RPS Group / RPS LEGAL

What RPS Group / RPS LEGAL does

RPS Group is a Netherlands-headquartered professional advisory firm that delivers legal, financial, and strategic consulting services to companies expanding into Europe. Founded in 2016 and operating through its primary legal entity RPS Legal B.V. (Netherlands) and wholly-owned subsidiary RPS Group Switzerland GmbH, the firm maintains offices in Hilversum (global headquarters, next to the Nike EU campus), Amsterdam, London, and Zug. Its core offering is European market entry advisory, supplemented by immigration services under the START by RPS brand, Dutch and EU regulatory compliance (VAT, employment law, corporate structuring, governance), and ongoing strategic advisory for select long-term clients.

The firm runs a sales-led, mandate-based go-to-market in which engagements are priced per mandate rather than on an hourly basis, with fees derived from time spent and costs incurred and payable independent of outcome unless otherwise agreed. Client acquisition is driven primarily by thought-leadership content (a regularly updated blog covering Brexit, AI law, VAT, employment law, immigration, and EU free movement of goods), email newsletter subscriptions, and direct outreach. Target segments are growth-stage and mature companies expanding into Europe, founder-led businesses with institutional backing, regulated sectors, and governmental/institutional bodies supporting outbound expansion.

RPS Group has no proprietary technology platform and operates without disclosed external institutional ownership, appearing to be founder/management-owned. Its competitive positioning rests on cross-jurisdictional advisory expertise spanning the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and selected EU markets, combined with a deliberate selective-engagement posture rather than scaled service delivery.

Name

RPS Group / RPS LEGAL

Legal name

RPS Legal B.V.

Website

https://rps-group.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RPS Group is a Netherlands-headquartered legal and strategic advisory firm that helps growth-stage and founder-led companies expand into Europe, particularly the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK, through market entry advisory, immigration, and regulatory compliance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Advisory Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Market entry advisory
• Regulatory compliance consulting
• Corporate structuring services
• Immigration advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilversum

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal and Advisory Services: Professional fees for legal and strategic advisory services, including market entry advisory, structuring, governance, and regulatory positioning. Fees are charged based on time spent and costs incurred, with payment not dependent on outcome unless otherwise agreed. The firm also takes advance payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RPS Group is a professional advisory firm providing legal, financial, and strategic consulting services for internationally active companies and institutional partners expanding into Europe. The firm's core offering centers on market entry advisory for the Netherlands, Switzerland, and selected EU jurisdictions, covering jurisdiction comparison, regulatory positioning, structuring, governance, immigration, and ongoing long-term strategic advisory.

Product overview

RPS Group is a legal and advisory services firm providing a portfolio of services centered on market entry advisory and strategic consulting for companies expanding into Europe, with particular focus on the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK. The core offering comprises Market Entry Advisory (including strategic market entry, regulatory positioning, and structural decision support), START by RPS (immigration services), RPS Legal Services (legal compliance, VAT, employment law, and corporate governance), and an Ongoing Strategic Advisor Role for select long-term clients. The company operates offices in Amsterdam, Hilversum (headquarters), London, and Zug to serve international clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Market Entry Advisory

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CMS (law firm): Top 10 international law firm with deep European presence across the Netherlands, Switzerland, and UK. Provides corporate, regulatory, and market entry legal services that overlap with RPS's legal and regulatory positioning practice.
• BearingPoint: European-headquartered management and technology consultancy with practices in regulatory advisory and market entry strategy. Comparable as an incumbent advisory competitor but operating at far larger scale and broader scope.
• KPMG (Netherlands / EU practice): Big 4 professional services firm with substantial European market entry, tax, legal, and regulatory advisory practices. Competes with RPS at the enterprise end of European expansion mandates, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Deloitte (Netherlands / EU practice): Big 4 firm with European expansion, regulatory, legal, and tax advisory practices serving companies entering the Netherlands and EU. Competes for the same enterprise clients RPS targets but offers a full-service platform.

Direct peers

• TMF Group: Global corporate services provider offering entity setup, compliance, accounting, and HR/payroll across 80+ jurisdictions including the Netherlands, Switzerland, and UK. Competes directly with RPS in the integrated market entry and ongoing corporate administration space.
• Intertrust: Provider of corporate services, fund administration, and capital markets services across jurisdictions including the Netherlands, Switzerland, and UK. Comparable to RPS in cross-border corporate structuring and regulatory positioning for European expansion.
• Vistra: International corporate services and expansion specialist with strong European presence. Offers company formation, regulatory, and advisory services that overlap directly with RPS's market entry and ongoing advisory offerings.
• OCO Global: International trade and investment advisory firm supporting companies expanding into new markets, with particular strength in FDI advisory. Comparable to RPS as a boutique cross-border expansion advisory.
• EuroDev: European market expansion services firm assisting North American and other non-EU companies with European market entry. Closely comparable in niche boutique positioning and cross-border advisory focus.
• DutchBasecamp: Boutique advisory firm helping international companies establish operations in the Netherlands, covering market entry, immigration, and corporate structuring. Directly comparable in service scope, geography, and boutique positioning to RPS Group's Netherlands-focused practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rpslegal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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