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Clément Béguin and Mikaël Boulon, former BCG consultants with subsequent startup leadership experience, have launched Lapiaz Transmission to acquire a high-quality French SME, transition into ownership, scale the business, and create long-term value. They have earned the trust of around twenty investors, including, among others, EPA Investissements, Istria Capital, Peter’s Troop, Caméléon Invest, Victor Peltier & Stéfano Demari, Orca Equity Partners, Denis Fayolle, and TTCER Partners.
Graduating as an engineer from Centrale Paris and ESSEC, Clément began his career at BNP Paribas in London before spending 7 years at BCG, where he developed expertise in strategy and transformation, with a focus on organization and operational efficiency. He then joined the executive committee of Libeo, a software SME, where he led the business for 3 years. More recently, he trained in business acquisition through the CRA.
A graduate of EM Lyon, Mikaël began his career in investment banking at Rothschild before launching Les Clefs d’Enfance, a network of daycare centers. He later joined BCG as a strategy consultant, then supported the growth of the scale-up Ubble for 4 years, holding leadership roles in business and product until its acquisition by the fintech Checkout.com.
They are looking to acquire a healthy and well-positioned French company with revenues between €8–80M, demonstrating established profitability in a promising market, and serving a diversified and loyal customer base. Although they are agnostic and searching across the entire French territory, due to their past experience, they have a preference for B2B services as well as software and technology companies.
