CVA (Corporate Value Associates)
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A boutique strategy consulting firm, CVA provides highly bespoke advice and solutions, and aims to develop long term relationships with its clients. These clients include large corporates – often household names – at a national, regional and global level, as well as government agencies and private equity firms.
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Vault Verdict
A self-described “boutique” firm, it is easy to overlook that CVA operates out of 17 offices in 15 countries around the world, including 8 in EMEA alone. That, combined with the firm’s strategy focus, makes CVA a dream outfit for anyone looking to carve a career in international business strategy.
Insiders note that the culture is of a series of tight-knit local offices that collaborate across both border and time zones as necessary—a fact that can make for some long hours (although not out of the ordinary by industry standards).
Additionally, this is a firm with growth very much in mind at present: insiders note that CVA has been ramping up headcount and exploring additional markets with a view to increasing its reach and scale in the years ahe...
About the Company
Corporate Value Associates (CVA) is a boutique strategy consulting firm with a global presence. The firm was founded in 1987 by three French partners, opening offices in Paris, London, Boston and Amsterdam. Since then, it has expanded its global footprint and now has offices in 18 countries spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and the US, while operating in many more.
CVA’s founding tenet is that all value stems from the end customer; hence the challenge of delivering sustainable improvement in business performance should always be addressed from the perspective of the end customer, first and foremost.
Although the world has changed considerably since then, this principle still holds, and CVA continues to provide advice to CEOs, boards and senior executives across the globe to help resolve some of the most critical and c...
Employee Reviews
- “CVA strongly focuses on C-level strategic questions for listed companies and market leaders, therefore the projects are highly analytical and of great importance for the overall development of the client.”
- “If you want to do pure strategy consulting work in an entrepreneurial environment of people who want to pursue a fast-growth and individually tailored career while having a personal life, CVA is the place to be.”
- “Our culture is pretty unique due to our small si...
Getting Hired Here
- “Currently looking for senior positions with long experience in the healthcare / life sciences sector. Rigour, autonomy, reliability... classic criteria I would say.”
- “Feedback process is very strong. Interviewers take time to debrief a candidate, also when interview process stops. Ideal candidate is a combination of great interpersonal skills, good problem solving and business judgement, international mindset, and a good fit with the office."
- “Ideal candidate ...