A global organisation of M&A advisory services.

Established in 2004.

45 offices in 35 countries.

Amsterdam

Represented by

Aeternus

Worldclass transaction advisory service. Extensive network of financial players. Experienced negotiators High Standard Valuation technics.

M&A Worldwide is represented in Netherlands
by Aeternus.

FIND US:

Paulus Potterstraat 20-3, 1071 DA Amsterdam The Netherlands
+31773200610

Our team

Managing Partner

Jacques Jetten

Managing Partner

Peter Joosten

Marco Akkermans
Director Corporate Finance

Marco Akkermans

Analyst Corporate Finance

Koen Van Bussel

Advisor Corporate Finance

Carlo Caria

Analyst

Tim Duine

Analyst Corporate Finance

Coen Hermans

Analyst Corporate Finance

Sjef Geurts

Consultant Corporate Finance

Dex Van Gils

Corporate Finance Analyst

Mika van Helden

Consultant Corporate Finance

Niek Jacobs

Manager Corporate Finance

Bart Jagers

Consultant Corporate Finance

Lieke Janssen

Analyst Corporate Finance

Michiel Janssen

Partner

Maurice Koopmans

Legal Consultant Corporate Finance

Maartje Korten

Analyst Corporate Finance

Tom Moonen

Analyst Corporate Finance

Geoffrey Noij

Corporate Finance Analyst

Tim Rubenkamp

Analyst Corporate Finance

Peter Segers

Director Corporate Finance

Geert Smets

Consultant Corporate Finance

Tom Soentjens

Partner / Advisor Corporate Finance

Bas van Soest

Analyst Corporate Finance

Ingmar Schmid

Analyst Corporate Finance

Joeri Verlinden

Joep Wennekers
Analyst Corporate Finance

Joep Wennekers

Consultant Corporate Finance

Robbie Woodford

Corporate Finance Analyst

Tom Croughs

Junior Analyst

Floor Brinkman

Junior Analyst

Tim Brekelmans

Partner

Bert Schaareman

Junior Analyst

Bob van den Akker

Senior Analyst

Bas Smelt

Senior Manager

Jan Willen van der Graaf

Managing Partner

Jacques Jetten

Managing Partner of Aeternus. Experience in M&A for more than 15 years. Involved in more than 100 mid-corporate national and international deals.

Industry expertise in Agro and IT.

Extensive valuation expertise (MRICS).

Chairman of M&A Worldwide. Board of the Dutch Association of Registered Valuators.

Industry experience:

Aerospace & defense; Agriculture; Beverages; Electronics; Food; Steel, metal, and woodworking; Trade; Wholesale.
Member of the Internet, Software & Technology Industry Group.

Managing Partner

Peter Joosten

Experience in M&A business for more than 10 years. Especially involved in mid-corporate and corporate international deals. Industry expertise in Industry, Healthcare, and Automotive. Working experience at ING as director of ING Limburg, mainly structured lending specialism.

Industry expertise:

Business services; Education and training; Government; Healthcare; Life sciences; Media, printing, and publishing; Real estate & facility management; Recycling; Security; Trade; Wholesale.

 

Marco Akkermans

Director Corporate Finance

Marco Akkermans

Register Valuator and Advisor Corporate Finance, more than 25 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and accountancy, National and international. Joined Aeternus in 2022.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Business services; Leisure; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.

Analyst Corporate Finance

Koen Van Bussel

Tax Economics and Finance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Experience in M&A and Valuation > three years. National. Industry Expertise in Agribusiness & Food and Industrial & Manufacturing.  Joined Aeternus in 2017.

Industry experience:

Aerospace & defense; Agriculture; Beverages; Electronics; Engineering; Food; Steel, metal, and woodworking; Wholesale.
Member of Agri, Food & Beverages Industry Group. 

Advisor Corporate Finance

Carlo Caria

Master in Finance. Universities in Netherlands and Sweden. 8 years of working experience in M&A, Valuation, and Financing. Realized national and cross-border transactions. Industry Expertise in Packaging, Business Services, and Industry. Joined Aeternus in ‘13. 

Industry experience:

Plastics; Trade; Wholesale.
Leader of the Paper & Packaging Industry Group. 

Analyst

Tim Duine

MSC. in Finance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Experience in M&A and Valuation > two years. National. Joined Aeternus in 2018.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Business services; Energy & renewables; Information technology; Steel, metal, and woodworking.
Member of the Energy, Environment & Cleantech Industry Group.

Analyst Corporate Finance

Coen Hermans

Drs. In Business Economics. Universities in the Netherlands and Spain. Working experience at Rabobank in Corporate Finance (> 20 years). Predominantly National. Industry Expertise in Food and Agriculture, Industrial Services, and Automotive. Joined M&A Worldwide Amsterdam in 2017.

Industry expertise:

Agriculture; Automotive; Beverages; Engineering; Food; Trade; Wholesale.

