Fokke Eijsink joins Macquarie Capital as Head of Benelux M&A advisory

• Appointment strengthens Macquarie Capital’s capabilities in the Benelux region
• Adds transaction and advisory expertise across M&A, ECM and debt advisory

Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, today announces the appointment of Fokke Eijsink as a Managing Director and Head of its Benelux M&A advisory business, focusing on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity capital markets, debt advisory and principal investments in the Benelux.  

Based in Amsterdam, Fokke will report to Rainer Langel, Head of Macquarie Capital’s European advisory business in Frankfurt. He will work closely with Willem Stitselaar, Head of Macquarie Capital Benelux and heading the infrastructure and energy business, to continue to develop the business’ growing presence in the in the region.

Fokke joins Macquarie from Lazard and brings more than 16 years of experience originating and executing M&A and capital markets transactions across multiple sectors in the Benelux and Germany. Acting as advisor to many companies and boards, Fokke was involved in a number of high-profile transactions across the industrials, consumer, retail, services and private equity sectors. Prior to Lazard, Fokke worked for ABN AMRO’s corporate finance department in Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

Rainer Langel commented:  "Fokke’s experience and network of relationships will enable us to build a strong M&A advisory franchise in the Benelux region across a number of industry sectors, including industrials, consumer, retail, services and private equity and we are pleased to welcome him to the European team.”