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Hire RichardRichard Spijkers
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Toptal Member Since
February 11, 2022
Richard is an experienced investor and former strategy consultant (Bain & Company) with over ten years of experience in business, investing, startups, and finance in venture capital and private equity. He has extensive experience analyzing and modeling investment opportunities, ranging from startups and SMEs to large corporations.
Career Highlights
Investment Manager
Innovation Industries
Consultant
Bain & Company
Case Studies
Software Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Investment Manager
2018 - PRESENT
Innovation Industries
- Invested in under ten companies in deep tech and software, driving the process from initial conversion to closing.
- Reviewed close to 750 investment opportunities in deep tech and software.
- Supported portfolio companies on their go-to-market strategies, building the team, and financial modeling.
- Supported companies with their fundraising strategies, including pitch decks, financial modeling, and the process itself.
Focus areas: Due Diligence, Startups, Fundraising, Investments
Consultant
2015 - 2018
Bain & Company
- Worked on ten vendor and commercial due diligence projects across multiple industries in the EU as part of Bain's dedicated private equity group.
- Led the financial forecast of a joint venture for two telecom operators based on standalone projections and identified synergies for a joint venture with around €4 billion in revenue.
- Worked on an organizational redesign of an around €12 billion FMCG company.
- Analyzed the supply chain of an FMCG company to assess the potential room for improvement.
- Worked on the go-to-market strategy of a newly formed joint-venture with a revenue target of around $100 millon.
Focus areas: Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Organizational Design, TMT
Education
2020 - 2021
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Quantic School of Business and Technology - Remote
2012 - 2015
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Delft University of Technology - Delft, Netherlands
2008 - 2012
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Delft University of Technology - Delft, Netherlands
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