Nominees Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 | Vote for your favorite

What does it take to earn this title?
The candidate is no older than 35, plays a key role within the team and in client relationships, and is a curious and driven professional. Despite a relatively short career, they are already delivering top-tier results and are recognized by colleagues as a rising star in their field.

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How are the nominees and winners selected?
In the categories Best Young M&A Advisor, Best Young M&A Lawyer, and Best Young Private Equity Manager, numerous nominations have been submitted over the past few months via MAawards.nl and MenA.nl. Many thanks on behalf of the editorial team and the jury.

The jury panel, Tanja Kramer (Head of ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund), Aleksa Nikolic (Investment Banking Vice President at Lazard), Christiane van der Wateren (CFO at LeydenJar), Rebecca Runa Pinto-Noome (Partner at NautaDutilh), and Nina Zimberlin (Director at Rabobank), have carefully reviewed the submissions and selected the following nominees.

Final scores are based 75% on the jury’s assessment and 25% on your vote. Cast your vote now for your favorite talent. Please note: voting is open until Monday, 1 December at 23:59 CET and you can vote for only one nominee.

The winners will be announced during the M&A Awards Gala on Thursday, 11 December at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. Want to attend? Visit MAawards.nl for more information.

Best Young M&A Advisor nominees

Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Fenne Schenkelaars

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Bas de Jong

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Willem Jansen

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
13%

Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Afra van Galen

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.

Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Jur Wilgenhof

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Lars Berger

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Susanne Bruens

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Wessel van Oostenbruggen

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Hesse van der Werk

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Sjoerd van Mierlo

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Stan Plomp

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.
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Best Young M&A Advisor 2025 - Ana Petrovic

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young M&A Advisor 2025.