Red & Black

What Red & Black does

Red & Black bv is a privately held Dutch advisory firm registered in Bavel, Netherlands, operating as a small consulting practice (1-10 employees) led by founder Anton Maas. The firm provides professional services across four main practice areas: credit management advisory (debtor management optimization, DSO reduction, internal and external collection procedures, and debt prevention), mergers and acquisitions advisory (including cultural integration support for SMEs pursuing growth through acquisition), interim management (external executive support for change management and sales upgrading), and training and coaching (team and individual professional development). The firm also markets market exploration and demand-supply matching services to bailiffs and collection agencies.

The firm does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its offering is entirely human-delivered advisory delivered directly by Anton Maas, with associates brought in on demand. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements, with pricing that is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on the founder's professional network, LinkedIn presence, and word-of-mouth referrals rather than marketing infrastructure or intermediaries.

Red & Black serves a diverse set of Dutch enterprise verticals — housing corporations, healthcare institutions, educational institutions, energy suppliers, and telecom providers — as well as SME entrepreneurs and startups. The founder's prior track record (director of two large credit management organizations, built and exited a national firm of 250 employees, sold a software startup to Visma, and active investor in start/scale-ups) is the primary client acquisition and credibility asset. The firm operates exclusively within the Netherlands, with no disclosed international activity, no funding, no institutional ownership, and no app, API, or AI capabilities.

Name

Red & Black

Legal name

Red & Black bv

Website

https://redandblack.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Red & Black is a Dutch founder-led advisory firm providing credit management consulting, M&A support, interim management, and training/coaching services to housing corporations, healthcare, education, energy, telecom, and SME clients in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAGAC

Change Management & Transformation Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAOAG

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/M&A, Transaction & Restructuring Advisory

SECONDARYBPAHAGAE

Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

Keywords

• Credit management consulting
• M&A advisory services
• Interim management services
• Financial due diligence
• Credit risk advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bavel

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. Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from credit management advisory, interim management, mergers & acquisitions advisory, due diligence services, and training/coaching engagements. Services are typically project-based or time-bound with direct client engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Red & Black is a Dutch consulting firm that provides credit management advisory, interim management, M&A advisory support, and training/coaching services. The firm serves organizations across multiple sectors including housing corporations, healthcare, education, energy, telecom, and SMEs, focusing on credit risk, receivables management, and corporate finance engagements.

Product overview

Red & Black is a consulting advisory firm offering a portfolio of professional services. The core offerings include Credit Management Advisory (debtor management optimization, DSO reduction, collection procedures), Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory (growth through acquisition, cultural integration), Interim Management (external expertise for change management and sales), Training and Coaching (team and individual professional development), and Due Diligence Services (credit management and organizational structure assessment). These services are delivered as distinct advisory engagements rather than a unified software product or platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Credit Management Advisory
• Interim Management
• M&A Advisory Support
• Training & Coaching
• Financial Due Diligence

Quantifiable outcome

• Lower DSO through optimized debtor management processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Berenschot: Berenschot is a large Dutch management consulting firm with a broad advisory portfolio across public sector, healthcare, and education. It is comparable to Red & Black as a Dutch-headquartered consultancy serving housing corporations, healthcare, and educational institutions with management and organizational advice, but at much greater scale.
• Oaklins: Oaklins is a global mid-market M&A advisory firm with deep Dutch coverage through offices in the Netherlands. It is comparable to Red & Black's M&A advisory for SME entrepreneurs, though at materially greater scale and breadth.
• Twynstra Gudde: Twynstra Gudde is a Dutch consulting firm specializing in public sector, education, and HR/organizational change. It is comparable to Red & Black's organizational advisory, change management, and training work for Dutch housing, healthcare, and education clients, but operates as a larger, established consultancy.

Direct peers

• Gemba Consulting: Gemba is a Dutch mid-market consulting firm focused on strategy, transformation, and operational improvement for SMEs. It is directly comparable to Red & Black's M&A advisory, credit management, and organizational change services for Dutch SME and institutional clients.
• ICFG (International Corporate Finance Group): ICFG is a global mid-market M&A advisory network with member firms serving SME buyers and sellers. It is comparable to Red & Black's SME-oriented M&A advisory services, particularly its support for MKB entrepreneurs pursuing growth through acquisition or takeover.
• Boer & Croon: Boer & Croon is a Dutch interim management and consulting firm that places experienced executives into operational roles. It is directly comparable to Red & Black's interim management, change management, and management advisory offering for Dutch SMEs and institutions.
• Interim Valley: Interim Valley is a Dutch interim management provider placing senior managers into change and turnaround roles. It is directly comparable to Red & Black's interim management and change management offering for the Dutch market.

Others

• Visma: Visma is a Nordic-headquartered software company that acquired one of Anton Maas's prior software startups. It is comparable as an ecosystem reference and past exit partner, though it operates in a completely different category (enterprise SaaS) and is not a current competitor or peer in advisory services.

Emerging players

• Intrum (Netherlands): Intrum is a major European credit management services provider with Dutch operations. It is comparable to Red & Black's credit management advisory in terms of overlapping subject-matter expertise (debtor management, collections, DSO), though Intrum operates as a large-scale outsourced services provider rather than an advisory boutique.
• Graydon: Graydon is a Dutch business information and credit management data provider. It is comparable to Red & Black's credit management advisory work through shared customer base (Dutch corporates needing debtor management and credit policy support), though Graydon is a data vendor rather than a management consultancy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redandblack

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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