Analyst Corporate Finance

Sjef Geurts

LLM at Dutch University (tax law) and Register Valuator (postgraduate programs at Tilburg University and Rotterdam School of Management). Previous work at family business (CFO- shareholder). Experience in Corporate Finance and Business Valuation for 12 years (National and International).

Industry expertise:

Plastics; Trade; Wholesale.

 

Consultant Corporate Finance

Dex Van Gils

MSc in Strategic Management. University in the Netherlands. Master Thesis in how alliances contribute to firm performance: to what extent alliance features impact alliance performance. Treasury internship at Mars during the period 2014 – 2016. Joined Aeternus in 2018.

Industry experience:

Advertising, PR & marketing; Aerospace & defense; Electronics; Financial services; Information technology; Insurance; Media, printing, and publishing; Steel, metal, and woodworking; Telecom; Trade; Wholesale.

 

Corporate Finance Analyst

Mika van Helden

Currently working for Aeternus as a Corporate Finance Analyst. Responsibilities within the team are related to business valuations, investment memorandums, longlists, market approaches, due diligence activities and more.

The academic background is at the International Business School of Maastricht University where obtained master degree in Corporate Finance and Marketing (both MSc). Because of this international background, I would like to be involved in international deals.

Industry experience:

Agriculture; Healthcare; Trade; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.

Consultant Corporate Finance

Niek Jacobs

 Master Finance Maastricht University. Joined Aeternus in 2019.

Industry Experience in Industrial Manufacturing.

Manager Corporate Finance

Bart Jagers

Master Tax Law at Maastricht University. Industry Expertise Industrial & Manufacturing.

Experience in M&A and Valuation > three years. National and International. Joined Aeternus in 2019.

Industry experience:

Engineering.

 

Consultant Corporate Finance

Lieke Janssen

MSc in Finance. Universities in Netherlands and Canada. Experience in M&A and Valuation > 5 years. National and international. Industry Expertise in Business Services (Flex & Facility), Healthcare, MedTech, and Recycling. Joined MAWW Amsterdam in 2013. 

Industry expertise:

Business services; Education and training; Government; Healthcare; Hotels & restaurants; Leisure; Life sciences; Media, printing, and publishing; Real estate & facility management; Recycling; Security; Trade; Wholesale.

 

Analyst Corporate Finance

Michiel Janssen

MSc in Strategic Corporate Finance & Sustainable Finance, and BSc in Economics & Business Economics/ Universities in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and Munich, Germany. Previously joined Aeternus in 2021 as an intern and analyst in 2022.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Business services.

Partner

Maurice Koopmans

Experience in M&A for more than 10 years. Involved in 100+ mid-corporate national and international valuations and deals. Industry expertise in Healthcare. ADR-specialist (mediation & negotiation).

Leader of Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma Industry Group.

Industry experience:

Business services; Education and training; Government; Healthcare; Life sciences; Media, printing, and publishing; Real estate & facility management; Recycling; Security; Trade; Wholesale.

Legal Consultant Corporate Finance

Maartje Korten

LL.M in Business Law. Universities in Netherlands and South-Africa. Master Thesis on remuneration laws in combination with moral hazard. Legal intern at Boels Zanders Advocaten in 2015. Travelling around the world for 2 years after graduation. Joined Aeternus in 2018.

Industry experience:

Business services; Education and training; Government; Healthcare; Life sciences; Luxury goods; Media, printing, and publishing; Real estate & facility management; Recycling; Retail and franchising; Security; Textile & clothing; Trade; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.
Member of Consumer & Retail Industry Group.

Analyst Corporate Finance

Tom Moonen

MSF in Finance and BSc in Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University. Former Student-Athlete. Joined Aeternus in 2021.

Member of Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma Industry Group

Analyst Corporate Finance

Geoffrey Noij

Analyst Corporate Finance at Aeternus Corporate Finance. Responsible for company valuations, creating information memorandums and longlists, market approaches, due diligence activities et cetera.

The academic background is in Strategic Corporate Finance (Master) and Human Resource Management (Bachelor). I studied Strategic Corporate Finance at Maastricht University, allowing me to study corporate finance in an international setting.

Industry experience:

Agriculture; Recycling; Steel, metal and woodworking; Transport & logistics.

Corporate Finance Analyst

Tim Rubenkamp

Currently working for Aeternus as a Corporate Finance Analyst with the following responsibilities; business valuations, investment memorandums, searches, market approaches, due diligence and more.

Academic background; MSc in Finance, and BSc in Business Economics at Tilburg University. Joined Aeternus in 2022 as an intern.

Industry experience:

Business services; Information technology; Trade; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.

Analyst Corporate Finance

Peter Segers

Experience in M&A for more than 10 years. Involved in small and medium companies and mid-corporate national and international deals. Extensive valuation and debt advisory expertise. Registred Valuator (RV). Industry expertise in construction, real estate, chemicals, energy, and automotive.

Industry expertise:

Building & construction; Chemicals; Energy & renewables; Trade; Wholesale.

Director Corporate Finance

Geert Smets

Master of Business Valuation and member of the Dutch Association of Registered Valuatiors (RV).

