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Focused on non-listed enterprises in France and Europe for over 20 years, our team members have accompanied owners, executives and investors throughout the life cycle of their businesses.
A long-term partner, we invest our energy and expertise to support our clients’ ambitions and needs: from primary fundraisings to LBOs, from growth capital to secondary liquidity, from strategic capital solutions to IPOs.

Our services

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ADVISORY

We offer you our track-record acquired with financial sponsors and corporate players on operations of all sizes and types, either sell-side or buy-side:

> Fundraising

> Growth capital

> Mergers

> Acquisitions / bolt-on

> LBOs / MBOs / OBOs

> SPAC

At the heart of the private capital ecosystem for entrepreneurs and investors, AMALA Partners offers a privileged access to market participants seeking informed advice and high-touch execution support for their business development and liquidity needs.

DEBT ADVISORY

We assist businesses and sponsors with their financing strategy to optimize their balance sheet structure at the best market conditions:

> Quantum, leverage, costs, maturity, documentary flexibility…

We identify the most suitable lenders and solutions for various situations:

> Bank(s), debt funds…

> Senior funding, PIK, unitranche…

Our projects are carried out independently or in conjunction with M&A advisory services to ensure optimal execution and build a strategic advantage to secure your transactions.

GENERAL PARTNERS SERVICES

We provide advisory and transaction support to private capital General Partners throughout the full life cycle of their fund management activities.

> Strategic advisory

  • First-time-fund
  • Consolidation platform fund
  • Co-invest

> Liquidity solutions

> Business development

  • Business line expansion
  • GP M&A
  • GP Financing (commitment, transmission, growth)
  • Strategic capital (GP stake)

With a thorough understanding of our clients’ ecosystems, we combine financial expertise and sector knowledge to offer a precise, high-quality approach at every stage, from diagnosis to the completion of each transaction.

Our areas of expertise:

  • Tech & Digital
  • Education and Vocational Training
  • Business services
  • Energy and environmental transition
  • Leisure and entertainment
  • Health
  • Speciality industries
  • Retail and Consumer Goods
  • Financial institutions

Our last transactions

Refinancing of Efor by a banking syndicate

2026

Amala Partners financial advisor to Efor’s management and Raise in the refinancing of the existing debt through a banking syndicate.

Efor is a leading global Life Sciences compliance consulting firm, present in 18 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia. With around 3,000 employees, including 2,300 consultants, Efor is a recognized expert in post-approval services, covering Commissioning, Qualification & Validation (CQV) and Quality Assurance (QA). Serving over 800 clients, including most of the world’s top pharmaceutical and medtech companies, the Group has doubled in size over the past two years, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner in the Life Sciences ecosystem and validating its ambitious growth plans.

Acquisition of Gwelltek by SNS Security

2026

Amala Partners buy-side advisor of SNS Security in its acquisition of Gwelltek.

Founded in 2010, Gwelltek is a cybersecurity solutions integrator supporting around thirty clients, mainly based in Paris and the Île-de-France region, leveraging leading technology partnerships with Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Elastic, Purplemet, and XM Cyber.

This second external growth transaction represents a new key milestone in the development of SNS Security, a leading player in cybersecurity consulting and managed services. It enables the company to strengthen its technical expertise, expand its solutions portfolio, and reaffirm its ambition to become one of the leaders in the French cybersecurity market.

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Refinancing of Blissim by Caisse d’Epargne IDF, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, LCL, Banque Palatine and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa

2025

Amala Partners financial advisor to the Management of Blissim and RAISE in the refinancing of existing debt with Caisse d’Epargne Île-de-France, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, LCL, Banque Palatine and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa.

Founded in 2011, Blissim is the French leader in Beauty Marketing Services and a go-to destination for beauty discovery. The platform connects consumers with brands through a unique model combining personalized boxes, a curated e-commerce platform and data-driven marketing activations.

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Sale of a minority stake of Excelya to Eurazeo

2025

Amala Partners sell-side advisor to the founders of Excelya on the sale of a minority stake to Eurazeo.

Founded in 2014, Excelya is a leading European player in clinical research services, supporting pharmaceutical laboratories, biotech and medtech companies in conducting their trials. Present in more than 20 countries and with over 800 employees, the company has contributed to more than 550 clinical studies thanks to an integrated offering covering all stages of clinical trials across a wide range of therapeutic areas. Driven by an agile model and strong client proximity, Excelya has established itself as one of the main mid-size players in the European market.

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