De Valk Yacht Brokers

What De Valk Yacht Brokers does

De Valk Yacht Brokers (legally De Valk Group BV) is a European yacht brokerage firm headquartered in Loosdrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1949 and operating for over 75 years. The company facilitates the buying and selling of sailing and motor yachts in the 10–40 metre segment, completing several hundred transactions per year across approximately 800 active listings (923 at time of observation) and a proprietary database of roughly 60,000 buyers and sellers. Its core technology is essentially a curated marketplace and CRM layer — a searchable listings platform combined with a buyer/seller database that supports broker-led matching — rather than a software product in the conventional sense.

The business operates a transaction-fee revenue model, earning commissions on completed yacht sales, supplemented by professional services revenue from yacht management, charter arrangements, valuation, finance & insurance intermediation, and berth sales. Go-to-market is a high-touch, field-sales model executed through a network of branch offices across at least seven European countries (Netherlands, Germany, France, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Slovenia) and an active presence at more than 11 major annual boat shows including Cannes, Monaco, Palma, and Biograd. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Customer segments are primarily affluent individual yacht owners and international buyers/sellers seeking professional handling of high-value transactions; the company also operates affiliated entities Falcon Rydell (maritime services) and YachtBid (online yacht auctions). De Valk is a private company with no public revenue disclosure, no institutional funding history, and no AI/ML capability evidence in the input data.

Name

De Valk Yacht Brokers

Legal name

De Valk Group BV

Website

https://devalk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

De Valk Yacht Brokers is a Netherlands-based European yacht brokerage firm, founded 1949, that facilitates buying and selling of 10–40 metre sailing and motor yachts through a network of European offices, a 60,000-name buyer/seller database, and a listings platform, serving affluent individual owners and international buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Yacht & Luxury Boat Charters (With Crew) (THAJALAE)

Keywords

• Yacht brokerage services
• Yacht sales
• Yacht management
• Boat charter
• Yacht valuation

Headquarters

HQ city

Loosdrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Yacht Brokerage Commission: The primary revenue stream comes from commissions on yacht sales and purchases. As a broker, they facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers, earning a percentage or fixed fee on completed sales.
2. Professional Services: Additional services including yacht management, charter arrangements, valuation, finance and insurance services, and berth sales/purchase assistance generate supplementary revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

De Valk Yacht Brokers is a European yacht brokerage firm that facilitates the buying and selling of sailing and motor yachts in the 10 to 40 metre segment, completing several hundred transactions per year. The brokerage service is supported by complementary offerings including yacht marketing, purchase assistance, yacht management, charter arrangements, valuation, finance and insurance, and berth sales.

Product overview

De Valk Yacht Brokers is a European yacht brokerage firm offering a comprehensive platform for buying and selling sailing and motor yachts. The core offering is their brokerage service, which is complemented by supporting modules including yacht marketing, purchase assistance, yacht management, charter services, valuation, finance & insurance, and berth sales. The company focuses on the 10 to 40 metre segment and maintains a database of approximately 60,000 buyers and sellers with around 800 yachts listed at any time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yacht Brokerage Services Full-service yacht brokerage facilitating the buying and selling of sailing and motor yachts in the 10 to 40 metre segment, leveraging a proprietary database of 60,000 buyers and sellers. Several hundred transactions are completed each year.
• Yacht Management Management services for yacht owners to maintain and operate their vessels, provided as a standalone professional service offering.
• Charter Services Charter arrangements for temporary yacht rental, offered as a standalone service to yacht owners and charter clients.
• Valuation Services Professional yacht valuation services provided to owners and prospective buyers for pricing and transaction purposes.
• Finance and Insurance Services Financing and insurance solutions arranged for yacht transactions, provided as a standalone professional service alongside brokerage.
• Berths for Sale Assistance with buying and selling boat berths and marina slips, including help with berth placement for yacht owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Several hundred transactions per year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Falcon RydellminorOthersFalcon Rydell is an affiliated company of De Valk Yacht Brokers, operating as a separate entity in the maritime industry.
• YachtBidminorOthersYachtBid is an affiliated company of De Valk Yacht Brokers, providing online yacht auction services complementing the traditional brokerage model.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Northrop & Johnson: Northrop & Johnson is a global yacht brokerage and charter firm operating across the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean; directly comparable to De Valk as a full-service broker offering sales, charter, and management to HNW clients.
• Camper & Nicholsons: Camper & Nicholsons is a long-established luxury yacht brokerage and charter firm with strong Mediterranean exposure; directly comparable to De Valk in the 10–40m and superyacht brokerage, charter, and management segments with multi-office European presence.
• IYC (International Yacht Collection): IYC is a US-rooted global yacht brokerage, charter, and management firm with strong superyacht focus; directly comparable to De Valk as a competing international full-service yacht broker serving HNW clientele.
• Worth Avenue Yachts: Worth Avenue Yachts is a US-flagship yacht brokerage with strong sportfish and luxury motor yacht focus; directly comparable to De Valk on the brokerage agent model serving HNW buyers and sellers of mid-to-large yachts.
• Fraser Yachts: Fraser Yachts is a global yacht sales, charter, and management company with a long Mediterranean track record; directly comparable to De Valk across the same core brokerage and adjacent services for luxury motor and sailing yachts.
• Denison Yachting: Denison Yachting is a US-based yacht sales, charter, and new-boat dealership group with multi-office presence; directly comparable to De Valk on multi-location brokerage and charter arrangement services for motor and sailing yachts.
• Burgess: Burgess is one of the world's largest global yacht brokerage and charter firms with deep superyacht (>30m) focus; directly comparable to De Valk as a full-service yacht broker operating across multiple geographies and segments including sales, charter, and management.

Others

• Boat Trader: Boat Trader is a leading online boat marketplace aggregating listings from brokers and dealers globally; comparable as an ecosystem participant rather than a competing broker, providing the digital listing infrastructure that complements brokers like De Valk.

Emerging players

• YachtBid: YachtBid is an online yacht auction platform affiliated with De Valk; comparable as an emerging digital channel addressing the same buyer and seller pool, offering price-discovery and lower-friction transactions versus traditional brokerage.

Regional players

• Simpson Marine: Simpson Marine is Asia-Pacific's leading yacht brokerage and dealer group operating in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and beyond; comparable to De Valk as a multi-office yacht broker but focused on Asian new-boat brands and Asian clientele rather than European.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/de-valk-yacht-brokers
• Xx.com/DeValkBrokerage
• Facebookfacebook.com/DeValkYachtBrokers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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