RPP GROUP

What RPP GROUP does

RPP Group SRL (formerly Rohde Public Policy) is a Brussels-headquartered public affairs and advocacy consultancy founded in 2002 by Sebastian Rohde and now operating under the umbrella of Paritee following a November 2025 acquisition. The firm employs 60-plus consultants across seven European offices (Brussels, Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Poland) and specializes in navigating highly regulated sectors — primarily healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices — while also serving research & innovation, social policy, and trade/market access clients. Its service portfolio comprises eight modules: Advocacy & Public Affairs (core), Strategic Consulting & Training, Stakeholder Management, Association Services (including ASBL/AISBL formations), Communication Campaigns, Visual Services, Events, and Regulation & Governance.

The firm's differentiation rests on three stated policy principles (evidence-based policymaking, innovation integration, ethics/transparency) and an unusually deep bench of Senior Advisors that includes former EU ambassadors (Clyde Kull), former EP cabinet members (Thomas Krings), the former president of the French National Authority for Health (Prof. Dominique Le Guludec), the 25-year former CEO of EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe (Yann le Cam), and a former member of French Parliament (Jean-Baptiste Moreau). RPP engages enterprise clients — typically corporate affairs, government relations, and communications executives at healthcare companies, biotech firms, medtech manufacturers, patient associations, and trade bodies — through retainer-based and project-based senior-advisor-led consulting engagements. There is no proprietary technology platform, no developer-facing API, and no disclosed software product; the company's competitive advantage is relationship-driven, not technology-driven. Since November 2025 it operates as a brand-preserved entity within the Paritee multi-market European agency coalition.

Name

RPP GROUP

Legal name

RPP Group SRL

Website

http://rpp-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RPP Group is a Brussels-headquartered European public affairs and advocacy consultancy, founded in 2002, with 60+ consultants across seven country offices serving healthcare, life sciences, and highly regulated-sector clients through evidence-based policy and stakeholder engagement, now operating within the Paritee agency coalition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Affairs & Government Relations (MPAAADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Life Sciences PR (MPAAADAD), Healthcare & Life Sciences PR (BPAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Public affairs consulting
• Healthcare advocacy services
• Policy communication advisory
• Stakeholder engagement consulting
• Regulatory affairs advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Affairs Consulting Services: RPP generates revenue through professional consulting engagements providing advocacy, public affairs, strategic advice, stakeholder management, and policy communication services. The firm works with clients across healthcare, biosciences, and other regulated sectors on policy influence campaigns and regulatory engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RPP Group is a public affairs consultancy that provides advocacy, strategic consulting, and policy communication services to enterprise clients in highly regulated sectors, primarily healthcare and life sciences. The firm delivers integrated professional services across eight modules including advocacy, stakeholder management, association services, communication campaigns, visual services, events, strategic training, and regulatory governance, operating from offices in Brussels, Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, and Madrid.

Product overview

RPP Group is a public affairs consultancy firm offering integrated professional services centered on advocacy and public affairs. The portfolio includes core consulting services (Advocacy & Public Affairs), complemented by strategic advisory modules (Strategic Consulting & Training, Stakeholder Management, Association Services), communication services (Communication Campaigns, Visual Services, Events), and regulatory advisory (Regulation and Governance). The company specializes in highly regulated sectors including healthcare, research and innovation, social policy, and trade/market access issues, operating from offices in Brussels (headquarters), Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, and Warsaw.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy & Public Affairs
• Strategic Consulting & Training
• Stakeholder Management
• Association Services
• Communication Campaigns
• Visual Services
• Events
• Regulation and Governance

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Paritee Network Agencies (GK Nordic, Brands2Life, DVA, LHLK, PRP, Fenton, N75, Kruse Larsen, Truth, OneStrategy Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRPP is part of the Paritee multi-market coalition of leading agencies, combining agility and local expertise of independents with strategic depth and global scale of a network. Partner agencies operate collaboratively on international mandates while maintaining entrepreneurial spirit.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FIPRA International: Brussels-headquartered public affairs and government relations consultancy with pan-European reach, serving clients on EU policy advocacy across regulated sectors. Highly comparable to RPP in core offerings, geographic footprint, and target client base.
• GPlus Europe: Brussels-based public affairs and communications consultancy with a focus on EU policy and regulated industry clients. Directly comparable to RPP in service offering, sector focus, and pan-European stakeholder engagement model.
• MHP Communications: London-headquartered strategic communications and public affairs consultancy with strong EU and UK healthcare practice. Directly comparable to RPP in serving pharma and life sciences clients on policy and stakeholder engagement across European markets.
• Interel (Acumen Public Affairs): European public affairs consultancy group with Brussels headquarters and offices across major EU capitals. Directly comparable to RPP in core public affairs offerings, multi-country European footprint, and healthcare/regulated-sector focus.
• Havas Public Affairs: European public affairs and healthcare communications consultancy group with Brussels presence. Directly competes with RPP on EU healthcare and regulated-sector advocacy mandates, with comparable service offerings and target clients.

Broad incumbents

• APCO Worldwide: Global public affairs and strategic communications firm with deep European operations including Brussels. Overlaps with RPP on EU healthcare and regulated-sector advocacy, but operates as a much larger full-service consultancy with broader geographic and functional scope.
• Hill+Knowlton Strategies: Global public relations and public affairs firm with a significant European healthcare and policy practice. Comparable to RPP in serving multinational regulated-industry clients on policy advocacy, though at substantially larger scale and broader scope.
• BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe): Major global public relations and public affairs agency with strong European healthcare and public affairs practice. Comparable in serving regulated industry clients on policy and communications, but operates at far greater scale and with broader service offerings than RPP.
• FleishmanHillard: Global PR and public affairs network with a dedicated European healthcare practice headquartered in Brussels. Overlaps with RPP on EU healthcare stakeholder engagement and policy communications, but as part of a wider integrated communications portfolio.
• Brunswick Group: Global advisory firm focused on critical issues and public affairs, with significant European and healthcare practice presence. Comparable to RPP on high-stakes policy and stakeholder engagement for large corporate clients, though broader in scope and larger in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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