Altares - Dun and Bradstreet

What Altares - Dun and Bradstreet does

Altares - Dun and Bradstreet is the exclusive regional partner of Dun & Bradstreet for France, Benelux, and Maghreb, distributing the world's largest commercial B2B database of 600+ million entities across 240 countries to French-speaking European and North African enterprise and mid-market customers. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in La Défense (Paris), the company operates a portfolio organized around six functional solution areas: Risk Management (intuiz+, D&B Finance Analytics, PPI/DunTrade, D&B Country Risk, Global Financials), Compliance (indueD, inDoc, UBO Factory, AnaCredit, Duns 4 LEI), Sales & Marketing (D&B Hoovers, Intelligence by Altares, datacontact, mData, mLeads, mAds), Procurement (Risk Analytics Supplier Intelligence, indueD for suppliers), Data Management (D&B Direct+, Business Add-On, Dataxess), and ESG (D&B ESG, Diagnostic ESG, Questionnaire RSE). The technical core is the D-U-N-S Number identifier system, proprietary scoring models (Paydex payment behavior, D&B Rating, Failure Score 1-100 bankruptcy prediction), and a modular API architecture called Direct+ Data Blocks that allows enterprises to consume thematic data modules (identity, executives, financial, scoring, capital links, payment behavior) for embedding into ERP, CRM, SRM, and BI environments.

The business generates revenue primarily through enterprise subscriptions for the intuiz+ platform and D&B Finance Analytics, usage-based API access via D&B Direct+ and Data Blocks, one-time sales of reports and official documents (inDoc), and professional services for integration and customer success. Pricing is quote-based across Enterprise and TPE-PME tiers, with annual billing for subscriptions and pay-as-you-go for API consumption. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, an inside-sales contact center (with department-specific routing across Banque, Conformité, Risque Crédit, Data, Finance, Ventes), API self-service for developer-led integrations, and partner channels through SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Ivalua, Synertrade, and the FFMI federation.

The company is controlled by private equity sponsor Naxicap Partners since 2016, has 501-1000 employees including 80+ data experts, and serves 100,000+ organizations. Recent strategic activity includes the 2021 acquisition of Visiblee (B2B visitor identification via ML/marketing automation), the January 2025 acquisition of Companyweb, and an October 2024 €93 million debt financing arranged by H.I.G. WhiteHorse Europe to refinance and fund continued growth across ESG, compliance, and sales intelligence verticals.

Name

Altares - Dun and Bradstreet

Legal name

ALTARES – D&B

Website

https://altares.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Altares - Dun and Bradstreet is the exclusive D&B partner for France, Benelux, and Maghreb, distributing global B2B commercial data covering 600+ million entities to enterprise and mid-market customers across risk management, compliance, sales intelligence, procurement, and ESG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Data & Analytics

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB) (FSAAALAK)

Keywords

• Business data analytics
• Credit risk management
• Compliance KYC solutions
• Sales intelligence platform
• ESG data scoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Colombes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based B2B Data & Analytics: Altares generates primary revenue through recurring subscription contracts for access to its business data and analytics platform. Clients subscribe for ongoing access to company information, credit scores, compliance data, and ESG metrics. Pricing is typically structured per user seat or data volume consumed.
2. API Access & Data Blocks: Revenue from D&B Direct+ API calls and Data Blocks, where clients pay for specific data modules (identity, financial, scoring, etc.) accessed via programmatic interfaces. Supports per-transaction or volume-based pricing for high-usage enterprise clients.
3. Professional Services & Consulting: Revenue from implementation services, customer success programs, training, and consulting engagements to help clients integrate and optimize use of Altares data solutions.
4. Report & Data Product Sales: One-time sales of specific company reports, official documents (inDoc), and specialized data files for prospection and market analysis purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Altares operates as the exclusive Dun & Bradstreet partner for France, Benelux, and Maghreb, providing B2B commercial data, analytics, and risk management solutions across a global database of 600+ million business entities in 240 countries. Its core offerings span five pillars: Risk Management (credit scoring, failure prediction, payment behavior analytics), Compliance (KYC, AML screening, UBO identification), Sales Intelligence (B2B prospecting, CRM enrichment, lead generation), Master Data Management (API integrations with ERP/CRM systems), and ESG (sustainability scoring). Products are delivered via SaaS platforms and APIs, enabling enterprise clients to integrate Altares D&B data directly into their business workflows.

Product overview

Altares - Dun and Bradstreet operates as a B2B data platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected products across five core solution areas: Risk Management (intuiz+, D&B Finance Analytics, D&B Country Risk, PPI/DunTrade, Global Financials), Compliance (indueD, inDoc, UBO Factory, AnaCredit, Duns 4 Lei), Data Management (D&B Direct+, Business Add-On, Dataxess), Sales & Marketing (D&B Hoovers, Intelligence by Altares, datacontact, mData, mLeads, mAds, InFiles, Qualification de fichiers), and ESG (D&B ESG, Diagnostic ESG, Questionnaire RSE). The platform provides access to data on over 600 million business entities across 240 countries, with daily updates, unique D-U-N-S Number identification, and API-based modular data delivery through Direct+ Data Blocks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• intuiz+: Solution providing comprehensive information on French businesses for SMEs
• indueD
• D&B Hoovers
• Paydex
• Dataxess
• inDoc
• UBO Factory
• D&B Direct+
• Smart Profile

