RYSE has developed a multi‑year strategy and has actively sought an investment partner to support its planned accelerated growth. Today, we announce that, following a careful selection process with broad market interest, we have chosen XPartners as our partner—an organization that, like RYSE, believes in entrepreneurship, culture, and long‑term value creation.
XPartners is a Northern European advisory group specializing in consultancy, project management, and engineering. Its specialists advise clients across the sectors of infrastructure, area development, buildings, energy, mobility, and sustainability. The group consists of entrepreneurially driven companies, supported by a shared platform for collaboration and growth. XPartners is currently represented across all Scandinavian countries and, together with RYSE, is taking its first step into the Netherlands.
With this step, we are entering the next phase of our development: the creation of the leading platform company for real estate and area development in the Netherlands. The market increasingly demands scale, multidisciplinary expertise, and continuity of capacity. With the entry of XPartners, we significantly strengthen our capabilities.
The investment enables accelerated expansion across several fronts:
Expansion of our service portfolio in both scale and scope, allowing us to continue advising clients from a broader perspective.
Stronger nationwide coverage combined with enhanced regional execution power.
Access to knowledge and experience from a network of more than 2,000 specialists and over 70 companies across Scandinavia, and soon the Netherlands.
“RYSE is a well‑led, highly specialized advisory organization with a strong focus on the public, healthcare, education, and commercial real estate markets. The company has built a strong position with nationwide coverage and regional strength. RYSE has developed a high‑quality business with a way of working that aligns well with our model, in which each organization remains responsible for its own operations and brand. I am delighted to welcome RYSE to XPartners and look forward to working closely with Driss Aarab and his team,” said Sonny Mirborn, CEO of XPartners.
“I am extremely proud of what we have built at RYSE, made possible by the trust of our clients. We now welcome a partner that provides excellent conditions for continued growth and organizational development, while preserving what has made us successful. We will maintain the same culture, quality, and way of collaborating with our clients. RYSE will be able to further invest in talent development, entrepreneurship, and training programs. This step creates even more opportunities for career progression and specialization for our people. I look forward to continuing to build RYSE together with our employees and to taking on a broader responsibility for the development of XPartners in the Netherlands,” said Driss Aarab, CEO of RYSE.
As part of the transaction, Driss Aarab will, in addition to his role as CEO of RYSE, take on a broader position as Managing Director, contributing to the development of XPartners in the Netherlands.
“This is a significant and important step for XPartners and a fantastic start in the Netherlands. Our ambition is to rapidly establish a strong position with multiple specialist companies and to build a platform comparable to what we have achieved in the Nordics. This will allow us to fully realize the benefits of collaboration and maximize the value of our business model. RYSE will play a key role in this, given its strong local presence and entrepreneurial mindset,” said Sonny Mirborn.
This is a significant and important step for XPartners and a fantastic start in the Netherlands. Our ambition is to rapidly establish a strong position with multiple specialist companies and to build a platform comparable to what we have achieved in the Nordics. This will allow us to fully realize the benefits of collaboration and maximize the value of our business model. RYSE will play a key role in this, given its strong local presence and entrepreneurial mindset.
“The challenges in the Netherlands are becoming larger and more complex,” Driss Aarab explained. “With this step, we can offer clients the continuity, capacity, and quality that will be essential in the decades ahead. By implementing knowledge and insights gained in the Nordics, we expect to make significant progress through cross‑fertilization and innovation in our services. At the same time, our culture and identity will remain leading principles.”
XPartners’ growth ambition in the Netherlands offers companies that wish to become part of a stronger collective the opportunity to join the platform.