Dec 8, 2025
Founded in 2025, Agema is an independent financial advisory firm focused on fundraising and asset-backed financing. The firm takes a new step forward by welcoming Valentin Desdoits as Partner. Valentin previously worked at Forvis Mazars, Capitalmind (now Investec) and Croissance Partenaires, where he advised a wide scope of clients from SMEs, mid-sized companies, large corporates to private equity funds.
With this appointment, Agema is expanding its service offering to build a strong M&A practice focused on helping French SMEs, mid-sized companies and large corporates on sell-side and carve-out opportunities.
Over the course of his career, Valentin has completed over 30 transactions, from restructuring deals to €150m in valuation. His background of 10 years in Mergers & Acquisitions brings a strong expertise to Agema across all M&A aspects: sell-side, buy-side, carve-out and LBO. He advised companies ranging from €10m to multiple billions in revenues in sectors such as industry, food, and business services.
“We are delighted to welcome Valentin as our new Partner. His arrival marks an important milestone in our ambition to become the reference player for industrial SMEs and mid-sized companies on all their transactions: asset-backed financing, debt refinancing and M&A. With his expertise and network, he enhances our existing solutions and perfectly complements Agema’s offering to support companies in addressing all their needs.”
Founded in 2025, Agema is an independent financial advisory boutique specialising in asset-backed fundraising, debt refinancing and M&A advisory. The founding team brings together 70 years of combined experience in advisory and strategic support for industrial and service companies. Agema primarily works with French SMEs and mid-sized companies seeking alternative financing solutions and M&A advisory.
