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Amsterdam Investment Cruise 2024-2025

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and are you curious about Corporate Finance and M&A? 

 

About

The Amsterdam Investment Cruise is a unique event with a focus on Corporate Finance and M&A. This event bridges the gap between you and your potential career in Corporate Finance or M&A. It provides insights into corporate finance and M&A, along with a glimpse into career opportunities with participating companies.

Over the course of three weeks, each company will host an in-house day followed by informal drinks on a cruise over the canals of Amsterdam.

During these in-house days, you will gain firsthand experience of the company’s work environment. You will get the opportunity to show these firms your skills and problem-solving abilities through an interactive and challenging case. The day will end with informal drinks with employees and students from the in-house day on a cruise over the canals of Amsterdam.

The Amsterdam Investment Cruise will take place between 3rd of April 2025 to the 17th of April 2025. 

3rd of April | Nielen Schuman*

4th of April | Oaklins*

9th of April | Rembrandt M&A*

10th of April | ABN AMRO

14th of April | Corporate Finance International*

15th of April | Squarefield*

16th of April | Improved

17th of April | PwC*

*Note that for these days fluency in Dutch is required.

 All in-house days will take place in Amsterdam between 12:00 and 19:00. You can apply for each day separately.

 

Who are we looking for? 

This event is designed for students from all disciplines in their final stage of their Bachelor or Master’s degree, with a strong interest in Corporate Finance and M&A.

Application

Application deadline: Sunday March 2nd, 23.59h.

You are able to apply for each day separately and you can apply for a maximum of five days. To apply successfully, we kindly request you to submit a single PDF file containing your CV + University Grades. After applying, you will receive an additional application form via email that must be completed to finalize your application. Please not that it’s important to complete both steps to ensure your application is processed.

After the application deadline has passed, all applications will be sent to the participating companies. They will subsequently make a selection of the students that are invited for the event. Once again, do not forget to fill in the form with additional information. Without this information we cannot take your application into account. 

 

Please Note: Applicants can apply to a maximum of five companies when participating in the Amsterdam Investment Cruise. Applicants who apply for more than five in-house days will automatically be excluded from participating in the in-house days that exceeded the limit of applications.

 

Participating companies

Corporate Finance International

Ready to kick-start your career in M&A?

Join Corporate Finance International (CFI) at the Amsterdam Investment Cruise on 14 April 2025! At CFI, you’ll be part of an ambitious team working on impactful M&A projects. Gain hands-on experience in market research, valuations, and client advisory.

CFI is a global mid-market investment banking boutique, specializing in M&A transactions from EUR 20 million to EUR 500 million. With 300 professionals across 20 countries, we offer exceptional global coverage and (sector) expertise in both national and cross-border deals.

Our Benelux team, consisting of 30 professionals in Amsterdam and Antwerp, invites you to step into the role of a sell-side advisor and tackle an exciting case. Analyze and advise the client, demonstrating your strategic and analytical skills. At CFI, we prioritize collaboration, growth, and fun, with a vibrant team culture. Meet us at the event and start shaping your M&A career!

 

Squarefield

Squarefield is the leading corporate finance advisor exclusively committed to clients in the Food, Beverage & Agri (“FB&A”) sector. Since our founding in 2008, we have been providing our clients with services related to Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Advisory and Corporate Advisory. We value our long-term relationships with our clients and lever our unrivalled sector knowledge to grow alongside them. We assist entrepreneurs, private equity investors, family businesses and (listed) corporates every step of the way, on strategic- or corporate matters, debt- or equity raises, and on both sell- and buy-side transactions ranging from EUR 20m – EUR 500m.

We are an internationally oriented boutique, with a team of c. 25 professionals across our offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Antwerp. We look beyond geographical borders, and our expertise spans the entire FB&A value chain; from large commodity traders to (B2B) food producers and well-known consumer end-products you come across in your everyday life such as Unox, Eru, Bertolli, and Johma.

