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M&A 2025 review Propreté & Multiservices
24/02/2026
Financial News, Mergers & Acquisitions

Environmental Services, Cleaning & Multiservices: M&A 2025 Review

M&A 2025 review: after two years of strong nominal growth driven by post-Covid catch-up and inflationary conditions, the cleaning sector completed in 2025 a normalization cycle that began in 2023. In France, the cleaning, hygiene, and associated services industry generates €21B in revenue, employs nearly 600,000 people, and comprises about 15,000 companies. While the sector […]
M&A 2025 overview - Ingénierie, Industrie & Nouvelles tech
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial News

Engineering, Industry & New Technologies: M&A 2025 Review

M&A 2025 Review: A Market in Transition and Transformation The year 2025 marks a turning point for the engineering sectors (building and industrial), industrial services (electrical and thermal engineering), and equipment related to renewable energies (RE) in France. In this 2025 M&A review, these segments show a mixed dynamic, combining the resilience of certain niches […]
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, SME and Mid-Cap Sales

Transport & Logistics: The Landmark Deals of 2025

In a particularly complex geopolitical year, the transport and logistics sectors maintained strong momentum in 2025, with numerous mergers and acquisitions. A closer look at the transactions that shaped the year, with insights from the experts at AURIS Finance, a specialist M&A advisory firm. A Trend Toward Consolidation At a time of heightened tension in […]
Illustration showing GCC Énergie’s acquisition of Groupe SME (Société Méditerranéenne d’Électricité), strengthening its electrical infrastructure and industrial engineering offering in France.
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, SME and Mid-Cap Sales

AURIS Finance supports the acquisition of Groupe SME by the Energy Division of Groupe GCC

Groupe GCC, independent for more than 25 years and a major player in construction and energy in France, continues its growth strategy to strengthen its offering in energy infrastructure and electrical engineering with the acquisition of Groupe SME. With around fifty operating entities across France and Switzerland, GCC ranks among the top 10 construction and […]
Transport routier et logistique : expansion du groupe Ducournau en France avec le rachat de Transports Hamon Frères
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, SME and Mid-Cap Sales

Focus on Ducournau’s External Growth Strategy

The Ducournau Group is continuing its external growth momentum with the acquisition of Transports Hamon Frères, a company based in Ille-et-Vilaine. Analysis and insights by the experts at AURIS Finance, an M&A advisory firm. Since 2024, the Ducournau Group has acquired five companies. This reflects an aggressive external growth strategy for the transport operator, which […]
deal Groupe Altitude Technique/LIP
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, SME and Mid-Cap Sales

AURIS Finance supports Groupe ALTITUDE in its sale to Groupe LIP

Groupe ALTITUDE TECHNIQUE, a specialist in temporary work, technical support, and recruitment, has been sold to Groupe LIP, a major player in this sector. AURIS Finance advised the seller throughout the transaction, from preparation to closing. A strong and growing regional player Structured around seven branches located in Nantes, Paris, Saint-Nazaire, and La Roche-sur-Yon, Groupe […]
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