Experience in the Banking Sector > 20 years of mid-corporate enterprises.

Especially involved in Acquisition Finance & Structured Lending.

 

Industry experience:

Agriculture; Food; Steel, metal and woodworking; Trade; Transport & logistics.
Member of the Advanced Manufacturing Industry Group.

Consultant Corporate Finance

Tom Soentjens

Post-bachelor in Accountancy at Hogeschool Arnhem & Nijmegen.
Master of Finance at Tilburg University
International Business Economics at Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Joined Aeternus in 2021.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Business services; Chemicals; Education and training; Engineering; Financial services; Transport & logistics
Member of the Business Services Industry Group.

Partner / Advisor Corporate Finance

Bas van Soest

Experience in M&A for more than 10 years. Involved in mid-corporate national and international deals. Industry expertise in Transport & Logistics and Consumer market. Extensive valuation expertise (Registered Valuator in The Netherlands).

Industry experience

Luxury goods; Retail and franchising; Textile & clothing; Trade; Transport & logistics; Wholesale,

Analyst Corporate Finance

Ingmar Schmid

MSc in Financial Economics and BSc in Economics & Business Economics. Universities in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and Vancouver, Canada. Work experience through internships at KPMG Advisory and NIBC Bank. Joined Aeternus in 2022.

 

Industry experience:

Agriculture; Food; Steel, metal and woodworking.

Analyst Corporate Finance

Joeri Verlinden

Master Economics at Tilburg University; Master Finance Tilburg University.

Joined Aeternus in 2019.

Industry experience:

Healthcare; Transport & logistics.

 

 

Joep Wennekers

Analyst Corporate Finance

Joep Wennekers

MSc in Financial Economics and BSc in International Business. Universities in the Netherlands and United States. Joined Aeternus in 2021.

Industry experience:

Financial services; Recycling.

 

Consultant Corporate Finance

Robbie Woodford

Master in Economics & Strat. Management. Universities in the Netherlands and Dublin. Working experience at ING and CapitalMind. Experience in M&A & finance >8 years, National and international. Joined M&A Worldwide Amsterdam in 2017.

Member of the Logistics & Transport team.

Industry Expertise:

Luxury goods; Retail and franchising; Textile & clothing; Trade; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.

Corporate Finance Analyst

Tom Croughs

Industry experience:

Aerospace & defence; Automotive; Beverages; Energy & renewables; Financial services; Food; Insurance; Leisure; Luxury goods; Media, printing and publishing; Plastics; Real estate & facility management; Recycling; Steel, metal and wood working; Telecom.

Junior Analyst

Floor Brinkman

Work experience:
– 1-5-2023 Aeternus – Junior Analyst
– 1-8-2021 – 31-3-2023 Bol Accountants – Junior Assistant Accountant Audit
– 1-11-2020 – 31-7-2021 Bol Accountants – Junior Assistant Business Controlling

Studies / courses
– Pre Master Accountancy Nyenrode Business University
– Bachelor Finance & Controle (HAN).

Industry experience:

Retail and franchising; Textile & clothing; Transport & logistics.

Junior Analyst

Tim Brekelmans

Work experience:
– 1-5-2023 Aeternus – Junior Analyst

Studies / Courses:  Master Finance / Master Strategic Management / Bachelor Business Economics

Industry experience:

Building & construction; Real estate & facility management.

Partner

Bert Schaareman

Work experience:
– 1-5-2023 Aeternus – Partner
– 1-9-2018 – 30-4-2023 EY | Senior Manager Strategy & Transactions
– 01-02-2015 – 31-08-2018 Aeternus | Head of Valuations
– 01-06-2011 – 31-01-2015 Aeternus | Advisor Corporate Finance
– 01-06-1999 – 31-05-2011 Rabobank | Accountmanager Business Relations / trainee et cetera

Secondary activities:
– Admission committee of Dutch Institute of Registered Valuators (NiRV)
– Disciplinary board member NiRV

Main studies / courses: Register Valuator / Master in Business Valuation / Master in Finance (cum laude)/ Bachelor in Economics.

Industry experience:

Building & construction; Energy & renewables; Recycling; Steel, metal and wood working; Wholesale.

Junior Analyst

Bob van den Akker

Work experience:
– 1-9-2023 Aeternus – Junior Analyst

Studies / Courses:
– Master Strategic Corporate Finance, Maastricht University
– Bachelor International Business

Senior Analyst

Bas Smelt

Senior Analyst – Aeternus – May 2024 – present Business / M&A consultant – Grey Men – November 2020 – April 2024

Senior Manager

Jan Willen van der Graaf

Work experience:
– 2024 Aeternus – Senior manager
– 2017-2024 Rembrandt Mergers & Acquisitons (Rabobank Group) – Manager M&A
– 2017 PWC – Intern Corporate Finance
Studies / courses:
– Master in Finance at the University of Groningen
– Bachelor in Business Economics and Dutch Law at the Unives. of Groningen.

Industry experience:

Business services; Information technology; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.
Member of MAWW Consumer & Retail Industry Group.

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