Sales, fundraising and strategic advisory for founders transforming their industry. Rigorous execution, impact preserved in every negotiation: we only succeed if you do.
At Prouesse, our mission goes beyond closing a deal. We are committed to finding the investor best suited to preserve and strengthen the social and environmental values of our clients.
We champion entrepreneurs who drive responsible projects and structure financial solutions aligned with their long-term ambitions.
Deals executed with rigor, from structuring to closing.
Past mandate references. Past performance is not indicative of future results and does not constitute a guarantee.
We cover the full financial value chain.
Buy-side and sell-side advisory. Valuation, structuring, due diligence and negotiation. Competitive processes and post-deal integration.
Learn more →Equity story and business plan preparation. Connecting with strategic, financial and impact investors. Terms negotiation.
Learn more →Financial structuring and governance. Business plan, roadmap, KPIs. Investment readiness and growth support.
Learn more →Financing and structuring of real estate assets (PropCo, OpCo). Infrastructure projects: healthcare, education, energy. PPPs and concessions.
Data centre financing →Supporting funds, family offices and institutional investors. Legal structuring, regulatory compliance, investment strategy.
Project and corporate finance between Europe and Venezuela: private credit, fundraising, company sales and market entry for European companies.
Learn more →Estimate your valuation, benchmark yourself and prepare a successful transaction. Scoring tool, AI coach and investor preparation. 100% free.
Discover Lévaia →Execution mandates for structuring deals: fundraising, sales, acquisitions, fund structuring. For companies ready to scale.
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The questions founders and executives ask us most often.
Another question? Write to us →Prouesse works on transactions from €2m, with no ceiling: Series A fundraising and beyond, company sales and M&A, structured debt. This threshold guarantees a complete process (valuation, documentation, competitive tension, negotiation) with the intensity this kind of transaction demands.
A broker introduces you to investors. An investment bank like Prouesse runs the transaction end to end: valuation, equity story, structuring, a competitive process, term sheet negotiation and support all the way to closing. Introductions are only one step: execution is what sets the final price and terms.
Yes. Prouesse works directly with impact funds, private equity funds, family offices and corporates, in France and internationally. For sellers and founders, we run competitive processes; for investors, we bring qualified, structured deals that are ready for due diligence.
For a company sale (M&A), allow 2 to 4 months to test market value and identify buyers, then another 3 to 6 months to closing. For a fundraise, the process takes 6 to 9 months on average. Prouesse only takes on deals the team can see through to closing.
A qualified list of 30 to 60 counterparties per mandate. The typical funnel: around 50% response rate, ~10 NDAs signed out of 25 respondents, and 1 to 3 firm offers (rates observed on our past mandates, not a guarantee of results). The list is split between solidarity/impact investors and mainstream investors to maximise the match.
Systematic pre-qualification on three criteria: (1) financial capacity, (2) genuine strategic interest, (3) authentic impact alignment. Nothing goes out without the client's approval. Every approach to a potential investor or buyer is made with the founder's explicit consent. Together with the client, Prouesse rules out purely opportunistic counterparties to protect the mission of the companies we support.
A mix of a low monthly retainer + success fee. The low retainer commits Prouesse to the mandate and ensures the client is committed to the process too (a mandate is a two-way job). Prouesse earns its living from success fees: our interests are fully aligned with the client's, and we only succeed if the client does.
Prouesse (investment bank): strategic guidance on valuation, market practice, identifying and qualifying counterparties, and negotiation. Acts as a buffer in difficult conversations (price, terms, post-deal roles) to protect the relationship between the founder and their future partner. M&A lawyer: legal drafting of the SPA and the shareholders' agreement once the LOI is signed, protection on earn-out and warranty and indemnity clauses. The two roles are complementary and both essential.
5 to 7 deals a year. It is a deliberate boutique choice: the Prouesse team wants close involvement in every mandate rather than industrial volume. Every client has direct access to the partners from start to finish, and gets tailor-made materials (deck, business plan, data room).
Mainly France (SMEs and mid-caps), with specific expertise in emerging markets (Madagascar, sub-Saharan Africa, Corsica). Sectors covered: circular economy, healthcare, inclusion (disability employment, work-integration enterprises, accessibility), agritech, green data centres and sustainable infrastructure, impact real estate, transition energy, and the transfer of mission-driven companies.
As early as possible. Prouesse helps structure the business plan so it is investor-ready, weigh equity against debt or a sale, and avoid positioning traps (the wrong amount, the wrong sequence of investors, an off-market valuation). A first 30-minute call qualifies the strategy, with no commitment.
Yes. Prouesse first helps clarify the strategic decision: raise to accelerate, sell to pass the business on, or structure a hybrid deal (partial sale + reinvestment, OBO, management LBO). Several founders came in with a precise idea and left with a different mandate, because it was the best option for them, their business and their impact.
Lévaia (levaia.fr) is a free tool built by Prouesse to help founders estimate their valuation, benchmark themselves against the market and prepare for a transaction. It includes a scoring tool, an AI coach and investor-readiness modules. Lévaia is the self-assessment step; Prouesse then steps in to execute the mandate.