What DTSQUARED does

DTSQUARED was a London-based specialist data consultancy founded in 2014 that delivered data management, governance, and implementation services to large financial institutions globally. The firm operated with a team of 85 data experts and offered end-to-end consultancy engagements spanning data strategy, solution design, establishment, and implementation, with the objective of enabling clients to harness data to solve real-world business problems and unlock tangible opportunities. Its core offering was professional consulting services sold on a quote-based enterprise engagement model, targeting large banks and financial institutions with complex data management and regulatory challenges. The firm maintained strategic relationships with global technology partners to complement its delivery capability.

In August 2021, DTSQUARED was acquired by Projective Group, a European consultancy operating across six major centres in Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Following the acquisition, the DTSQUARED brand was absorbed into Projective Group's data service line, accessible via data.projectivegroup.com, and the combined entity now offers a broader portfolio spanning data, payments, risk and compliance, pensions and insurance, and transformation services to financial institution clients across Europe. DTSQUARED's pre-acquisition capabilities in data management and governance were positioned as complementary to Projective Group's management consulting offering, enabling a truly end-to-end consultancy package for clients. Leadership transitioned such that Toby Pearson, the former DTSQUARED CEO, was integrated into the combined entity under Stefan Dierckx as Group CEO.

Name

DTSQUARED

Legal name

DTSQUARED

Website

https://dtsquared.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DTSQUARED was a London-based specialist data consultancy providing data management, governance, and implementation services to large financial institutions globally, operating with 85 data experts before being acquired by Projective Group in August 2021.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: End-to-end consultancy services encompassing data strategy, design, establishment and implementation of data solutions for financial institutions. Revenue derived from professional service engagements delivering measurable business value to clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DTSQUARED was a specialist data consultancy that designed, established and implemented data management and governance solutions for large financial institutions globally. Following its August 2021 acquisition by Projective Group, the DTSQUARED team's expertise in data strategy, design and implementation became part of Projective Group's data service offering.

Product overview

DTSQUARED was a data consultancy firm offering a unified set of data services focused on data management and governance. The company has since been acquired by Projective Group (August 2021) and now operates as part of Projective Group's data service offerings. DTSQUARED brought expertise in designing, establishing, and implementing data solutions that provide real business value for large financial institutions globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Consultancy Services

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Global Technology PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic relationships with global technology partners providing access to technology solutions and integrations that complement the data consulting services offered to clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wavestone: Wavestone is a European management and IT consulting firm with a strong financial services practice across France, UK, and Benelux. It is highly comparable to DTSQUARED-as-Projective: similar size band, similar FS vertical focus, and overlapping data/regulatory transformation offerings (e.g., risk, compliance, payments).
• Slalom: Slalom is a global consulting firm focused on business and technology transformation with deep data and analytics capabilities. Comparable to DTSQUARED as a mid-sized, regionally anchored data/strategy consultancy selling end-to-end engagements into enterprise buyers, though Slalom is larger and US-rooted.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent: Capgemini Invent is the digital and strategy arm of Capgemini, offering large-scale data, AI and financial services consulting. It competes with DTSQUARED for FS data mandates at the upper end of the market and represents a 'scale incumbent' benchmark for the kind of programs DTSQUARED targets.
• Accenture: Accenture is a global professional services firm with deep financial services and data practices. It is a broad incumbent competitor that DTSQUARED would face on large transformation deals, and serves as a relevant comparable for how a data practice scales inside a global SI.
• Deloitte Consulting: Deloitte provides audit, consulting, and advisory services with one of the largest financial services and data transformation practices globally. It competes with DTSQUARED for enterprise FS data governance and analytics mandates, particularly on regulatory-driven programs.
• EY-Parthenon: EY-Parthenon is the strategy and transactions consulting arm of Ernst & Young, with substantial financial services and data advisory capabilities. Comparable to DTSQUARED for FS strategy and data engagements, particularly where regulatory and risk drivers intersect.
• Tata Consultancy Services: TCS is a global IT services and consulting firm with one of the largest financial services practices and significant data management/governance offerings. It competes with DTSQUARED on large FS data programs, primarily through offshore-led delivery models that DTSQUARED cannot match on price.
• Infosys Consulting: Infosys Consulting is the consulting arm of Infosys, focused on enterprise transformation with deep financial services and data capabilities. Comparable to DTSQUARED for FS data programs, but with a globally distributed delivery model and significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy specializing in data, software engineering, and digital transformation for enterprise clients. It is comparable to DTSQUARED as a delivery-led data and engineering consultancy, though it leans more software-engineering than pure data governance.

Regional players

• Reply: Reply is an Italian-headquartered IT consulting and digital services group with strong European financial services and data practices. It is a regional peer to DTSQUARED in continental Europe, competing on similar data and FS transformation programs but with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DTSQUARED_HQ

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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