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Description

I am Alexandre Mercier, a consultant specializing in financial structuring, performance management, and M&A transactions. After several years in Private Equity where I analyzed over 480 investment files, managed 11 investment operations, 10 external growth operations, and 3 divestitures (with an average IRR of 59%), I now assist SME/Mid-cap leaders in structuring their financial function, raising funds (equity or debt), and implementing an external growth strategy.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km)

PME de tableaux électriques
External M&A Consultant
September 2025 - December 2025 (3 months)
Assisted the CEO of an SME Group, a challenger in the electric panel manufacturing market based in France and internationally, with €50 million in revenue and over 150 employees, in an external growth operation (acquisition of a competitor with €15 million in revenue and 45 employees, expanding the Group's territorial coverage, integrating historical expertise, and strengthening the Group's offering):
File study (initial analysis of documents provided by advisors (HR, products, commercial strategy, market positioning, etc.) and Q&A sessions)
Detailed financial analysis
Financial modeling to optimize the acquisition
Drafting of the Letter of Intent, opening an exclusivity period
Price negotiation with the Seller's advisors
Presentation of auditors (financial, legal, social, tax, and ESG) and legal advisors suitable for the operation + negotiation of their fees
Management of the audit process (data room analysis, calls with auditors, Q&A sessions with Sellers, inventory of missing documents in the Data Room, review and challenge of audit reports)
Presentation of audits to the CEO
Raising acquisition debt from the Group's banking pool
Negotiation of legal documentation (sale agreement, GAP, etc.) alongside the legal counsel and the final price with the Seller's advisor
-> Transfer of ownership and acquisition of the company
mergers-and-acquisitions growth-strategy Mergers & Acquisitions corporate-strategy due-diligence
Groupe Gestion des Déchets
Financial Structuring Consultant
ENVIRONMENTAL
August 2025 - November 2025 (3 months)
Assisted a CEO in building a 5-year Business Plan for a group of 4 companies, in preparation for a future LBO.
Development of comprehensive financial models: Income Statement and Cash Flow per company and consolidated.
Modeling of topline based on evolving prices, volumes, and strategic/market assumptions.
Projection of expenses: recruitments, energy, taxation, fees, financing, and specific Group needs.
Modeling of CAPEX and Working Capital Requirement over the Business Plan horizon.
Integration of 3 external growth operations into the model.
Simulation of the CEO's potential cash-out and future stake in the next LBO under different exit multiples.
Financial modeling Business plan Financial analysis Performance analysis LBO
PME Agroalimentaire
Financing Consultant
AGRICULTURE
December 2024 - March 2025 (3 months)
Assisted the CEOs of an SME in acquiring a new production line, crucial for the Company's development.
Acquisition of machinery with own funds to obtain significant regional aid.
Sale of the production line to a bank (not a Group partner) through a sale and leaseback to preserve the Company's cash, essential for financing its hypergrowth (working capital management)
CAPEX Financing Leasing