Claire Squara

Creation of a company dedicated to the creation and management of ecological private nurseries in the Paris region. Opening and operation of 4 nurseries with 20 to 27 places each in the Hauts-de-Seine and Val d'Oise departments, for a total of 97 nursery places and 38 employees in 2025. Sale of the company in May 2025 to another player in the Early Childhood sector, with autonomous management of the sale process (due diligence / audits, valuation, negotiation, integration).

Areas of expertise:

- Business Creation

- Business Acquisition and Transfer

- Operational Management (cash management, ratios)

- Strategic Planning (business plan, competitive intelligence)

- Recruitment and Team Management

- Creation and opening of new sites

- Navigating a demanding regulatory environment

- Relations with institutional partners

- Sales, client relations, and network partners

- Crisis Management (team, operations, facilities)

Autonomous management of a portfolio of SMEs of all sizes (from €100K to €100M in turnover), in the audiovisual sector (production and distribution, cinema and TV)

• Support and advice to entrepreneurs in both the daily management of their cash flow and at key moments of their development

• Analysis and presentation to the Committee of companies' financing requests (working capital loans, overdrafts, project financing, external growth…)

• Prospecting new clients.

Management of pre-litigation cases

Leading bank for Cinema in France, counting over 80% of film and audiovisual production and distribution companies among its clients.

• Analysis of companies' financial documents (balance sheets, cash flow, Business Plan), and projects to be financed (film production or acquisition, external growth)

• Preparation of credit files, presentation and argumentation to the decision-making committee members

• Active participation in the commercial approach (prospecting, client support according to their needs, daily flow monitoring)