YES Corporate Finance

What YES Corporate Finance does

YES Corporate Finance is an independent Dutch corporate finance advisory boutique founded in 2016, headquartered in Rotterdam with a second office in Amsterdam. The firm provides strategic advisory services across three core offerings: mergers and acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side), growth capital arrangement, and business valuation. It targets two primary customer segments in the Dutch market — mid-sized companies (MKB) and director-majority shareholders (DGAs) — with secondary engagement from private equity firms seeking portfolio-related advisory support. The firm operates through partner-led engagements where one of five partners (each with 25+ years of corporate finance experience drawn from Big-4 and major Dutch banking backgrounds) serves as the dedicated client point of contact from start to finish, emphasizing personal relationships, independent advice, and an ownership mentality.

The firm's revenue model is professional services advisory, with custom-quoted engagements and likely retainer-plus-success-fee structures typical of boutique M&A advisors. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is tailored per transaction scope and complexity. The firm does not offer a software platform; its single digital touchpoint is the YES CF BedrijfsWaardeScan, a self-service indicative valuation tool hosted at waardescan.yescf.nl that uses market-conform multiple analysis to provide quick indicative valuations — this serves primarily as a marketing funnel rather than a productized offering.

YES CF has two core strategic partnerships that shape its distribution and reach. First, an exclusive collaboration with ABN AMRO Bank grants the firm preferred access to provide independent M&A and financing advisory to the bank's Dutch SME client base; this was further strengthened by the September 2025 hire of Partner Raymond Ligtelijn, a 30-year ABN AMRO veteran. Second, since founding in 2016 the firm has been a member of AICA (Alliance of International Corporate Advisors), an international network spanning 30+ countries with 55+ offices and 550+ advisors, enabling cross-border deal sourcing and co-advisory partnerships (e.g., the 2022 AICA Best Collaborated Deal award for the Uniphar/BModesto cross-border transaction with Capnua Corporate Finance of Ireland). The team consists of approximately 15 professionals including five partners, one associate partner, an associate director, associates, analysts, and an office manager, across the Rotterdam and Amsterdam offices.

Name

YES Corporate Finance

Legal name

YES Corporate Finance

Website

https://yescf.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

YES Corporate Finance is an independent Dutch M&A and corporate finance advisory boutique founded in 2016, serving mid-sized companies and director-majority shareholders (DGAs) with mergers & acquisitions, growth capital, and business valuation services across offices in Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Finance Advisory

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHADAB

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYFSAEAGAE

Corporate Finance Advisory (Strategic Finance, Capital Structure & Recaps)

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/M&A Advisory & Corporate Finance

Keywords

• M&A advisory
• Growth capital
• Business valuation
• Corporate finance
• SME advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Blaak

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Finance Advisory: Advisory fees for mergers and acquisitions, growth financing, and business valuation services. Revenue is generated through professional service engagements, likely including retainer and success-based fee structures typical for boutique M&A advisory firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

YES Corporate Finance is an independent Dutch corporate finance advisory boutique that advises and guides mid-sized companies and director-majority shareholders (DGAs) on mergers and acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side), arranging growth financing and capital attraction, and providing business valuation services. The firm operates through partner-led engagements with offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, supplemented by a digital indicative valuation tool called the YES CF BedrijfsWaardeScan.

Product overview

YES Corporate Finance is an independent advisory firm offering strategic advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, growth capital, and business valuations. The firm focuses on mid-sized companies and director-majority shareholders (DGAs), with a network partnership with ABN AMRO Bank specifically for their SME clients. Services are delivered through four main offerings: Fusies en Overnames (M&A advisory), Groeifinanciering (Growth Capital), Bedrijfswaardering (Business Valuation), and the digital YES CF BedrijfsWaardeScan tool. The company does not offer a software platform but rather human-driven advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YES CF BedrijfsWaardeScan: A quick business valuation tool that provides an indicative valuation based on current market data and market-conforming multiple analysis for entrepreneurs considering strategic growth, partial sale, or seeking an investor.

Products and services

• Fusies en Overnames (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ national and international transactions led by senior partners
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Capnua Corporate Finance (Ireland)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Irish AICA partner of YES CF. Together they advised Uniphar on the acquisition of BModesto, winning the AICA's Best Collaborated Deal of 2022 award. This collaboration exemplifies the value of cross-border M&A advisory within the AICA network.
• ABN AMRO BankcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2016Strategic collaboration with ABN AMRO Bank specifically for their SME (MKB) clients. YES CF provides independent corporate finance advisory to ABN AMRO's small and medium-sized business customers, offering unbiased advice on M&A, financing, and business valuations.
• AICA (Alliance of International Corporate Advisors)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016International network of independent corporate finance advisors and M&A specialists. YES CF is a member, enabling access to potential buyers, targets or investors across 30+ countries. The network facilitates knowledge sharing, international cooperation, and cross-border transaction support.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lazard: Global investment bank with a well-established European M&A franchise. While focused on larger transactions, its mid-market overlap and Dutch presence make it a relevant broad incumbent comparable.
• Houlihan Lokey: Large global investment bank with a strong mid-market M&A practice. Operates broadly in the same advisory space as YES CF but at substantially larger scale and with deeper sector and capital-markets capabilities.
• KPMG Corporate Finance: Big-4 advisory arm with a dedicated Dutch M&A practice. Competes with YES CF in Dutch mid-market sell-side and growth-capital mandates, but with substantially broader service portfolio and global reach.
• Deloitte Corporate Finance: Big-4 advisory arm with a strong Dutch M&A practice (Pieter Beck's former firm). Directly comparable service offering to YES CF for Dutch SMB/MKB advisory, but operating at materially larger scale and brand.

Direct peers

• Oaklins: Global mid-market M&A advisory with a network-of-boutiques model (similar in concept to AICA) and dedicated coverage of the Netherlands. Comparable in deal size, cross-border mid-market focus and sector-agnostic mid-market positioning.
• DC Advisory: Global mid-market M&A advisor with significant European and Dutch presence. Comparable in cross-border mid-market deal execution and sector-agnostic SMB/MKB advisory focus.
• IMAP: International M&A advisory network with strong presence in mid-market transactions across Europe. Closely comparable to YES CF in network-driven cross-border mid-market deal-making and average mandate size.
• Lincoln International: Global mid-market investment bank with active Dutch office and comparable mid-market M&A advisory. Overlaps with YES CF on deal size and cross-border execution for European mid-market transactions.
• Clairfield International: International mid-market M&A advisory firm operating through country-partner affiliates. Highly comparable business model to YES CF's AICA-membership approach, with overlapping Dutch mid-market coverage.
• Marktlink: Dutch mid-market M&A advisory firm with a similar focus on SME/MKB and DGA succession transactions. Comparable in geography, client segment (Dutch SMB owners) and advisory services, and is one of YES CF's most direct domestic competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YESCorpFin
• Facebookfacebook.com/groeikapitaalofovernameadvies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yes-corporate-finance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 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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