Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer

What Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer does

Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer is a Dutch independent M&A boutique founded in February 2018 by Geoffrey Bruyn and Jeroen Brenninkmeijer, headquartered in Naarden, Netherlands. The firm provides corporate finance services — including sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, strategic advisory, valuations, cross-border transaction execution, and arrangement of external financing — exclusively to wealth and asset management companies, family offices, fintechs, and private banks. Its founders bring a combined 60+ years of sector experience from prior senior roles at institutions such as ABN AMRO, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Julius Baer Nederland, Kempen & Co, and Bank Oyens & Van Eeghen, and the firm explicitly positions this vertical specialization as its competitive and differential advantage versus generic corporate finance advisors.

The firm's transaction track record includes the origination and process guidance of multiple completed sell-side mandates (Boer & Olij, Slim Vermogensbeheer, Amfora Vermogensbeheer, Ritzer en Rouw, Verwer & Janssen, Indexus Groep, and Servatus Vermogensmanagement) between 2019 and 2025, plus a buy-side mandate for a majority stake in a Dutch wealth manager in 2021 and strategic advisory to Anthos Fund & Asset Management in 2020. The operating geography spans the Benelux, with network reach into the UK and Switzerland for cross-border transactions.

The business model is fee-based, combining transaction-success fees on M&A mandates with professional services fees for strategic advisory and valuations. The firm is founder-owned with no external funding, no subsidiaries, and a headcount in the 1-10 band centered on the two partners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured per engagement. There is no technology product offering; the entire value proposition is delivered through direct advisory by the partners and their network.

Name

Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer

Legal name

Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer B.V.

Website

https://bruynbrenninkmeijer.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer is a Dutch independent M&A boutique founded in 2018, providing corporate finance advisory — including buy-side and sell-side M&A, strategic advisory, valuations, and financing arrangement — to wealth managers, asset managers, family offices, fintechs, and private banks in the Benelux.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

M&A Advisory / Corporate Finance Services

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry-Specialist / Sector-Focused M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Buy-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAB)

Keywords

• M&A advisory
• Corporate finance
• Wealth management consulting
• Asset management advisory
• Merger acquisition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Naarden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory Services: Transaction-based fees from guiding purchase and sales mandates throughout the M&A process for wealth management and asset management companies in the Benelux.
2. Strategic Advisory: Fees for strategic advice to shareholders regarding the future direction of their company, including organic/inorganic growth strategies and merger possibilities.
3. Valuation Services: Valuation of wealth & asset management firms and investment companies.
4. Financing Arrangement: Arrangement of external financing for clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer is a Dutch independent M&A boutique that delivers corporate finance advisory services to independent wealth management firms, asset managers, family offices, fintechs, and private banks in the Benelux. The firm initiates and guides both purchase and sales mandates throughout the full M&A process, provides strategic advice on company direction, executes cross-border transactions, performs valuations, and arranges external financing.

Product overview

Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer is a Dutch independent M&A boutique offering corporate finance services since February 2018. The firm operates as a single unified service offering focused on the wealth and asset management sector in the Benelux. Services include strategic advisory, M&A transaction guidance (both buy and sell side mandates), valuation services, cross border transaction execution, and arrangement of external financing. The firm has a combined experience of more than 60 years working in the wealth and asset management sector. The firm is not a technology product company but rather a professional services firm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M&A Advisory Services Corporate finance advisory services covering the full M&A process from strategic advice through transaction completion, delivered to independent wealth management firms, asset managers, family offices, fintechs, and private banks in the Benelux.
• Strategic Advisory Strategic counsel to shareholders regarding the future direction of their wealth and asset management companies, including evaluation of growth opportunities, merger possibilities, and external financing options.
• Valuation Services Valuation of wealth and asset management firms and investment companies, including valuation reports for independent wealth management companies.
• Cross Border Transaction Services Initiation and execution of cross-border M&A transactions, with a network extending to Belgium, Luxembourg, the UK, and Switzerland.
• External Financing Arrangement Arrangement of external financing for wealth and asset management companies undergoing M&A transactions.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lazard: Global investment bank with strong Asset Management and wealth advisory M&A practice across Europe. Comparable in serving wealth/asset management M&A mandates, but at much larger scale and with broader advisory capabilities.
• Deloitte M&A and Transactions Services: Big Four advisory practice with dedicated Financial Services M&A and valuation teams active in Dutch and Benelux wealth management transactions. Comparable as incumbent with sector coverage, though competing on scale rather than boutique specialization.
• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank with deep Financial Services M&A practice covering asset and wealth managers. Comparable in serving wealth management M&A mandates, though with significantly broader scale and product set.
• PwC Deals: Big Four deal advisory practice with significant wealth and asset management M&A activity in the Benelux. Comparable incumbent competing for similar mid-market financial services mandates with broader execution capacity.

Direct peers

• Clairfield International: International M&A advisory firm with strong European footprint and financial services expertise. Comparable as cross-border M&A advisor targeting mid-market financial services transactions similar to Bruyn & Brenninkmeijer.
• IMAP: International M&A advisory partnership with deep mid-market focus and dedicated financial services sector coverage. Comparable as a partnership-style boutique advisor competing for similar wealth management M&A mandates.
• Oaklins: Global mid-market M&A advisory partnership with sector-specialist teams including Financial Services. Comparable as a sector-focused M&A advisor serving mid-market wealth and asset manager transactions.
• Lincoln International: Global mid-market M&A advisory firm with a dedicated Financial Services group covering asset and wealth managers. Comparable as specialist mid-market advisor with European presence serving similar buyer/seller universe.
• Marktlink: Dutch M&A advisory boutique focused on mid-market transactions across the Benelux, with a dedicated Financial Services / wealth management practice. Most direct comparable in terms of size, geography, and target client segment.

Regional players

• Kempen & Co: Dutch merchant bank with dedicated Securities and Wealth Management franchises. Comparable as a regional Dutch financial services specialist with M&A capability, and prior employer of co-founder Brenninkmeijer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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