Isatis Capital announces the sale of Nova Consulting to the TALAN Group

Founded in 2006, Nova Consulting is a human-sized strategy consulting boutique that supports companies in their strategies and growth projects. Nova Consulting combines in-depth knowledge of consumer trends with statistical predictive modeling approaches in emotionally driven sectors.

Thanks to its recognized expertise in the fields of culture, sports, tourism, and branding, the firm has established itself over the past 20 years as a key partner to major international groups, institutions, and local authorities. Among its longstanding clients are La Française des Jeux, Groupe Crédit Agricole, the Louvre Museum, Valrhona, Disneyland Paris, and Eiffage.

The firm currently employs 40 people and generated revenues of approximately €10 million in 2024.

Nova has developed strong expertise, particularly in marketing and sales, serving both general management and business units. Supported for several years by Isatis Capital, the group has leveraged its recognized know-how to diversify its client base.

In addition to its European activities, Nova has gradually established a presence in Asia and North America.

Following a competitive sale process led by M&A advisory firm Investec, the shareholders selected a reputable partner as acquirer: the TALAN Group. Present on five continents across 21 countries, the Group employs 7,000 people and aims to reach €1 billion in revenue by the end of 2025.

Nova Consulting

• Julien Bernard, François Laharrague, Mohamed Bawa

Isatis Capital

• Nicolas Schwindenhammer, Bénédicte Laurioz

Advisors to the Sellers

• M&A : Investec Advisory (Jean-Arthur Dattée, Théau Wagner)
• VDD financière : PKF (Guilhem Pinot de Villechenon, Antoine Dudognon)
• Conseil juridique : FTPA (François-Xavier Beauvisage, Nicolas Message, Julien Garanger, Lorelei Gannat, Julie Bianchi, Grégoire Bonnefont), Taylor Wessing (Laurence Lapeyre, Amira Abaoub)

Acquirer

• Société Talan : François Soubien, Nicolas Recapet, Hervé de Boudemange, François Dugave, Emmanuel François, Clara Assouline

Advisors to the Acquirer

• Conseil & Coordination DD : Houston (Laureline Taquet)
• DD financière : Exponens (Matthias Collot, Clément Ausanneau, Chloé Silvestre)
• DD juridique & fiscale : Archers (Kamal Naffi, Thomas Juillard, Pierre-Emmanuel Simon, Marie Gagnaire, Alexandre Franco)
• DD sociale : Capstan (François Yang, Marine Collet, Anne Murgier)
• Conseil juridique : Archers (Kamal Naffi, Thomas Juillard, Pierre-Emmanuel Simon, Marie Gagnaire, Alexandre Franco)

Nova Consulting is a human-sized strategy consulting boutique founded in 2006, a leading French firm recognized in the sectors of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Brands, structured around three complementary entities:

Nova Consulting supports its clients (major international French groups, family-owned businesses, mid-sized companies, SMEs, public and private institutions, local authorities) in their strategies and growth projects, combining deep expertise in sector-specific consumer trends with predictive statistical modeling approaches in emotionally-driven fields.

The Nova Observatory is a unique R&D and competence center in Europe dedicated to our areas of expertise, focused on databases (e.g., approximately 2 million questionnaires completed annually), proprietary modeling tools (e.g., M3, SIM, Zeus, Sauron, etc.), and sectoral monographs developed by our consultants in collaboration with a network of experts and specialized researchers, renowned in their respective sectors.

The Nova Ecosystem is Nova Consulting’s open-architecture platform, uniting a unique network of sector experts (Researchers, Agencies, Start-ups, Senior Advisors, Data Scientists, Architects, Designers, etc.).

Talan is an international consulting and technological expertise group that accelerates its clients' transformation through innovation, technology, and data. For over 20 years, Talan has been advising and supporting businesses and public institutions in the implementation of their transformation and innovation projects in France and internationally.

Present on 5 continents across 21 countries, the Group, which employs 7,000 people, aims to achieve a revenue of €1 billion by the end of 2025.

Equipped with a Research and Innovation Center, Talan places innovation at the heart of its development and operates in areas of technological changes such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Intelligence, and Blockchain, to drive the growth of large corporations and mid-sized enterprises (ETIs) with a committed and responsible approach.

By placing "Positive Innovation" at the core of its strategy, the Group is convinced that it is through serving humanity that technology can amplify its potential for society.

Talan Group is also certified as a Great Place To Work and has received the Platinum EcoVadis medal for its CSR performance, ranking in the top 1% of companies globally evaluated by the rating organization.

Isatis Capital is an independent asset management company, investing in equity for over 20 years alongside ambitious entrepreneurs to accelerate the development of their SMEs. A long-term investor, Isatis Capital takes minority or majority stakes and brings its expertise in supporting growth.

Signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, the International Climate Initiative (iCi), and a member of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Isatis Capital pays close attention to ESG compliance both in its operations and its investment activities.

The company manages €480 million in assets across several funds dedicated to institutional clients, distributed through private banks and wealth management advisors.

Isatis Capital : Nicolas Schwindenhammer – mail : nicolas.schwindenhammer@isatis-capital.fr