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Patrick Duynstee

Director - Transaction Advisory Services

Patrick Duynstee has more than 25 years of experience, including a Big Four background, advising private equity firms, founder-led businesses and multinational organizations on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He works closely with deal teams and portfolio company management across the transaction lifecycle, including financial due diligence, carve-outs, value creation initiatives and post-acquisition integration.

His work spans business services, construction, technology, health care, retail and consumer products, utilities, oil and gas and industrials, with transactions across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. He specializes in quality of earnings, gross margin and cost accounting analysis, purchase price allocation support, working capital optimization and value creation initiatives such as synergy identification and process improvement.

Areas of Focus

  • Accounting system implementation
  • Cost accounting and margin analysis
  • Cross-border transactions
  • M&A integration (teams, systems and processes)
  • Process and operational improvement
  • Purchase price allocation
  • Quality of earnings analysis
  • Synergy identification and realization
  • Value creation strategies
  • Working capital optimization

Education

  • Nyenrode Business University (Breukelen, the Netherlands) - Master of Science in Accounting and Information Management

Industries Served

  • Business services
  • Construction
  • Energy and natural resources
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Manufacturing
  • Media and entertainment
  • Professional services
  • Retail
  • Technology
  • Transportation and logistics

Languages

  • English, Dutch, French, German

Community Involvement

  • Board of Directors of The Netherland Club of New York, treasurer and member

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