Nominees Best Young PE Manager 2025 | Vote for your favorite

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, Ronald Kemmeren (Partner at Smile Sail), Wendy van Luit (Director Strategy & Deals at PwC), Valéry Schaap (Senior Associate at AKD) en Nicole Zomerhuis (Senior Associate at Karmijn Kapitaal), 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 PE Manager nominees

Best Young PE Manager 2025 - Joris Bakker

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

Best Young PE Manager 2025 - Esmee Katoen

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young PE Manager 2025.
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Best Young PE Manager 2025 - Emma Simons

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young PE Manager 2025.
25%

Best Young PE Manager 2025 - Cameron Rijnsburger

This year's nominees in the running for the M&A Award for Best Young PE Manager 2025.
45%