BearingPoint and autobiz partner to strengthen transparency and robustness in automotive asset-based financing across Europe
Two leading European companies announce a partnership aimed at residual value management in the context of asset-backed financing for banks, captives, and leasing companies across Europe. By combining autobiz’s automotive market and residual value expertise with BearingPoint’s end-to-end asset-based funding platform, the two companies provide financial institutions with enhanced transparency, consistency, and risk control in the structuring and monitoring of automotive portfolios.
Bringing together automotive data expertise and asset-based funding capabilities
autobiz, one of Europe’s leading providers of automotive market data and residual values, contributes more than 20 years of experience across 22 European markets. Its valuation models are based on daily market observations and follow IFRS compliant and audited methodologies designed to ensure stability, transparency, and consistency over time.
BearingPoint complements this expertise with its Asset & Funding platform, purpose-built for Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) and other asset-based funding instruments. The platform supports financial institutions across the full lifecycle of asset-based financing transactions – from data integration and portfolio structuring to cashflow and scenario simulations, as well as reporting, monitoring, and regulatory transparency.
Through this partnership, autobiz’s residual value data and forward-looking value forecasts are integrated into BearingPoint’s platform, enabling financial institutions to rely on market-based, regularly reviewed residual values when structuring and monitoring their automotive financing programs.
What this partnership brings to financial institutions
By combining independent automotive data expertise with asset-based funding capabilities, clients can benefit from:
- More transparent and market-based residual value assumptions, grounded in daily market observations across 22 European countries
- Improved consistency in portfolio structuring, supported by regularly reviewed and audited valuation methodologies
- Greater confidence for investors, rating agencies, and supervisory authorities, thanks to enhanced traceability and data robustness
- Stronger alignment with evolving regulatory expectations, including support for Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) securitization frameworks
- A more resilient approach to managing residual value risk across automotive lease and loan portfolios
The result is a more robust and sustainable asset-based funding process in a market environment characterized by volatility and increased scrutiny.
Responding to evolving market expectations
In recent years, used-car markets have experienced increased volatility, while regulatory and investor expectations around data quality and transparency have intensified. Financial institutions are therefore seeking stronger foundations for their residual value assumptions and risk management when structuring portfolios for asset-based funding initiatives.
The collaboration between BearingPoint and autobiz directly addresses these challenges by combining deep automotive market knowledge with structured finance expertise across the entire financing lifecycle.
A shared ambition: strengthening transparency in asset based automotive funding
“This partnership reflects our ambition to extend the value of our automotive market expertise into the financial structuring sphere. By working with BearingPoint, we enable financial institutions to integrate reliable, market-based residual values into their funding processes, contributing to greater transparency and long-term stability across Europe”.
Bertrand Chataing – Chief Sales & Development Officer at autobiz.
“This partnership reflects our ambition to extend the value of our automotive market expertise into the financial structuring sphere. By working with BearingPoint, we enable financial institutions to integrate reliable, market-based residual values into their funding processes, contributing to greater transparency and long-term stability across Europe”.
Donald Wachs – Partner & Global Head of Products of BearingPoint.
About BearingPoint
BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consultancy with European roots and a global reach. The firm combines deep industry expertise with strong capabilities in strategy, operations, and technology. Dedicated SAP and Microsoft transformation units, a strong focus on AI, and outcome-based products enable BearingPoint to deliver tailored solutions that create measurable and sustainable value for clients.
In addition to its consulting business, BearingPoint operates two joint ventures: Arcwide, with IFS, specializing in IFS-enabled business transformation, and BearingPoint North America, with ABeam Consulting, focusing on SAP-based business transformation. Together with ABeam Consulting, BearingPoint brings together more than 15,000 professionals serving clients in over 70 countries.
About autobiz
Since 2004, autobiz has been supporting European automotive players with trade-in and used-car data solutions. Its 280 employees continuously build on more than 20 years of used-car data history combined with strong web, software, and automotive operational expertise. autobiz operates offices in Paris, Berlin, Valencia, and Milan and serves more than 20 leading players in the used-car market as well as around 6,500 points of sale across 22 European countries.