 

ABN AMRO

ABN AMRO Corporate Finance is a leading strategic and financial advisor offering a full range of investment banking services. The department is split into two sector agnostic team (M&A execution and Capital Structuring & Advisory) and several M&A sector teams. These sector teams focus on three transition themes: New Energies, Digital & Consumer and Mobility & Manufacturing, while we also service clients in the segments Financial Institutions and Shipping. Currently, there are around 100 colleagues working ’on the floor’, including 20 trainees and 15 interns.

ABN AMRO Financing Solutions provides a wide range of tailored Structured Finance products and is responsible for a.o. financing companies’ growth ambitions, funding acquisitions, and accelerating the sustainability transition through choices in capital deployment. We offer 4–6 month internships and a two-year traineeship with six rotations within the department. Teams within the department include, but are not limited to, Project Finance, Leveraged Finance, Corporate Lending (sector teams financing large corporates), and Fund Investments.

Why ABN AMRO? At ABN AMRO, you get a lot of responsibility from day one: you’ll be on top of the market and originate deals that help clients stay ahead of future trends, you’ll be meeting with internal and external clients on a daily basis and you’ll work side by side with clients during the execution phase of a deal.

 

PwC

PwC is the number 1 Global and European M&A advisor by number of deals. PwC Corporate Finance consists of a broad network of more than 4,000 Deals professionals worldwide. Our Dutch Corporate Finance practice offers both M&A advisory as well as Debt and Capital raising advisory. The team exists of an enthusiast and highly motivated group of young professionals. PwC Corporate Finance offers the perfect kickstart for your career in Deals!

 

Oaklins

Oaklins is a global M&A and financial advisory firm, determined to help ambitious entrepreneurs and evolving mid-market companies to reach their full potential. By seamlessly collaborating across borders, Oaklins uses their global strength in sell- and buy-side mergers and acquisitions, debt, growth equity, valuation and equity capital markets advisory.

At Oaklins, we have created a truly unique atmosphere where we empower each other to be the best in our field, by allowing teams to make their own decisions and giving every team member the freedom to own their day-to-day responsibilities. We like having a good time at work, not just outside of it. If you want to experience the Oaklins culture and take a next step in your career, we look forward to welcoming you.

 

Rembrandt M&A

Rembrandt Mergers & Acquisitions, founded in 2003, is an independently operating M&A advisor specialised in the purchase and sale of (international) companies ranging from 1 to 150 million. Our strength lies in thorough preparation, a human approach, and making decisions based on facts. We serve companies across all sectors, ensuring that our expertise is available and applicable across a wide range of industries. With a growing team of 50 professionals, we are driven to make the difference.

 

Improved

At IMPROVED, we’re not just shaping deals; we’re driving impactful change across the global mid-market Technology, Energy, and Mobility landscape. With offices in Amsterdam and London, our cross-border deal-making capabilities have led to groundbreaking transactions in 20+ countries, advising on landmark deals such as the sale of ubitricity to Shell, the sale of United Wardrobe to Vinted, and the sale of Etergo to Ola Electric.

We are excited to be partnering with the FSA once again for the Amsterdam Investment Cruise, and look forward to connect with entrepreneurial and finance-savvy talent passionate about making a real difference – during an exciting day filled with networking opportunities and a challenging case.

If you’re eager to work on industry-defining transactions alongside some of the brightest minds in the sector, join the IMPROVED Amsterdam Investment Cruise on April 16th to discover how you could become part of our highly collaborative team.

 

Nielen Schuman

Nielen Schuman is a leading independent corporate finance advisory boutique in the Benelux. Established in 2002, our firm has extensive experience in providing corporate finance advisory and execution services to a broad range of medium to large sized business owners, corporations, institutions, management teams and investors. Our suite of services encompasses mergers & acquisitions, strategic advisory, capital raising, capital restructuring and related advisory services.

At Nielen Schuman, we offer truly independent advice with only the interests of our clients at heart. Our advice is tailored to the complexity of the matter, meets the highest quality standards and comprises the latest market insights.

With our team of >35 across offices in Amsterdam and Antwerp we are actively involved in c.40 transactions annually in the Dutch and Belgian mid-market, working on deals ranging between EUR 50m – 1bn.

 

Application Deadline

April 19, 2025
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Event date

03/04/2025 - 16/04/2025

Fluency in Dutch required

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