Spectrum Partners is active with corporate finance advisory to management teams, entrepreneurs and (private equity and strategic) investors. Activities include deal sourcing, transaction advisory and execution support.

 

 

Before founding Spectrum Partners Corporate Finance, Pepijn Fuess worked in private equity (3i and Gilde Buy Out Partners / Rivean), corporate development (ABN AMRO), structured finance (ABN AMRO), Corporate Finance (Deloitte), and strategy consulting (Bain & Company).

 

 

Next to numerous transactions in the mid-market, Pepijn led or was involved in a number of large (international) M&A projects and transactions at a.o. ABN AMRO and Triodos Bank.

  • MSc. / Drs. in Econometrics Erasmus University Rotterdam (1999 – 2004), propaedeutic year cum-laude
  • Next to job at Bain & Company, participated in a 25% Management Buy-In with school catering company Markies Catering and implemented an active growth program (2006 – 2009), Markies Catering was sold to Appèl 

Q3 2025

  • Director Corporate Development NIBC Bank a.i.
Undisclosed

Q1 2025

  • Buy side global transport company – pending
Undisclosed

Q4 2024

  • Sale of 3D metal printing company – HOLD
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2024 – [ HOLD ]

  • Set-up investment fund for listed equity
    • Optimising triangle relationship between lowest valuation, highest growth and strongest competitive positioning
    • Proposition: Combination of active investment management with fundamental quant strategies
    • Developed algorithm capable of evaluating and scoring stocks on fundamentals and price, leading to consistent outperformance with balanced portfolio (40 stocks) of +3 to +6% versus leading benchmarks for 3-5-8-10-15-24 years
    • Development of (event driven) derivative trading strategies
    • Development of investment strategies, screening algorithm, AFM fund registration, fund documentation, and running of marketing campaigns 

Bilateral Deal Sourcing

Q1 2024 – ONGOING

  • Approaching privately owned companies in The Netherlands for a number of reputable financial and strategic investors

Q2 2024

  • Buy-side: origination acquisition Paul Leegwater, creating deal setting and buy-side advisory to Berk Partners

Q2 2024

  • Fair value valuation assessment IoT

Q4 2023 – ongoing

  • Sell-side corporate finance advisory, restructuring advisory

Q4 2023

  • Fundraising co-investment Corendon & (Hilton Branded) Hotel resorts Curacao (5square)

Q3 2023

  • Director financial modelling / finance advisory to Berlin Brands Group a.i.
  • Development of dynamic financial forecast model (monthly, P&L, BS, Cash-Flow, financing structure), scenario analyses, Managing Board reporting (6 months fulltime, 2023)

Q1 2022 – Q3 2023

  • Financial advisory regarding listing preparations Triodos Bank
  • Support with development and coordination of Equity Story
  • Support with development of investor approach and coordination of outreach
  • Advisory re bank valuation
  • Advisory re trading set-up
  • Coordination Equity Research development
  • Day-to-day execution and project management support
  • Contact person for investment bank

2023 – 2024

  • Fundraising support MPEP

2022 – 2023

  • Sell-side advisory including development of information memorandum, longlist development, deal structuring and negotiation support
  • Jan Krediet was sold to Logistics Plus in June 2023

Q1 2022

  • Project coordination post-merger integration

Q3 2021

  • Corporate finance execution support for potential add-on acquisition Smarteyes
  • Q&A management and due diligence coordination
  • Business case and financial modelling
  • Preparation Managing Board decision documents

Corporate finance advisory 2022

  • Populating longlist potential acquisition opportunities

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Sell side advisory – Q1 / Q2 2021

  • Development of information memorandum
  • Deal structuring and transaction scope analysis
  • Set-up of dataroom
  • Development of long list (potential acquirors) and outreach to shortlisted parties

Q2 2021

  • Buy-side advisory Ecclesia Netherlands re Heinenoord Holding

2021 / 2022

Buy-side advisory KraamZus, Capital A

  • Market mapping and outreach to selected parties
  • Execution and advisory support

 

Director ABN AMRO sale of ABN AMRO Bank Switzerland AG to UBP, competitive auction with 9 parties, 12 months full-time

  • Process management and approach
  • Development information memorandum
  • Dataroom set-up and Q&A management
  • Vender due diligence preparation (financial VDD, legal VDD, client tapes and loan tapes, AuM tapes)
  • Managing Board updates and decision packs
  • Carve-out management and analysis
  • ABN AMRO coordination, ABN AMRO Bank Switzerland coordination, investment bank coordination
  • Negotiation support and advisory
  • Deal structuring / price structuring, closing mechanism and SPA structuring
  • Post-completion affairs

     

 Director and lead project manager of sale of MeesPierson Curacao to ORCO Bank 

  • Process management and approach
  • Information memorandum + loan tapes + dataroom
  • Managing Board updates and decision packs
  • Buyer outreach
  • Dataroom set-up
  • Q&A management

  • Deal structuring & negotiation support

     

  • Advisory re ABN AMRO Luxembourg which led to the sale of ABN AMRO Luxembourg
  • Advisory re ABN AMRO private banking activities in Asia (ABN AMRO Singapore, ABN AMRO Hong Kong and ABN AMRO Dubai)
  • Advisory re NeuflizeVie
  • Financial modeling: modelling of various projects, strategic analyses and business cases