Feu Du Nord, Strategy, M&A & Investments

THE BUY-SIDE PARTNER

The EU mid-market

Dealflow Partner for

Private Equity and Family Offices
CORPORATE STRATEGY

In times of AI revolution,

invest to expand your own Productivity Frontier

(not necessarily in the fastest edge)
M&A MANDATES

Would you be ready to go down? Anticipate your Flexibility

and prepare

your Diversification
PRIVATE CO-INVESTMENTS

A source to co-invest in

Untapped Opportunies

life legacies, and bright futures.
INDUSTRIAL LOOK

We truly believe in

Industry-Driven Leadership

by uncovering value, niches and regional diamonds.

FEU DU NORD

We are a Strategy, Finance and Investment Advisory Firm that truly believes in Sector-Driven leadership. We work primarily with and for the "buy-side":

- Family Offices and Family Bankers: Independent Advisory on Alternative Investments (Co-Investments, PE, VC, Direct Debt, Search Funds, FoF's,...)

- Private Equity Managers: Origination and Dealflow mandates, with a specialty in France, Spain and south-Europe. Operating Partnerships.

- Multinationals: Diversification, M&A Growth (including indirect-influence Strategies).

- Founders/Owners: Expansions & growth.

We are members of the "European Financial Planning Association"/EFPA. For regulated products, we always work in partnership with registered and ECB/EU-compliant entities.

Market Strategies | Financial Advisory | Industrial Partnerships | Investments

THE FdN WAY

Building Trust through careful Listening

Bringing Deep Market Knowledge,

Hands-on understanding of Technology and Change,

Rigorous Analysis,

Controlled and Comfortable Decision-making,

Right-Capital Allocation,

Governed and Committed to Results,

Give Always Net Returns,

Plan to Exceed Expectations.

USE CASES

STRATEGY

MARKET ANALYSIS

BUSINESS PLANS & BUDGET

BOARD ADVISORY

FINANCE

CORPORATE-VENTURES

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

RESTRUCTURING

SPECIAL SITUATIONS

PARTNERSHIPS

JOINT-VENTURES

SPECIAL TENDERS

INTERNATIONALIZATION

ALLIANCES

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

PRIVATE EQUITY

PRIVATE DEBT

& DIRECT LENDING

WEALTH PROTECTION

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INSIgHTS

"LE PHARE" BLOG

Market analysis, both public and private, business Strategies and corporate Finance outcomes are the building blocks of our FdN approach.

AI Investments: The Risk of Breaking the Sound Barrier

Investing on AI and other technologies at the edge bear a certain number of financial risks and key elements to consider when focusing a “serious” investment decision in business AI. This article is aimed precisely at that situation, for CEOs, Boards and Private Equity Investors.

12.09.2025

#PrivateEquity, #SMB, #AI, #AIinvesting, #investing, #familyoffices, #multinationals, #owners, #risks, #payback, #innovationcycles, #obsolescence, #portfoliocompanies

The Allocation of Marketing Costs & Sales Expenses in Budgets

In the realm of corporate financial planning, the precise allocation of Marketing Costs and Sales Expense remains one of the most neglected yet vital management disciplines. Too often, businesses focus on whether they have the budget to spend, without ever rigorously questioning how much they should spend — and at what level such spending becomes profitable.

05.06.2025

#PrivateEquity, #CorporateStrategy, #Sales, #Marketing, #Budgeting, #MarketingROI, #FinancialPlanning, #ROIC, #IRR, #TWRR

OEM Industries: Competing in turmoil times

In tumoil times, what sort of corporate strategy decisions should be on the Board check-list ?

11.03.2025

#M&A, #CorporateStrategy, #oem, #turmoil

GREEN AI: Positive externalities of Artificial Intelligence

GREEN AI: Positive externalities of Artificial Intelligence. The Spanish Case.

21.12.2024

#AI, #ESG, #PRI, #Bravae

Corporate-Sponsored Funds

Or how to Transform from the Multinational the ecosystem of Customers, Distributors and Suppliers, while protecting the Core Business and the Balance Sheet of the Company.

06.08.2024

#PrivateEquity, #CorporateStrategy, #CorporateSponsoredFunds, #CorporateVenture, #CSF

The Long Tail of the SME's

Many of the sectors in which our SMEs compete are made up of a group of five or six companies, often subsidiaries of multinational groups, with some exceptions of large family businesses, and a long list of SMEs that are often almost anonymous after many years. of operations remain at modest billings, and that is a problem for the competitiveness of the economy and of course for the small owners of the SME base.

29.05.2024

#Growth, #Strategy, #SME, #SMB, #size