Value Insights

What Value Insights does

Value Insights is an Amsterdam-headquartered, privately-held independent valuation advisory boutique founded in 2018 by Wim Holterman and Bernard Prins. The firm provides expert valuation advice in three interlocking service areas: M&A (independent valuations, fairness opinions, deal-related advice and negotiation support for domestic and international transactions), Restructuring (valuation under court and out-of-court schemes including Chapter 11, Schemes of Arrangement and the Dutch WHOA, plus arm's length pre-bankruptcy assessments), and Litigation and Disputes (damages assessment, shareholder disputes, post-close M&A disputes, tax disputes, and competition authority disputes, delivered via expert witness testimony). The entire practice is delivered through two founding partners who collectively held leadership roles in PwC's Dutch valuation and forensic services practices for over two decades.

The underlying "technology" is deep human expertise rather than software: Holterman's PhD in finance and seven-time Dutch M&A award for best valuator, combined with Prins' background as a binding advisor, arbitrator, and party expert appointed by Dutch courts, form the core deliverable. The firm does not market any proprietary methodology, software platform, or analytical tooling, and has no disclosed AI or data assets. The product is positioned as high-stakes, judge-tested valuation judgment in matters where authoritative, independent testimony carries decision-making weight.

The business model is classic senior-led professional services: engagement-based fees for advisory mandates, expert witness work, and independent valuations, sold through direct partner relationships and referrals rather than marketing or self-service channels. Enterprise clients engage the founders directly; no pricing is publicly disclosed. Distribution rests entirely on the founders' personal networks, Big Four alumni ties, judicial affiliations (including Prins' tenure with the Amsterdam Enterprise Chamber), academic standing, and the Dutch M&A award reputation. Customer mix is enterprise and institutional across diverse industries — logistics, financial services, retail, staffing, government/utilities, and agriculture — with no productized offerings and no recurring revenue mechanism. The firm has no outside investors, no subsidiaries, and operates at boutique scale (1–10 employees), making it a lifestyle-to-premium advisory practice rather than a scaling platform.

Name

Value Insights

Legal name

Value Insights

Website

https://valueinsights.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Value Insights is an Amsterdam-based, two-partner independent valuation advisory boutique founded in 2018, serving enterprise clients with expert valuation, fairness opinions, and expert witness services in M&A, restructuring (including Dutch WHOA proceedings), and commercial disputes across domestic and international mandates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Advisory Services

akta.pro primary industry

Business Valuation (Private Company & Enterprise) (FSAEAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fairness Opinions & Independent Board Advice (FSAEAGAF), Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Business valuation services
• M&A advisory
• Restructuring advisory
• Litigation valuation
• Expert witness services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Valuation Advisory Services: Professional services revenue from providing expert valuation advice in M&A, restructuring, and litigation matters. Revenue is generated through engagement-based fees for advisory services, fairness opinions, expert witness testimony, and independent valuations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Value Insights is an Amsterdam-based independent valuation advisory firm that delivers expert valuation advice in three practice areas: M&A transactions, corporate restructuring (including WHOA, Chapter 11 and Scheme of Arrangements proceedings), and litigation/disputes (including expert valuation witness testimony in court and arbitration). Founded and run by two former PwC partners with over 30 years of experience each, the firm serves enterprise clients, courts, arbitrators and creditor/investor groups in high-stakes situations requiring authoritative independent valuations.

Product overview

Value Insights is a professional advisory firm offering valuation services through three distinct service lines: M&A Advisory Services, Restructuring Advisory Services, and Litigation and Disputes Advisory Services. These services are delivered by experienced professionals including Wim Holterman and Bernard Prins, who provide expert valuation advice in high-stakes situations. The firm operates as a single unified advisory practice rather than a platform with modules, offering specialized valuation expertise across mergers, restructurings, and legal disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M&A Advisory Services Independent valuations to support decision-making and negotiations, advice on deal-related aspects, and fairness opinions for domestic and international M&A transactions, divestitures and capital transactions. Targeted at enterprise clients, boards, and investors engaged in M&A.
• Restructuring Advisory Services Valuation of operational and financial restructuring options, valuation under court and out-of-court schemes including Chapter 11, Scheme of Arrangements and the Dutch Act on the Confirmation of Private Plans (WHOA), and arm's length assessment of pre-bankruptcy transactions. Targeted at distressed companies, lenders and creditor groups undergoing restructuring.
• Litigation and Disputes Advisory Services Expert valuation services for commercial disputes, including assessment of damages and lost profits, shareholder disputes, post-close M&A disputes, tax disputes, and disputes with competition authorities. Includes expert valuation witness testimony in Dutch and international court proceedings and arbitration (including NAI). Targeted at parties to commercial disputes, courts and arbitrators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Seven-time winner of Dutch M&A award for best valuator

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• University of GroningenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWim Holterman serves as professor of Business Valuation and is initiator and program director of the Executive Master of M&A and Valuation, a joint program of the University of Groningen and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
• Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint program delivery of the Executive Master of M&A and Valuation with the University of Groningen. Bernard Prins studied economics and Dutch law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm with deep restructuring, disputes, and valuation practices — comparable to Value Insights across the restructuring and litigation/disputes advisory lines.
• AlixPartners: Global consulting firm specializing in turnaround, restructuring, and disputes — competes with Value Insights on restructuring valuation and expert witness mandates.
• Houlihan Lokey: Independent global investment bank with a leading valuation and financial opinion practice and a strong restructuring group — directly comparable to Value Insights' M&A valuation and fairness opinion work.
• FTI Consulting: Global advisory firm with a Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment providing expert services in valuation, M&A advisory, and disputes — overlaps directly with Value Insights' three service lines.
• Duff & Phelps (Kroll): Premier global valuation advisory firm (now part of Kroll) offering business valuation, fairness opinions, and dispute-related valuation services to law firms, corporations, and government entities — directly comparable to Value Insights' core practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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