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Oderis
Founded in 2006, Oderis has remained a fully independent financial advisory firm, controlled entirely by its partners and employee shareholders after an...
Oderis
Founded in 2006, Oderis has remained a fully independent financial advisory firm, controlled entirely by its partners and employee shareholders after an ownership transition formalized in 2021. From its Paris headquarters, the firm serves private equity sponsors and corporate leaders across the French mid-market — a position reinforced by its ranking as the number-one small-cap LBO advisor in France and the tenth-largest across Europe. The firm deploys expertise across seven integrated business lines. Transaction services — its historical core — cover buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence, vendor assistance, and capital-opening assignments. Restructuring teams advise underperforming companies, while the transformation practice places interim operating executives inside portfolio companies to drive margin improvement. Valuation specialists handle independent fairness opinions, management-equity structuring, and shareholder disputes. A dedicated tax-and-legal unit structures leveraged and growth-equity transactions. ESG advisory, supported by the Lucie 26000 label, addresses extra-financial reporting, carbon-footprint management, and impact strategy. In May 2026, Oderis named Jonathan Luyt head of its executive-search activity, deepening its ability to place CEOs and CFOs on short notice for sponsor-backed transformations. With 250 professionals operating from offices in Paris, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Rennes, and Madrid, the firm reports roughly 40 partners and managing directors. Employee equity participation, launched in 2021, underpins retention in a sector marked by high turnover. Oderis publishes a quarterly research bulletin, Oderis Insights, tracking deal-volume trends, valuation multiples, and operational benchmarks in the French mid-market. The distribution network extends to sponsors, portfolio-company executives, and lenders. Oderis operates as a sector-agnostic advisor. Its structural distinction resides in a fixed-fee, multi-service engagement model: a single advisory team manages diligence, operational transformation, and ESG compliance across the same mandate — allowing private equity firms to collapse three advisory relationships into one. The firm's Spanish presence, opened after 2020, extends this architecture into Iberian mid-market deals.
General information
Firm type
Bank / Wealth / Trust
Year founded
2006
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Paris
Corporate office
30 rue de Gramont, 75002 Paris, France
Additional offices
Nantes, France · Lyon, France · Bordeaux, France · Rennes, France · Madrid, Spain
Frequently asked questions
How does Oderis structure its advisory mandates?
Oderis operates through seven integrated service lines: transaction services (financial due diligence), restructuring, operational transformation, independent valuation, tax and legal structuring, ESG advisory, and executive search. A single advisory team typically delivers multiple services across the same client engagement — a bundled model designed to reduce coordination costs for private equity sponsors.
Who owns Oderis, and how does the ownership structure influence the firm?
Since 2021, Oderis has been 100 percent owned by its partners and employees through an employee stock-ownership plan. This structure replaced the original partnership model. The firm points to this independence and employee alignment as a differentiating factor in a sector where many advisory boutiques are acquired by larger financial services groups.
What types of clients does Oderis primarily serve?
Oderis works almost exclusively for two client groups: private equity funds executing mid-market leveraged buyouts and growth-equity deals, and the management teams of the companies they own. The firm's small-cap coverage spans transactions roughly between €50 million and €500 million in enterprise value, according to its market-positioning statements.
Does Oderis operate outside France?
Yes. While most of the firm's 250 consultants are based in Paris, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, and Rennes, Oderis opened an office in Madrid to cover the Iberian mid-market. Its European LBO advisory ranking — placing it among the top ten firms continent-wide — reflects deal activity that extends beyond France.
What revenue model does Oderis follow?
Oderis operates on a fee-for-service basis, charging advisory fees for each engagement rather than earning carried interest or performance fees on invested capital. The firm does not deploy its own balance sheet or manage third-party investment funds; all compensation derives from the advisory mandates it executes for clients.
How does Oderis integrate ESG into its transaction advisory work?
The firm holds the Lucie 26000 label for corporate social responsibility, an independent certification aligned with ISO 26000 standards. Its dedicated ESG service line assists private equity sponsors and portfolio companies with carbon-footprint measurement, extra-financial reporting under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, and the integration of sustainability criteria into investment committee memoranda and due diligence reports.
What market presence does Oderis hold in small-cap LBO advisory?
Oderis claims the number-one position by deal volume in French small-cap LBO advisory, the second position in mid-cap LBO advisory, and the tenth position across all European LBO markets. These rankings are self-reported by the firm and appear in its external marketing materials; no independent league-table data is provided.
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