4most and VB Risk Advisory join forces to accelerate the growth of risk advisory services in Northern Europe

We are excited to announce that 4most has successfully acquired VB Risk Advisory B.V, a Netherlands-based risk consultancy.

The addition of VB Risk Advisory will accelerate the growth of 4most’s existing Netherlands business, bringing a team of 24 econometricians highly skilled in quantitative risk and financial modelling, a respected training and development programme, and trusted client relationships.

VB’s commitment to grassroots talent and their people-centric culture combined with continued delivery excellence has allowed it to become an established, respected brand in the Dutch financial services market.

In turn, 4most’s trusted specialist risk, regulation, and data analytics services will bring scale and senior specialists to accelerate VB’s impressive growth to date.

Together the group will take the business to 28 quantitative specialists based in Amsterdam, and a total of 300 experts globally.

“We have been building a team in the Netherlands for just over a year now, and with a regulatory landscape that is rapidly evolving, it was clear to us that 4most’s platform and global scale could add value to the broader financial services market here,” said Rob McDowell, Chief Executive at 4most.

McDowell added: “By joining with VB Risk Advisory, we will bring respected risk and regulatory expertise and specialist quantitative modelling skills to our Clients. Together, we will offer vast knowledge of best practices across financial institutions and provide quantitative support backed by deep knowledge of risk, data, and analytics.”

“We’ve built VB Risk Advisory on a foundation of trust, technical excellence, and a people-first culture which has allowed us to reach preferred supplier status with a number of highly reputable financial services clients in the Netherlands,” said VB Risk Advisory Founding Partner Diederick Venekamp.

Venekamp continued: “Joining forces with 4most is a natural next step in our journey, allowing us to continue serving our clients with the same dedication, while accessing greater scale, expertise, and international reach.”

“We’re proud of the business we’ve built and the strong relationships we’ve formed with our clients,” said VB Risk Advisory Founding Partner, Guillamo Bonapart. “Joining with 4most enables us to broaden our impact and bring new opportunities for our people. We’re excited for what we can achieve together in this next chapter.”