ABN AMRO - ODDO BHF B.V.

What ABN AMRO - ODDO BHF B.V. does

ABN AMRO - ODDO BHF B.V. is an equal-share joint venture established on 16 September 2020 between ABN AMRO (a Dutch bank focused on Northwest Europe) and ODDO BHF (an independent Franco-German financial services group with over 170 years of history). The company is headquartered in Amsterdam and operates with a staff of approximately 20, providing equity brokerage services with a Benelux focus to corporate and institutional clients.

The JV's core product is equity brokerage services, delivered through a stack of integrated modules: equity research covering more than 500 stocks, institutional sales, sales trading, corporate broking, equity capital markets advisory, and a distribution network reaching more than 600 institutional clients across Europe and the United States. The technology foundation is ODDO BHF's pan-European execution platform, combined with ABN AMRO's Benelux equity research and client relationships. ABN AMRO contributed its Benelux equity research, institutional sales, and sales trading activities at formation, while ODDO BHF contributed its platform and execution capabilities.

The business model is transaction-fee based, with revenue derived from commissions and fees on equity trades and research services provided to institutional clients. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with direct institutional sales coverage across Benelux and broader Europe. Pricing is negotiated individually rather than publicly disclosed, consistent with B2B institutional brokerage norms. Management has stated ambition to extend the partnership into the German market and consolidate European brokerage, framing the JV as part of ODDO BHF's pan-European consolidation strategy following its earlier Natixis partnership.

Name

ABN AMRO - ODDO BHF B.V.

Legal name

ABN AMRO - ODDO BHF B.V.

Website

https://aa-ob.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Equal-share joint venture between ABN AMRO and ODDO BHF providing equity brokerage services in the Benelux, with research covering 500+ stocks and distribution to 600+ institutional clients across Europe and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Equity Brokerage

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Equity Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Issuance Strategy & Readiness) (FSACAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL), Cross-Border M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAH)

Keywords

• Equity brokerage services
• Institutional equity sales
• Equity research coverage
• Corporate broking services
• Equity capital markets

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Equity Brokerage Services: The joint venture generates revenue through equity brokerage services including institutional sales, sales trading, and equity capital markets activities. Revenue is derived from transaction fees and commissions on equity trades and research services provided to institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

ABN AMRO – ODDO BHF B.V. is an Amsterdam-based joint venture that provides equity brokerage services with a Benelux focus. The firm combines ABN AMRO's Benelux equity research, institutional sales and sales trading activities with ODDO BHF's pan-European execution platform, offering equity research coverage of 500+ stocks and distribution to 600+ institutional clients across Europe and the United States.

Product overview

ABN AMRO – ODDO BHF is a joint venture providing a unified equity brokerage platform for the Benelux market. The core offering is Equity Brokerage Services, supported by integrated modules including Equity Research (covering 500+ stocks), Institutional Sales, Sales Trading, Corporate Broking, and Equity Capital Markets Services. The platform leverages ABN AMRO's local market expertise and ODDO BHF's pan-European execution capabilities, with distribution reaching over 600 institutional clients in Europe and the United States. The company operates as a single consolidated platform combining complementary strengths from both parent organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Equity Brokerage Services Core equity brokerage offering for corporate and institutional clients, providing execution capabilities and market access across European and US markets.
• Equity Research Investment analysis and market intelligence covering 500+ stocks to support institutional trading and investment decisions.
• Institutional Sales Sales coverage connecting institutional clients such as asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies with investment opportunities and market insights.
• Sales Trading Execution facilitation of equity trades on behalf of institutional clients across Benelux and European markets.
• Corporate Broking Advisory service linking corporate clients with institutional investor networks and supporting corporate access activities.
• Equity Capital Markets Services Advisory and execution services for corporate clients seeking to raise equity financing through capital markets transactions.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ABN AMROcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020Equal-share joint venture partner bringing Benelux equity research, institutional sales, and sales trading activities to the partnership. ABN AMRO contributes its leading Benelux equity franchise to the joint venture.
• ODDO BHFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2020Equal-share joint venture partner contributing state-of-the-art platform and execution capabilities. ODDO BHF is an independent Franco-German financial services group with 170+ years of history. The partnership is part of ODDO BHF's pan-European strategy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Degroof Petercam: Belgian-Dutch private banking and asset manager with Benelux-focused equity research and institutional brokerage. Directly overlaps AA-OB's Benelux-centric franchise from a competing national champion position.

Broad incumbents

• ABN AMRO: Dutch bank and equal-share parent of AA-OB. Retains adjacent corporate and investment banking capabilities beyond the equity brokerage perimeter that AA-OB was created to consolidate.
• ODDO BHF: Franco-German financial services group and equal-share parent of AA-OB. Overlaps directly in equity execution and research capabilities across wider Europe, functioning as both parent and broader competitor for the same institutional wallet.
• Natixis: French corporate and investment bank with prior pan-European equity brokerage alliance with ODDO BHF. Comparable broad European institutional brokerage and ECM franchise competing for the same client base.
• Jefferies: Global mid/small-cap equity broker with significant European institutional research and ECM presence. Competes for the same continental European mid-cap institutional wallet and ECM mandates.

Direct peers

• Van Lanschot Kempen: Dutch wealth manager and asset manager with a notable European equity research and corporate broking franchise. Comparable Dutch-rooted equity broker with institutional research and ECM capabilities.
• Kepler Cheuvreux: Independent European equity broker and research house with pan-European mid-cap coverage across multiple geographies. Directly comparable to AA-OB's research-plus-execution model serving institutional clients in continental Europe.
• Bryan, Garnier & Co: European investment bank specialized in mid-cap equity research, brokerage and corporate broking. Closely mirrors AA-OB's mid-cap focus and combined research/advisory/distribution model for institutional clients.
• MainFirst (Stifel Europe): Pan-European equity research and brokerage platform now part of Stifel. Comparable mid/small-cap focused research-and-broker model serving institutional clients across continental Europe.
• Berenberg: Hamburg-based bank with a leading European equity research platform and institutional brokerage franchise. Highly comparable as a Franco-German/Northwest European equity broker with similar mid-cap coverage ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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