Products and services

• intuiz+

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of bankrupt companies showed D&B risk factor 4 twelve months before bankruptcy decision
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• JobdiggerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Jobdigger and Altares announced a partnership in June 2026 aimed at improving data quality in the employment market. The partnership leverages Altares' B2B data capabilities to enhance job market data quality and provide better insights to users of both platforms.
• VisibleeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 November 2021Altares acquired Visiblee, a startup developing technology for identifying unknown B2B website visitors, in November 2021. Visiblee's multichannel B2B lead generation solution (using Marketing Automation and Machine Learning) was integrated into Altares' offerings to expand its Sales and Marketing data capabilities. Visiblee had previously provided 15 million company contacts.
• Dun & BradstreetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltares is the exclusive partner of Dun & Bradstreet in France, Benelux, and Maghreb, providing access to the D&B global network of 600+ million business entities across 240 countries. This exclusive partnership grants Altares rights to distribute D&B data, issue D-U-N-S Numbers, and leverage D&B's proprietary scoring models, algorithms, and global data infrastructure. This is the foundational strategic relationship underpinning Altares' entire business.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationAltares maintains deep integration partnerships with SAP, offering Business Add-On (enriching SAP systems with Altares D&B data) and connectors for SAP Ariba (supplier data reliability) and SAP SRM. These integrations enable seamless data flow between Altares' database and SAP enterprise environments.
• IvaluacoreTechnology or IntegrationAltares integrated its indueD compliance platform within the Ivalua SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) system, enabling procurement teams to perform KYC and compliance screening directly within their Ivalua workflows. Capgemini's implementation demonstrates the partnership's enterprise deployment.
• Dow JonescoreTechnology or IntegrationAltares has a distribution partnership with Dow Jones for screening information used in its indueD compliance platform. Dow Jones provides comprehensive screening data for KYC, AML, and sanctions verification purposes, integrated into Altares' compliance workflow solutions.
• Acuris (with Neterium)coreTechnology or IntegrationAltares has a distribution partnership with Acuris for screening list data in its compliance services. The partnership uses Neterium as the technical screening platform partner. Acuris provides comprehensive adverse media and sanctions screening data for Altares' indueD KYC platform.
• EcoVadiscoreTechnology or IntegrationEcoVadis ESG scores are integrated directly into Altares' indueD platform, enabling clients to access EcoVadis sustainability ratings within their compliance workflows. This allows optimization of ESG compliance decisions using combined Altares and EcoVadis data.
• FFMI (Fédération Française de la Maîtrise d'Œuvre)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAltares partners with FFMI to provide federation members with preferential access to Altares' business data and risk management solutions. The partnership enables member companies to better understand their business environment and manage client and supplier risks through Altares' data.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationAltares offers Dataxess CRM integration with Salesforce, enabling real-time data enrichment of Salesforce CRM records with D&B company and contact data. Users receive automatic notifications of account changes.
• Microsoft DynamicscoreTechnology or IntegrationAltares provides Dataxess CRM integration for Microsoft Dynamics, enabling users of Dynamics 365 to enrich customer records with Altares D&B data directly within their CRM workflow.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Bureau van Dijk (Moody's): Bureau van Dijk (now part of Moody's) is the closest direct competitor, offering the Moody's Orbis platform with global B2B company information, compliance, and risk analytics. Like Altares, it sells into enterprise risk, compliance, and sales functions; the key difference is Bureau van Dijk operates globally, whereas Altares is confined to France/Benelux/Maghreb under its D&B exclusivity.
• CRIF: CRIF is an Italian-headquartered global B2B data, credit information, and decisioning solutions provider with comparable offerings in company information, credit reports, KYC/AML compliance, and sales intelligence. It is a directly comparable European-headquartered peer with similar multi-country coverage and product breadth.
• Creditsafe: Creditsafe provides global business credit reports and B2B data with particularly strong European coverage. Its subscription-based credit information and KYC solutions compete head-to-head with Altares' intuiz+, D&B Finance Analytics, and indueD products for mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Graydon: Graydon is a UK- and Benelux-focused business intelligence provider offering company information, credit reports, and marketing data. Its geographic overlap with Altares in the Benelux region creates direct competitive overlap in credit information and compliance use cases.
• Bisnode: Bisnode was a Nordic and European B2B data provider with a comparable profile to Altares before being acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in 2021. Its former product set (company information, risk scoring, marketing data) closely mirrors Altares' portfolio, making it a directly comparable historical reference point.

Broad incumbents

• Euler Hermes (Allianz Trade): Allianz Trade (formerly Euler Hermes) is a global trade credit insurer that also offers business information and credit risk analytics. While credit insurance is its core business, its data products compete with Altares in credit risk management and country risk assessment for large enterprises.
• Coface: Coface is a French-headquartered global credit insurer providing business information, credit reports, and risk management services. It is a particularly relevant incumbent peer given its French roots and overlapping product set in credit information and trade credit management.
• Experian Business: Experian is one of the three major global credit bureaus, with a significant Business Information division offering company credit reports, compliance, and marketing data. Its global scale and broad portfolio make it an incumbent competitor across Altares' risk, compliance, and sales intelligence use cases.
• Equifax Business: Equifax is another of the three major global credit bureaus, with a Workforce Solutions and Business Information arm offering commercial credit reports, compliance data, and marketing analytics. It competes with Altares for global enterprise accounts requiring multi-jurisdictional B2B data.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides identity verification, KYC/AML compliance, due diligence, and beneficial ownership data to enterprises and financial institutions. It competes directly with Altares' indueD KYC platform and UBO Factory in the compliance segment, particularly for large multinational accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/altaresdb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AltaresDB
• Facebookfacebook.com/AltaresDB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altares-dun-and-bradstreet

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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