Name

Van Havermaet

Legal name

Van Havermaet NV

Website

https://vanhavermaet.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hasselt

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: Van Havermaet generates revenue through professional service fees for accounting, audit, tax advisory, legal services, HR services, corporate finance, family office, business consulting, international advisory, and sustainability advisory. The firm operates on a fee-for-service model with recurring client relationships for accounting and audit services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Van Havermaet is a multidisciplinary Belgian advisory and accounting firm that provides accountancy, statutory audit, tax, legal, HR, corporate finance, business consulting, family office, international, and sustainability advisory services to entrepreneurs, liberal professions, family businesses, and high-net-worth individuals. Service delivery is supported by digital client portals (Scan2book for document exchange and Ondernemingsradar for financial KPI monitoring). The firm operates across nine Belgian offices.

Product overview

Van Havermaet is a professional advisory firm offering a unified platform of accounting, audit, and advisory services organized across ten distinct expertise domains. The core accounting and audit services are supplemented by an Advisory division comprising Business Consulting, Corporate Finance, Family Office, HR Services, International, Legal, Sustainability, and Tax advisory — each functioning as a distinct service line. Clients can access digital tools including Scan2book (document management portal) and Ondernemingsradar (business intelligence monitoring). The firm also offers knowledge and educational programs such as the Track Record video series and the Young Potentials Academy training program. Services are delivered through multiple Belgian office locations, targeting entrepreneurs, liberal professionals, and high-net-worth individuals seeking financial, legal, fiscal, and HR advisory support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maetwerk: Employer branding and recruitment platform for Van Havermaet careers, featuring dedicated sites for Students, Starters, Professionals, and Experts.

Products and services

• Accountancy First-line advisory service ensuring all statutory obligations are correctly and timely completed for entrepreneurs, including administration (full bookkeeping processing) and reporting (interpretation of figures, reporting, and client advisory).
• Audit Statutory audit and financial statement verification services. Auditors work with clients to formulate recommendations, improve internal control environments, and assess enterprise performance.
• Business Consulting Supports companies and entrepreneurs at all C-levels, processing operational and financial data, automating reporting and dashboards, and advising on margin, cost-price, and return calculations for strategic and operational management decisions.
• Corporate Finance Full-cycle M&A advisory and growth financing services. Guides entrepreneurs in buying or selling businesses and in seeking growth capital or venture capital, providing targeted advice with trust, discretion, and independence.
• Family Office Advisory services for family businesses, entrepreneurial families, and high-net-worth individuals. Provides overview and insight into the complexity of total assets and guides business succession and estate planning, balancing financial, fiscal-legal, and interpersonal interests.
• HR Services Comprehensive HR advisory covering salary optimization, well-being policy, labor law questions, payroll calculation, and HR process outsourcing, translating complex legislation into practical guidance.
• International Advisory services for foreign and Belgian internationally-oriented companies on fiscal, social, legal, and administrative matters, including secondment, salary splits, expat arrangements, payroll, single permits, VAT registration, permanent establishments, and income tax.
• Legal Legal advisory and support for acquisitions and restructurings, real estate transactions, corporate matters, contracts, general conditions, and administrative formalities including certificates, shareholder and UBO register updates, reports, and publication forms.
• Sustainability ESG and sustainability advisory helping companies respond to European regulatory reporting requirements on sustainability plans and performance, and build a strategic ESG policy that creates business value. Services range from one-time training to a sustainability manager as a service.
• Tax Comprehensive tax advisory across all fiscal disciplines. Supports clients in developing fiscal strategies and building safe and healthy business and private assets, covering corporate and personal tax planning.
• Scan2book Online document management portal for clients to upload and process documents for bookkeeping and accounting purposes.
• Ondernemingsradar Business intelligence and financial health monitoring tool enabling clients to track and analyze company performance indicators.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PrimeGlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Van Havermaet became a member of PrimeGlobal in 2024, an international association of accounting and advisory firms. PrimeGlobal is described as providing a network of independent firms globally.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VGD (Van Geel Deruyck): Belgian mid-market accounting and advisory firm offering audit, tax, legal, and corporate finance services to entrepreneurs and SMEs. Closely comparable to Van Havermaet in service mix, client segment, and Belgian regional footprint.
• Vandelanotte: Belgian multidisciplinary accountancy and advisory firm with a comparable entrepreneur / liberal profession / family business client base. Similar headcount range and Flemish regional concentration.

Broad incumbents

• BDO Belgium: Mid-tier international accounting network with a Belgian practice offering audit, tax, and advisory. Competes directly with Van Havermaet for Belgian SME and mid-market clients but with broader international reach.
• Grant Thornton Belgium: International mid-market advisory network with a Belgian member firm. Overlaps with Van Havermaet in audit, tax, and advisory for growing Belgian companies, with a larger international footprint.
• RSM Belgium: Global mid-tier audit and advisory network. Comparable in targeting Belgian mid-market clients with cross-border ambitions, though backed by a much larger international network than Van Havermaet.
• Baker Tilly Belgium: Mid-tier international advisory network operating in Belgium. Similar SME-focused positioning to Van Havermaet across accounting, tax, and advisory.
• Moore Belgium: International accounting and advisory network with Belgian member firms. Direct competitor for Belgian mid-market audit, tax, and consulting mandates.
• KPMG Belgium: Big 4 professional services firm with full Belgian coverage across audit, tax, legal, and advisory. Competes for larger Belgian clients and represents a scale ceiling for Van Havermaet's growth ambitions.
• Deloitte Belgium: Big 4 firm with strong Belgian practice across consulting, audit, tax, and legal. Represents the upper bound of professional services competition in Belgium.

Emerging players

• Tiberghien: Belgian tax and legal advisory boutique specializing in international tax, estate planning, and corporate structuring. Comparable to Van Havermaet's Tax and Family Office practices but narrower in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/vanhavermaetgroenw
• Facebookfacebook.com/vhavermaet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/van-havermaet
• Instagraminstagram.com/vhavermaet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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