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Advance your business by making the most of government schemes, while reducing financial risk and enhancing value.

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Direct funding

Fuel innovation and growth with targeted grant writing and funding support tailored to your strategic ambitions.

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Strategic partnerships

Together, we help you unlock value through R&D tax relief, access to direct funding, due diligence, portfolio assessments and more.

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We translate complex policy into real value, fuelling our clients’ growth year after year.

We have 40 years’ experience helping companies make the most of their innovation, drawing on our international experience to go the extra mile.

Our approach

Further together

We go beyond consulting, collaborating in the field with clients of all sizes, in all sectors. We deliver tangible results driven by expertise and trust – now and for years to come.

Collaborative consulting, delivering exceptional results

We bring together the best minds, with the most relevant experience, for each engagement. We work hand-in-hand with clients and partners in an adaptable way, fitting their organisation and allowing them to focus on their day-to-day.

Managed services helping you focus on what counts

We combine expertise, know-how and technologies to relieve you of the day-to-day management of repetitive administrative tasks, while ensuring compliance of your actions.

Your claiming processes all in one place

Ayming provides companies with a digital-first strategy and purpose-designed software to enhance long-term efficiency, improve collaboration, and strengthen compliance.

Collaborative consulting, delivering exceptional results

<p>We bring together the best minds, with the most relevant experience, for each engagement. We work hand-in-hand with clients and partners in an adaptable way, fitting their organisation and allowing them to focus on their day-to-day.</p>

Managed services helping you focus on what counts

<p>We combine expertise, know-how and technologies to relieve you of the day-to-day management of repetitive administrative tasks, while ensuring compliance of your actions.</p>

Your claiming processes all in one place

<p>Ayming provides companies with a digital-first strategy and purpose-designed software to enhance long-term efficiency, improve collaboration, and strengthen compliance.</p>

Our CSR commitment

We believe that bringing profit and planet together is essential and is embedded in everything we do.

Protecting the climate and the environment

We’re committed to fighting climate change by cutting what’s unnecessary, reducing our footprint, and creating positive impact — on our path to carbon neutrality by 2035.

Strengthening our positive social impact

Promoting the professional growth of our Aymers by fostering a responsible, respectful, and inspiring work environment.

Governing transparently and fairly

A socially responsible organisation that integrates economic, social, and environmental objectives with equal priority.

Our locations

With offices in 14 countries, our local experts are ready to tackle your challenges, big or small.

Get to know our people

Our people are the heart of Ayming — passionate experts helping businesses grow smarter and faster.

Our 40-year story

1986

ALMA Intervention is founded in a small office in Asnières, France, at first providing tax expertise (business taxes, local taxes, etc.) and soon followed by social expertise (social contribution auditing, etc.).

1991

Receives accreditation from the OPQCM (Professional Qualification Office for Business Consulting).

1996

ALMA is named one of the “Companies of the Decade” (a trophy awarded by Bain & Companie / l’Expansion) for having increased its turnover through recurring business.

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1997

An ISO 9001 certification is awarded to all of ALMA Group’s activities.

1998
  • The ALMA Group is acquired by Novexel, specialised in bonus, aid and subvention engineering.
  • Acquisition of IP Stratégies, a Brussels based company specialised in growth projects and strategies.
  • Opening of the Spanish office in Madrid.
1999

Acquisition of AP Group which today includes AP Consultants, operating in social cost savings and F. Initiatives, which is based in Nogent and carries out tax credit specific audits (research and training).

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2001
  • Alma Intervention becomes Alma Consulting Group.
  • A new ISO 9001 Certification is awarded to all of ALMA Group’s activities.
  • The company now has 350 employees.
2004
  • Acquisitions of SAD and Thermotique.
  • Opening of the Polish office in Warsaw.
2005

Acquisition of Axio Pologne, C.F.C. Experts, and Cristal Décisions which specialised in Operations Performance.

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2006
  • Acquisitions of IRH (Acciline: AT tracking), Andéléa (Prevention), Winter Associés (Planning), Cegape, and Saving Point (Operating Costs).
  • A new ISO 9001 certification is awarded.
2007
  • Acquisitions of SERFI (Management apps client workstation), and NACC (purchase of receivables).
  • Launch of the 1st Barometer for Absenteeism and Commitment in France.
  • Opening of the UK and Canadian offices.
2008
  • Acquisition of Sté Alturia (Insurance consulting services), and Pinchevsky which specialised in obtaining tax credits for research and based in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
  • The Parisian offices transfer to France’s first High Environmental Quality building in Gennevilliers.
2009

Acquisition of Sogeder.

2010

Alma adheres to the United Nations’ Global Compact.

2012

The group is present in 10 countries and has 15,000 clients.

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2015
  • Acquisition of LowendalMasaï, expanding the group’s presence in China, Japan, Germany and Italy.
  • A new ISO 9001 certification is awarded.
2016
  • The group rebrands to Ayming.
  • Creation of Ayming Slovakia and Ayming USA.
  • Ayming becomes a patron of the Chaillot Theater, Paris, and launches the Business Performance Awards.
2017
  • Capital magazine ranks Ayming one of the best consulting firms.
  • 2nd edition of the Business Performance Awards.
2018

Launch of the Ayming Institute and release of its first publication: “Absenteeism: Red Alert”.

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2019
  • Once again, Ayming is named one of the best consulting firms by Capital magazine.
  • 3rd edition of the Business Performance Awards.
2022

EMZ Partners joins Ayming’s shareholding to support the group’s international growth.

2024

Ayming strengthens its presence in Italy with the acquisition of Astolfi S.p.A.

2025

Ayming partners with Andera Partners to accelerate its growth alongside the management team.

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