Zanders, an Utrecht, The Netherlands-based global financial performance consultancy firm, announced the acquisition of RiskQuest, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based risk consultancy firm.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
With the acquisition, Zanders will grow team to 450 and expand service suite.
Founded by Hans Heinz, RiskQuest is a consulting firm specializing in developing state-of-the art models for managing financial risks, preventing financial economic crime, and for sustainable strategy. Since the company was founded in 2008, it has been able to build and maintain an impressive customer base and work for all major Dutch financial institutions, including the Dutch Central Bank. The team consists of 60 exceptional quants with backgrounds in mathematics, physics, econometrics, computer science or engineering, combined with a commercial sense and the ability to explain complex matters to a broad range of audiences.
Led by CEO Laurens Tijdhof, Zenders is a global independent treasury and risk consulting firm with 30 years of experience in providing solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions, public sector entities and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations). The company specializes in treasury strategy and organization, technology selection and implementation, financial and non-financial risk management, risk modelling, validations, and regulatory compliance, and has developed its own suite of innovative SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions on its Zanders Inside platform. The combined company has grown to become a global consulting firm with 450 employees across 11 offices in Europe, Middle East, US, and Asia.Zanders is committed to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) principles and practices and supports its clients in achieving their ESG goals.
This strategic move follows the acquisitions of Optimum Prime in January and Fintegral last year in July by Zanders and is set to further strengthen the company’s presence in the European market.
FinSMEs
09/04/2024