CFO services

Co-investment and acquisition holding company:

• Accounting of holding companies including the preparation of tax and social security declarations
• Interim and annual financial statements in accordance with the schedule of the parent company and consolidated financial statements of other Group companies
• Relationship with the statutory auditors (certification) and financing banks (covenants, etc.)

Administrative follow-up of holding companies:

• Supplier invoices and preparation of payments
• Business cards, expense reports, etc. for executives
• Group agreements (animation, technical services, etc.) and monitoring of receipts
• Re-invoicing and monitoring of receipts

Tax monitoring of holding companies, in line with the tax strategy defined by business lawyers:

• Tax returns of holding companies and operating company(s) belonging to the group
• Group tax consolidation agreements
• Tax return including the group’s consolidation return

Social monitoring and HR strategy of holding companies:

• Payslips and social contributions
• HR management of the holding company (social security bodies, annual salary declaration, etc.)
• Analysis and implementation of employee savings schemes (profit-sharing agreements, PEE, PERCO, etc.)
• Analysis and implementation of executive compensation strategy (personal holding company, etc.) and management of the company’s corporate and tax assets (TNS, etc.)

Engagements dedicated to co-investment / acquisition holding companies:

• Monitoring of senior debt and interest rate hedging operations (SWAP, CAP, etc.)
• Monitoring of banking covenants in relation to the financial structure of the acquisition holding company (debt monitoring, etc.)
• Management of relationships with the Banking Pool (financing banks)

Engagements dedicated to operating companies:

• Carrying out specific post-acquisition audits (overheads, BFR, etc.)
• Analysis and implementation of administrative and accounting procedures
• Acquisition of business assets, spin-off, acquisition / disposal of business lines, acquisition / disposal of business assets, etc.

We assist operational companies in the production of “tailor-made” reporting:

• Monitoring the performance of group companies (turnover, margins, EBITDA, EBIT, etc.) and reporting to investors/financial partners (corporate banking, etc.)
• Cash flow forecasts, budgeting, financial risk analysis and key performance indicators (WCR, CAPEX, inventories)
• Analysis and assistance in setting up administrative and accounting procedures

We assist the group’s structures in monitoring their main legal operations:

• Legal life of co-investment/acquisition holding companies (management report, accounts closing minutes, formalities, etc.)
• Current legal transactions: interim dividends, capital increase or reduction, etc.
• Keeping legal records
• Mandate / independent expert, and participation in Monitoring Committees, Supervisory Boards, etc.