowing us to put the interest of our clients as our top priority in all circumstances

Priority given to companies that focus on sustainable development

Our firm has worked on the creation of a body dedicated to impact investment. We advise companies of all sizes operating in the sustainable development sector. When it comes to young companies, which want to raise funds for example, we offer reduced fees to help them.

Ethics and best practices

We support our clients with loyalty and pedagogy, from the beginning to the end of the transaction, and even beyond in the event of post‑transaction litigation. We promote good professional practices: we coordinated the drafting of the guide to good practice in M&A and the guide to impact investment.

Priority given to French companies

We believe in France, land of economic initiatives. We mainly work for French family companies and French entrepreneurs. We help them to find funding for sustainable investment in France. We encourage our clients to connect with other French companies when it suits their interests, and we help them grow internationally.

Our team
The leaders of the firm

Pierre‑Jean GAUDEL

Managing partner

Specialized in M&A and financial expertise, Pierre-Jean founded the firm in 2008.

He is Vice-president of our professionnal association CNCEF France M&A and participates in several initiatives in favour of impact investment. He leads the Académie de l'économie durable.

Romain‑Xavier TABOT

Director

Romain-Xavier joined Colibri Advisory in 2015.

He leads the teams involved in M&A and financial expertise. He has a dual background in finance and engineering.

Julie LAURE

Senior project manager

Julie joined Colibri Advisory in 2018.

She regularly advises startups in their fundraising operations and also intervenes in M&A operations.

Pierre REGIMBAUD

Project manager

Pierre joined Colibri Advisory in 2019.

He is now project manager, mainly related to fundraising for startups.

You can rely on our determination to help you grow your business

Key figures

2008

year of creation of the firm

4 to 6 fundraisings

on average each year

10 to 20 M€

total funds raised on average each year

2 to 5 company sales

every year

More than 90 %

our success rate

What our customers say

The Colibri team advised us efficiently and with a lot of pedagogy, for the sale of our family business.

Barbara - Head of a design agency -

Thank you to Colibri Advisory for helping us to quickly find an investor for our fundraising.

Patrick - CEO of a start‑up reducing the carbon footprint of buildings -

The Colibri team supported us in our first fund‑raising round in a very efficient way, while being extremely available, responsive and caring.

Véronique - CEO of Atelier Matéri -

Our partners

We are involved within different professional associations and work with a network of foreign M&A professionals when necessary.

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to discuss your project

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Colibri Advisory
12 avenue du président Wilson
75016 - Paris (France)

Monday to Friday
from 9am to 8pm

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