EIM Group

Who owns EIM Group?

EIM Group is currently owned by IdiCo through idiCo Growth 5 (2022 vintage), since 2022.

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About EIM Group

EIM Group is a France-headquartered business services firm that pioneered executive interim management, placing senior interim managers into leadership roles for transformational situations such as restructuring, performance improvement, process change, project management and business transformation. Founded in 1989, it operates as an international partnership serving clients from private equity portfolios and multinationals to SMEs and start-ups, and describes itself as the inventor of the discipline. The group draws on a global community of experienced senior executives, which it puts at more than 30,000, and says it has completed over 12,000 assignments across its 35-year history. It runs a network of more than 35 locations spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia, including Paris, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Amsterdam, New York, Shanghai and Sydney.

Ownership journey

EIM was established in 1989 as an early specialist in executive interim management and built out an international partnership structure across Europe and beyond. In October 2022 the Paris-based private equity firm idiCo, investing through its idiCo Growth 5 fund, acquired a minority stake in EIM alongside management, backing the partnership rather than taking control. The stated aim was to reinforce EIM's European leadership and accelerate its global expansion, with idiCo lending its experience in buy-and-build strategies. idiCo Growth 5 remains an active investor in EIM and no exit or secondary transaction has been recorded.

Under PE ownership

Since the 2022 investment EIM has pursued an active buy-and-build programme with its sponsor's support, adding new geographies, consolidating existing markets and extending into adjacent consulting capabilities. In October 2023 it acquired the Magnalia Group, which operated the Gronova and Management Angels brands across Switzerland, Germany and Austria, integrating them to deepen its DACH presence. In January 2024 it acquired Colibee, a French provider of qualified technology and management consultants, adding capabilities in information technology and management consulting. Together these deals reflect a strategy of scaling the interim management platform while broadening its service mix beyond its original core.