M&A Trend Survey Benelux 2024 / 2025
This digital special is a publication of M&A in collaboration with Ansarada.
Coordination:
Jeppe Kleijngeld
Editorial lead M&A NL
Jeppekleijngeld@sijthoffmedia.nl
+31 6 50602289
Community Manager M&A Netherlands
Elisa Houweling
Elisahouweling@sijthoffmedia.nl
+31 6 17237474
Community Manager M&A Belgium
Charlotte Declercq
cdeclercq@houseofexecutives.be
+32 472 42 64 89
Texts: Jan Bletz and Jeppe Kleijngeld
Interviews: Jan Bletz, Jeppe Kleijngeld, Djaja Ottenhof and Charles Sanders
Marketing: Daan Commandeur, Leroy Duivenvoorden and Phaedra Vanhaeren
Design: Dimitry de Bruin
Video: Tijn de Boer
Special Thanks: Melle Eijckelhoff, René de Monchy and Sendy Valk
Publisher
Sijthoff Media
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1018 WZ, Amsterdam
Overview of participating dealmakers and investors
The editorial staff of M&A Magazine, MenA.nl and MandA.be would like to thank all participants for sharing their vision and insights.
The following M&A and private equity experts were interviewed live for this M&A Trend Survey Benelux:
- Hossein Araghi, Managing Director Benelux Lyvia Group
- Gülsüm Aslan, Director Risk Capital Advisors
- Tom Beltman, Managing Director Marktlink Fusies & Overnames
- Nancy de Beule, M&A / Tax Partner PwC
- Tim Boer, Partner AXECO
- Lisa Brouwer, Investment Manager Curiosity VC
- Philippe Craninx, Managing Partner Moore Corporate Finance
- Joost den Engelsman, Head of Private Equity NautaDutilh
- Rob Faasen, Director Risk Capital Advisors
- Véronique Gillis, Deals Partner PwC
- Marco Gulpers, Head of Corporate Finance M&A Nederland ING
- Marc Habermehl, M&A Lawyer-Partner Stibbe
- Sergio Herrera, Managing Director M&A Rabobank
- Iris Hesselink, Partner Pontex Investment Partners
- JC Heyneke, CEO Slimmer AI
- Jan-Hendrik Horsmeier, Partner Clifford Chance
- Ico Jalink, Partner Dentons
- Niek Kolkman, Partner | Head of Deals and Transaction Services KPMG
- Ida Kuijken, Partner Fortino Capital
- Maxime Lübbers, AI Ecosystem Lead Techleap
- Franck Marra, Partner Pontex Investment Partners
- Thomas Mensink, CEO Golden Egg Check
- Johan van Mil, Co-founder & Managing Partner Peak Capital
- Sander Neeteson, Head of Corporate Finance ABN AMRO
- Sjoerd Peijster, Manager Corporate Development Strukton
- Karel Pinxten, Partner Mergers & Acquisitions Deloitte
- Richard Reis, Partner Argos Wityu
- Bas Rieter, Investor Dutch Founders Fund (DFF)
- Tom Snijckers, Partner Oaklins Netherlands
- Hans Swinnen, Partner 3d investors
- Bart Veenman, Senior Manager KPMG
- Lieke van der Velden, Managing Partner NautaDutilh
- Sander Verbrugge, Partner Innovation Industries
- Marcel Vlaar, Financial Due Diligence Partner RSM Netherlands
- Kuif Klein Wassink, Partner | M&A Dentons
- Peter Zwijnenburg, Managing Director M&A and Transaction Solutions EMEA Aon