The EOS 2019/20 financial year: healthy growth in Western Europe.

• In the last financial year Western Europe region enjoyed an increase in revenue of five percent, from around EUR 221 million to EUR 232 million.
• The Group’s companies in Western Europe gained ground as the leading provider of receivables purchases. 
• France in particular increased its investments, while significant receivables portfolios were also acquired in Belgium and Portugal.

With a more than 27 percent share of consolidated revenue, Western Europe was able to strengthen its position as an important part of the EOS Group. And according to Witzig, this is not set to change in the next financial year despite the coronavirus crisis: “Western Europe has been hard hit by the pandemic, particularly in France and Spain. However, thanks to our strong financial background I am confident that we will continue to be a reliable partner to our customers in the fiduciary collection and receivables purchasing segments in the future as well.”

In the receivables purchasing segment, the EOS Group underpinned its commitment as an investor in fiscal 2019/20. In the last financial year, EUR 651.3 million were invested in unsecured and secured receivables and real estate to be restructured. 

With an investment volume of EUR 174.2 million, the Western Europe region had a just under 27 percent share of the Group’s total investment in fiscal 2019/20. In respect of secured receivables in particular, Western Europe is the front runner, with EOS investing more than 40 percent of its investment volume in this region.

Nathalie Lameyre, Managing Director of EOS in France, explains why: “The work done by our experienced experts, legal advisors and real estate appraisers has made EOS one of the leading investors in real-estate secured receivables in Western Europe. Through our ongoing dialog with defaulting payers we are also able to find mutually acceptable solutions and avoid legal proceedings."

In the French market in particular, EOS also significantly increased its investment in real-estate secured and unsecured portfolios, despite a persistently difficult competitive environment. Other noteworthy transactions:

With more than 40 years of experience in the business, the EOS Group serves more than 20,000 customers from a wide range of segments in 170 countries worldwide. The Western Europe region comprises nine subsidiaries in Austria, Spain, Belgium (two), Denmark, France, Ireland, Switzerland and the UK. In recent years it has become established as a fundamental pillar of the Group.


EOS enables its customers to focus on their core business, increases their liquidity and minimises their reputational risk. Because as a responsible company we are well aware that behind every receivables portfolio there are human beings. Accordingly, we acquire the receivables at realistic prices and do not speculate with them. The outstanding receivables are processed in a professional manner by our trained staff who treat late payers equitably. By working like this we ensure our long-term success and contribute towards a healthy economy.

Click here for information on the overall performance of the EOS Group:

• The year in figures
• Download Annual Report 2019/20
• Press Release on fiscal 2019/20

Click here for more information on developments in fiscal 2019/20:

• Fiscal 2019/20 in Germany
• Fiscal 2019/20 in Eastern Europe
• EOS, the technology-driven financial investor
• Klaus Engberding interview: “We understand our business”