The new combination serves institutional clients, including asset managers, pension funds, insurers, investment funds, banks and exchanges, as well as investment firms and family offices. Institutional clients use software such as Alloq, the platform for allocation and portfolio management. Investment firms and family offices gain access, for their clients, to Blanco’s white label, all in one platform, which automates the entire wealth management cycle, from client onboarding and KYC to portfolio management and wealth administration. Professionals manage more than €50 billion in assets through the Blanco platform, and more than €850 billion in assets is administered on the VI Company platform. The organisation serves clients in the Netherlands and across Europe and is focused on further growth.
Rotterdam, 12 November 2026: VI Company and Blanco today announce that they merged on 9 June 2026. As of this month, both companies have also been successfully integrated. The merged organisation has combined revenue of more than €9 million, over 100 clients and more than 50 employees. The new organisation offers a broad range of software and services for the institutional and retail wealth management market. Institutional clients are served with mission critical software, custom solutions and supporting services. Wealth managers in the retail segment have access to plug and play software for portfolio management, wealth administration and client onboarding, among other things.
The merger marks an important step in the further growth of VI Company and Blanco within the institutional and retail wealth management market. Together, VI Company and Blanco combine their expertise and innovative strength in IT and product development for investment management and wealth management.
The new combination of VI Company and Blanco is fully committed to innovation, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key driver of its product strategy. In recent years, VI Company has invested heavily in AI technology, specialist knowledge and infrastructure. VI Company has established an AI Competence Center, holds a certified partnership with Anthropic, and is ISO certified and ISAE 3402 assured. Blanco is the market leader in the Netherlands in portfolio management software for (independent) wealth managers. Combined with VI Company’s strong position in software products and development for institutional asset management, this creates a WealthTech market leader with a distinctive proposition across the full breadth of the wealth management sector. With clients in several European countries and the backing of Lexar Partners, which is acquiring a controlling interest in the new organisation, the combination has the scale, innovative strength and financial firepower to further expand its position in the Netherlands and accelerate its international growth ambitions. The new organisation will pursue an active buy and build strategy, combining organic growth with targeted acquisitions.
Kees de Koning, CEO & CPO of the merged organisation
“Blanco has built an impressive position in wealth management technology and a strong reputation in the market. Combining our expertise, technology and people creates a unique proposition for both institutional and retail market participants. We look forward to building a leading European WealthTech player together.”
Joost Walgemoed, Deputy CEO & CCO of the merged organisation
“We chose VI Company because of their proven track record in software development for the financial sector. In addition, the culture and entrepreneurial mindset of both companies are a strong fit. We have known Tim Oskam and Kees de Koning for many years and greatly appreciate the way they have built their company. From the very first conversations, we shared a vision on entrepreneurship, innovation and customer focus. Our expertise in wealth management fits seamlessly with their technological strength. By joining forces, we create an organisation with more innovative power, more scale and more opportunities to support clients in the institutional and retail markets even better.”
Day to day leadership of the new organisation will be in the hands of an experienced management team that brings together the expertise of both companies. Kees de Koning is appointed CEO and CPO. Joost Walgemoed joins as Deputy CEO and CCO. Tim Oskam takes on the role of COO and CTO. Duncan Hobeijn, previously CFO of Blanco, is CFO of the new organisation. Wilfred van Roosmalen remains responsible, as Director of Business Development, for services to wealth managers in the retail segment, and will play an important role in further developing client relationships and the commercial growth of the organisation.
For clients, employees and partners of both VI Company and Blanco, existing services, products, support and agreements remain fully in force. The combination of VI Company and Blanco offers important benefits, including:
An AI first product strategy;
A broader and more complete offering of custom and software solutions for retail and institutional wealth management;
A joint platform strategy based on proven technology and in depth knowledge of laws and regulations;
The ability to further scale services in Europe and other international markets;
A well capitalised combination for accelerated growth.
Employees of both organisations will continue to play an important role in the further development of the new company. Bringing together the expertise, experience and talent of both teams creates a strong organisation with greater innovative power and growth potential. At the same time, the organisation will continue to invest in its existing platforms and services.
About VI Company
VI Company develops and manages mission critical software for financial institutions, wealth managers and institutional investors. Since 2024, the company has been backed by Lexar Partners, which holds a majority stake in VI Company. Lexar is an independent Dutch investment firm focused on technology companies and supports VI Company’s growth strategy.
More than €850 billion in assets is administered through VI Company’s software, and through its Custom Solutions activities VI Company supports a wide range of financial institutions. VI Company’s software is used by organisations supervised by, among others, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the Swiss FINMA and the German BaFin. VI Company is known for its high quality, secure and compliant technology that supports financial institutions in their digital transformation. With a strong focus on innovation, the company continues to expand its international presence, with activities in Europe, Australia and Canada, among other regions.
About Blanco
Blanco provides software solutions for wealth managers and family offices in Europe. With more than twenty years of experience in the sector, Blanco supports its clients with solutions for digital client onboarding, KYC and AML processes, portfolio management, wealth administration and workflow automation.
More than €50 billion in assets is managed through the Blanco platform. The combination with VI Company creates a powerful WealthTech player that gives clients access to more innovative power, a broader range of software and services, and a strong foundation for further international growth.
About Lexar Partners
Lexar Partners is an independent private equity investor focused on mission critical software and technology companies in the Benelux. Lexar Partners invests in ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams who use innovation, digitalisation and AI to transform globally growing end markets. As strategic partner of the new combination, Lexar is acquiring a controlling majority stake and supports the organisation’s further growth and internationalisation strategy.
The new organisation will pursue an active buy and build strategy, combining organic growth with targeted acquisitions. With this, the company aims to further strengthen its market position and accelerate its ambitions as a leading European WealthTech player in investment and wealth management software.
With capital, knowledge and a specialised approach, Lexar currently supports 11 companies in accelerating their growth and further professionalisation. In early 2026, Lexar Partners successfully closed its second fund at €164 million, backed by entrepreneurs, family offices and international institutional investors.
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