Trackrecord

Maarten has been involved in more than 50 closed transactions with a combined transaction value over Euro 30bn throughout his career.

Some of the transactions / clients Maarten has been involved in since the inception of Ajes Advisory, include:

• advising Eden Hotels on the sale to KSL. Eden Hotels operates 12 hotels in the Dutch market
• advising Royal de Heus on the acquisition of MNS Feed (Masan) in Vietnam, thereby creating the largest independent feed player in the country
• advising the LIVEKINDLY Collective on the acquisition of the Dutch Weed Burger
• leading the strategic review process for CRV, a leading bovine genetics company
• advising Royal De Heus on the acquisition of ACP Nutriçao Animal Ltda, based in Goiania, Brazil
• acting as Corporate M&A Director a.i. for Bosal
• advising NederlandsMerkgoed on the acquisition of Nomad
• advising Royal Imtech in evaluating strategic options
• advising Royal de Heus and the EW Group on the acquisition of Plukon Food Group
• advising a UK listed company looking to acquire Hulshof (in bankruptcy)
• advising an investor looking to acquire a 50% stake in an Italian holiday home rental company
• Analysing financing opportunities (developing a model) for a start-up of a crematorium
• Advising a consortium of investors acquiring a horeca / real estate business
• Advising management on the acquisition of a tidal energy division
• Settling a dispute between shareholders in a financial services business
• Finding equity investors for Dutch and US real estate opportunities

Prior to founding Ajes Advisory, Maarten was also involved in the following transactions:

• advising Cloetta on the sale of its Belgian distribution business to Katjes International
• advising Vandemoortele on the acquisition of the margarine and fats activities of Van Dijk Food Products
• advising Greencore on the sale of its Dutch chilled convenience business to Parcom
• advising Egeria on the sale of Ad van Geloven to Lion Capital
• advising Gilde and AAC Capital on the sale of Drie Mollen to Capvest
• advising CSM on the sale of its sugar operations to Cosun
• advising Numico on the acquisition of EAC Nutrition (Dumex)
• advising Leaf on the sale of their Polish confectionery operations
• advising IAWS (now Aryzta) on the acquisition of Group Hubert in France
• advising CSM on the sale of their sugar confectionery business to CVC and Nordic Capital
• advising Nutreco on the fish farming JV with Stolt Nielsen (Marine Harvest)
• advising CSM on the sale of Dreidoppel to Ireks
• advising Radeberger on the acquisition of Brau und Brunnen
• advising 3i in the acquisition of Refresco
• advising Brauergilde Hannover in the sale to Interbrew
• advising CSM in the acquisition of Unilever’s European bakery business
• advising Numico on its public offer for General Nutrition (GNC)
• advising Van Melle on its public offer for Klene
• advising Gist Brocades in the sale of Cosmoferm to Goldschmidt
• advising Gist Brocades on the sale to DSM
• advising Autogrill on the acquisition of AC Restaurants
• advising Nutreco on the acquisition of UT-Delfia
• advising Van Dijk Delft on the valuation of the company. Eventually the company was sold to the Greenery