About Abel
Ik ben een ervaren M&A- en Corporate Development Manager met ruim 9 jaar ervaring in overnames, waarderingen en financiering, zowel in beursgenoteerde omgevingen als het MKB. Ik ben pragmatisch ingesteld met een persoonlijke benadering en heb zo succesvol transacties begeleid van strategie tot integratie en beschik over sterke financiële modellering-, onderhandelings- en stakeholdermanagementvaardigheden. Mijn expertise omvat o.a. transactiebegeleiding, exit readiness support, bedrijfsstrategie en corporate design.
Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
German
Basic
French
Basic
Can work on-site
Utrecht (up to 30km), Amsterdam (up to 30km), Rotterdam (up to 30km), Den Haag (up to 30km)
Experience
- Royal BAMCorporate Development ManagerCIVIL ENGINEERINGApril 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)Bunnik, NetherlandsI am working in the Dutch division of Royal BAM Group, a leading European construction and civil engineering company with operations in the Netherlands, UK and Ireland. I have worked or are currently working on several projects:• Coordination M&A projects from start to close, including the acquisition of WL Winet by BAM Telecom and a drone company to strengthen digitalisation capabilities of home renovation business• Experience in building M&A organisation and deal pipeline• Execution of M&A strategy and determining investment criteria• Source and evaluate potential acquisition candidates for various industries or strategic themes such as property and energy transition.• Responsible for due diligence and post-merger integration processes• Financial modelling/forecasting (Divisional forecast 2025-2028)• Various strategic initiatives such as working group Energy transition• Portfolio management, carve-outs, divestment non-core
- CorbionCorporate Development & Investor Relations ManagerMarch 2023 - March 2024 (1 year)Amsterdam, NetherlandsI have worked in the Dutch HQ as a Corporate Development / Investor Relations manager of Dutch-AEX listed (midcap) sustainable food ingredients and bio-based chemicals Corbion. During my time I have focused on:• Increase Corbion's visibility and evaluation shareholders and capital markets.• Develop the growth roadmap and identify potential M&A and strategic opportunities to support Corbion's growth ambitions and corporate image.• I worked on the business growth roadmap, evaluated potential acquisition candidates and evaluated any strategic partnership opportunities.• Completed two M&A projects: divestment US-emulsifier business and co investment in Phycom.
- IMAP NetherlandsSenior Consultant M&AJuly 2020 - March 2023 (2 years and 8 months)Rotterdam, NetherlandsI have worked in Dutch M&A boutique IMAP Netherlands, one of the leading M&A boutiques in the Netherlands focused on advising entrepreneurs in the Dutch small-to-midmarket.• I have worked on both sell- and buy side mandates across various industries and as a Senior Consultant had significant responsibility during projects being responsible for projects from tender to close.• Involved in business development, networking and building relationships with clients (often mid-sized family businesses) and investor community.• During my last year, I supervised junior consultants and interns.• Obtained strong communication skills through intensive collaboration with various stakeholders during transaction (lawyers, due diligence experts, investors).
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Education
- Chartered Financial Analyst Level 3 CandidateCFA Institute2020Chartered Financial Analyst Level 3 Candidate
- Finance & InvestmentsErasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management2015
Certifications
- Exit ReadinessGrowCFO2025
- Post-Merger IntegrationAlex van Groningen + IntegrationPeople2025