8+ Y/O European Compliance and Governance Firm
Business Description
The business is a European compliance and governance firm headquartered in Belgium, specialising in regulatory advisory, compliance consulting, professional training, and RegTech solutions for regulated and non?regulated institutions across Europe and the Middle East.
Since 2017, the business has evolved from a compliance start?up into a diversified niche boutique with clearly defined, high value?added services and an international footprint. The business operates through:
Compliance advisory entities in Europe and Middle East
A specialised compliance training and conferences provider
A RegTech/FinTech start?up delivering AML screening and digital training tools
After a strategic restructuring in 2023–2024 (team structure, consultant status, pricing and positioning), the business entered a new phase in 2024–2025, opening in Luxembourg and Dubai and preparing a launch in France. In parallel, the business is developing a new cross?border compliance infrastructure to reconnect payment channels between Europe, Africa and the Gulf.
The business now presents itself as a mature compliance platform with:
Recurring and growing revenue streams (average annual turnover around €1.5m)
A portfolio of c.25 large?cap clients in financial and industrial sectors
A scalable consultant model and asset?light international expansion
Integrated consulting, training and RegTech capabilities
The business is open to strategic partnerships or acquisition to accelerate expansion, scale its RegTech offering and build out its cross?border compliance channels.
Business Lines & Services
Consultancy & Advisory
The company is positioned as a niche compliance consultancy with three core advisory entities focusing on complex cases, multi?jurisdictional issues and demanding clients.
Key advisory areas:
AML/CFT
Anti?bribery and corruption (ABC)
Asset repatriation
Complex account opening
Complex transactions and operations
Data protection and governance
ESG and sustainability?related compliance
International sanctions and trade controls
Service formats:
Tailor?made regulatory advisory – design, review and implementation of compliance frameworks
Compliance as a Service (CaaS) – ongoing compliance support, structure design and action plans
Project?based support – remediation projects, regulatory change implementation, complex investigations
Client segments include regulated financial institutions (banks, insurers, funds, payment institutions, EMIs, crypto platforms, crowdlending platforms), partially regulated entities, unregulated corporates exposed to sanctions/ESG constraints, consulting firms (law firms, Big 4), corporate service providers, public entities and high?net?worth individuals.
Market Environment & Positioning
Regulatory & Market Context
The business operates in the European compliance consulting and RegTech market, shaped by:
Growing regulatory complexity (e.g. CSRD, AML directives, sector?specific rules)
Digital transformation and adoption of AI and data analytics in compliance functions
ESG and sustainability focus, requiring robust governance and reporting
Cross?border compliance challenges as clients expand globally
This environment sustains long?term demand for specialised compliance advisory, outsourced compliance officers, AML tools and ongoing training.
Competitive Positioning
The compliance services and RegTech market is populated by:
Large consulting firms (Big 5)
Smaller boutique consultancies
RegTech providers
Law firms
Training centres and in?house academies
The business differentiates through:
Integrated offering – one?stop combination of advisory, training and software
Niche focus on complex cases, high?risk jurisdictions and demanding clients
Expert?level talent – consultants certified as Compliance Officers
Acting as a recognised multi?sector, international training partner with strong institutional links
Acting as an AML screening and monitoring tool provider and positioned in markets with limited local alternatives
Since 2017, the business has evolved from a compliance start?up into a diversified niche boutique with clearly defined, high value?added services and an international footprint. The business operates through:
Compliance advisory entities in Europe and Middle East
A specialised compliance training and conferences provider
A RegTech/FinTech start?up delivering AML screening and digital training tools
After a strategic restructuring in 2023–2024 (team structure, consultant status, pricing and positioning), the business entered a new phase in 2024–2025, opening in Luxembourg and Dubai and preparing a launch in France. In parallel, the business is developing a new cross?border compliance infrastructure to reconnect payment channels between Europe, Africa and the Gulf.
The business now presents itself as a mature compliance platform with:
Recurring and growing revenue streams (average annual turnover around €1.5m)
A portfolio of c.25 large?cap clients in financial and industrial sectors
A scalable consultant model and asset?light international expansion
Integrated consulting, training and RegTech capabilities
The business is open to strategic partnerships or acquisition to accelerate expansion, scale its RegTech offering and build out its cross?border compliance channels.
Business Lines & Services
Consultancy & Advisory
The company is positioned as a niche compliance consultancy with three core advisory entities focusing on complex cases, multi?jurisdictional issues and demanding clients.
Key advisory areas:
AML/CFT
Anti?bribery and corruption (ABC)
Asset repatriation
Complex account opening
Complex transactions and operations
Data protection and governance
ESG and sustainability?related compliance
International sanctions and trade controls
Service formats:
Tailor?made regulatory advisory – design, review and implementation of compliance frameworks
Compliance as a Service (CaaS) – ongoing compliance support, structure design and action plans
Project?based support – remediation projects, regulatory change implementation, complex investigations
Client segments include regulated financial institutions (banks, insurers, funds, payment institutions, EMIs, crypto platforms, crowdlending platforms), partially regulated entities, unregulated corporates exposed to sanctions/ESG constraints, consulting firms (law firms, Big 4), corporate service providers, public entities and high?net?worth individuals.
Market Environment & Positioning
Regulatory & Market Context
The business operates in the European compliance consulting and RegTech market, shaped by:
Growing regulatory complexity (e.g. CSRD, AML directives, sector?specific rules)
Digital transformation and adoption of AI and data analytics in compliance functions
ESG and sustainability focus, requiring robust governance and reporting
Cross?border compliance challenges as clients expand globally
This environment sustains long?term demand for specialised compliance advisory, outsourced compliance officers, AML tools and ongoing training.
Competitive Positioning
The compliance services and RegTech market is populated by:
Large consulting firms (Big 5)
Smaller boutique consultancies
RegTech providers
Law firms
Training centres and in?house academies
The business differentiates through:
Integrated offering – one?stop combination of advisory, training and software
Niche focus on complex cases, high?risk jurisdictions and demanding clients
Expert?level talent – consultants certified as Compliance Officers
Acting as a recognised multi?sector, international training partner with strong institutional links
Acting as an AML screening and monitoring tool provider and positioned in markets with limited local alternatives
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 8
- Currently Relocatable
- Yes
Listing Info
- ID
- 2453963
- Listing Views
- 6
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