Receivables financing, the fuel of LBOs: interview with Thibaut Robet, CEO of Fibus

Our client Fabien Savajol, CFO at Sedis, offers this advice to hesitant CFOs: “think in terms of strategic levers, not just financial ones.”

A broker’s role does not end once your factoring or credit insurance program is in place. At Fibus, our support continues where it matters most: in day-to-day management.

With €435 billion of receivables under management in 2025, receivables financing continues to confirm its pivotal role in funding French corporates. Thibaut Robet, Managing Director of Fibus, assesses the current constraints and outlines potential levers for improvement.

Receivables financing is the tool; the Credit Manager is the one who makes the programme truly perform. Discover the interview with Thibaut Robet, Co-founder of Fibus, and Marc Chaquès, Director of Fibus Trade, published in AFDCC magazine Fonction Credit.

Financing, securing and managing the receivables book: an essential threefold approach in an increasingly volatile environment. Fibus’ integrated model, combining receivables financing, credit insurance, and digital solutions, represents a unique specialism in Europe. The objective: supporting growth while strengthening corporate resilience.

In this interview recorded during the Journées de l'AFTE 2025, Thibaut Robet, Co-founder and Managing Director of Fibus, discusses the essential levers for financing growth and securing the receivables book in 2025.

On Tuesday 18 November 2025, Fibus, in partnership with AFDCC, hosted a webinar featuring SIDEME’s testimonial on how it tripled its funding capacity thanks to the ARI Trade digital solution.

Receivables financing is off-balance sheet treatment / derecognition of receivables, uncapped, quick to implement and cost-efficient - making it a highly effective financing solution to support the growth of LBO-backed companies. For over 20 years, Fibus has been advising private equity funds across France, the UK, Germany and the US. Today, 4 out of 5 transactions completed are for LBO-backed portfolio companies.