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I-Deal Development, the independent small & mid-cap mergers and acquisitions advisory firm.
Founded in 2005 by Frédéric Bonan, I-Deal Development is an independent advisory firm specialized in mergers and acquisitions operations (business sales and transfers, acquisitions, fundraising, financial engineering, capital restructuring, LBO operations, and special situations), dedicated to the small & mid-caps transactions market segment. We are experts in four business sectors: TMT, Industry, Services, and Consumer Goods.
Our services address the strategy established with the client and are designed to help companies reach new growth levels or maximize the entrepreneurial asset value.
alongside dynamic SMEs and mid-sized companies
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of business volume suported over the last 5 years
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André Paquet
Founding Director
We are very pleased to join the Alan Allman Associates ecosystem and contribute to this innovative business model. The different companies offering complementary expertise and services, the synergies will be a clear advantage for both members and clients who will benefit from a range of harmonized services.
Marc-André Poulin
President Canada
We are pleased that EC Solutions is joining the Alan Allman Associates Canada team to enable a complete and enhanced service offering thanks to more than 500 highly qualified professionals. I thank the founding directors for their trust. Every effort will be made to support them in their growth plans.
Philippe Rivière
President
We selected I-Deal for their expertise in build-up projects, their understanding of our project challenges, and the strong entrepreneurial values that drive their teams.
Patrick Beau
Founder
Creating a business and managing it are exciting adventures. Selling it is another adventure, one that we don’t prepare for enough and don’t suspect is so complex. The experience and professionalism of the I-Deal Development team and my advisors allowed me to go through this emotional stage with serenity. The wise advice and long discussions resulted in the “Baby” being in good hands with a reassuring and bright future for the new owner and my loyal employees.
Etienne Jacquet
Corporate Finance Director
I am absolutely delighted with the work done by the I-Deal Development teams. From start to finish on a complex, long-term transfer, they were perfect. Involvement, process management, research, proposals, intelligence in transactions… they turned over every stone in search of the ideal solution without giving up, until they found it. A consistency and loyalty to their commitments from Thierry and his collaborators that really impressed me.
Bruno Bagatt & Bruno Le Borgne
Directors
The directors of Quadra Informatique approached I-Deal Development on recommendation. We are delighted with the work accomplished with the I-Deal Development teams. The targets identified among market players were relevant. I-Deal Development quickly understood that we wanted to prioritize our company’s DNA and teams. Although disrupted by the management of the health crisis, nothing disturbed the dynamism of their team. Constant listening and unfailing responsiveness from our account manager, Irvinn Aubert, led to a good, serene analysis of the context and strategic decision-making with the project directors, Frédéric Bonan and Thierry Bloch. I-Deal Development, with their numerous deals, also helped us find a legal firm that effectively worked with all parties involved to reach closing, which we describe as the success of a great industrial project.
Pascal Morel
CEO
I thank the I-Deal Development team, particularly Irvinn Aubert for his responsiveness and relevant advice that allowed us to choose the best partner to support SPN with an industrial group that is a leader in its field.
Michel Ulryck
Director
When I decided to sell my company, I quickly understood that I would need support from competent people, capable of assisting and advising me in this transfer project. That’s why I decided to call on I-Deal Development to accompany me in this stage of my life. Their knowledge of the industrial sector and the listening ability they demonstrated allowed them to perfectly understand my interests and my wishes, not forgetting my fears. They were able to propose an acquirer that matched my expectations, with whom the operation was well executed. The acquirer, ACI Group, is organized around a management model which, despite this transfer, allowed me to keep my management functions at Vissal. I was particularly satisfied with Thierry Bloch’s support during this process, without whom I would never have been able to complete this operation. I can only recommend them.
Pierre Ebenstein
Founder
We have known Frédéric for many years. His knowledge in M&A operations and financing of companies in our sectors combined with an undeniable skill in human relations were a great support in the success of this operation. The I-Deal Development teams were particularly involved, invested and responsive. They demonstrated professionalism and efficiency, and we thank them for that.
Pierre Humbert
General Director
The I-Deal Development teams accompanied us in a very efficient and professional manner. Their proximity and precise knowledge of our sector were crucial to the success of this operation. Additionally, their transparency and help in negotiating costs with the various stakeholders allowed us to optimize the indirect costs of this transaction.
Farooq Mohammad
President
I-Deal Development represents the ideal partner for me. Very attentive, listening, open-minded, responsive, adaptable, they have become the ideal complementary partner for the entrepreneur that I am. They perfectly master the M&A language, its technical and financial aspects as well as the customs and practices essential for negotiations in this type of operation. Consequently, I let them take care of everything so that the agreements related to Deltacom would be passed in the best interests of the group. And that’s what they did! And what they continue to do since we are pursuing our growth strategy.
François Veysset
President
I-Deal proved indispensable from start to finish: they not only brought us investors, but constantly guided and reassured us, deciphering for us this financial environment that is foreign to us, anticipating various possible scenarios and defusing difficult or tense moments (and there were some!). While Frédéric’s experience proved decisive for concluding, the project manager, Nathanaël, whose position wasn’t always easy – caught in the middle! – proved remarkable despite the challenges. Thank you and bravo!
David Ramakers
Director
Although the directors of the 2 companies have known each other and collaborated for several years, and have a desire to embark on a common industrial project, a merger process remains complex and delicate, requiring the support of real experts. The I-Deal Development teams thus judiciously advised the shareholders of DynaFin Consulting and Refine Consulting, helped them overcome certain obstacles related both to the shareholding structure and the inexperience of the selling company, and allowed the directors of the 2 companies to focus on formalizing their ambitions and operationalizing their business project. I-Deal Development has thus undeniably contributed to the success of this operation, as evidenced by the smooth integration of teams, rapid synergies and commercial successes achieved.
Jean-Larc Lachat
President
I couldn’t dream better for So Bio, for whom this acquisition will accelerate its development by capitalizing on complementary expertise and human and financial resources of the Carrefour group. A result obtained at the end of a real partnership with the teams of I-Deal Development cabinet whose expertise, listening and availability at all times were precious throughout this delicate pivotal period. A director used to day-to-day management quickly feels helpless in the face of the complexity of procedures to be carried out, and I-Deal was able, in this respect, to offer real support, educational and reassuring (we understand and feel understood) allowing us never to lose the meaning of what is committed while putting you in confidence. For an ideal result, then.
Eric Lorin
President
Very available and responsive, the I-Deal Development teams have the same approach to business as we do, pragmatic above all. Important even in less simple moments, they’ve maintained optimism and an ability to transform each problem into a solution that are truly appreciable. A special hat tip to Frédéric Bonan, whose finesse in analyzing situations and people and the speed at drawing conclusions constituted a considerable advantage in these delicate negotiations. Even more so having compared with other actors with whom we were in relations. We are therefore very satisfied with the relationship we have maintained with them for almost 10 years now.
I-Deal Development, the independent small & mid-cap mergers and acquisitions advisory firm.
