Introduction

Dear Dealmaker,

You're now about to nominate candidate(s) for the M&A Award for Best Young Talent 2025.

By submitting this questionnaire you will be nominating a young talent for the Best Young Talent Award. The nomination period for this M&A Award runs from 18 August to 13 October. The editorial team will assess whether the submissions (nominations) are of sufficient quantity and quality and will subsequently present these to the Panel of Judges. They will inform you before October 20 whether your submission meets all the criteria to be one of the nominees for the M&A Awards 2025. After which the nominees will be invited to present him- or herself on the 5th of November between 14:00 and 18:00 hours to the Judges in a 3-minute pitch followed by a Q&A session.

Criteria according to the regulations:
The best young and talented professionals (aged up to and including 35) with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 8 years of experience in the M&A profession and a proven track record of deals on dealmaker.nl. The ideal candidate makes a strong contribution to the team, reacts quickly and cooperates well with seniors, juniors and clients. The person is eager to learn, delivers superior performance and is regarded as a rising star in one’s field of expertise. The total substantiation for the questionnaire must consist of a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 1500 words and can therefore differ per question. Only questionnaires received before October 13, 2025 23:59 hours are valid.

We distinguish three categories:
Best Young Private Equity Manager
Best Young M&A Advisor
Best Young M&A Lawyer

Please inform your candidate that you have nominated them and to mark the afternoon of 5 November in their calendar!

By completing this questionnaire, you agree that your written endorsement may be published online on MAAwards.nl and MenA.nl.

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