About us

Personal and
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We work on your future

Our team

Quore Capital’s specialists

— Remco van der Pol
Remco van der Pol

Remco started his career as a lawyer before switching to banking in 2000. After almost 8 years at ABN AMRO Corporate Finance, lastly as a Senior Vice President responsible for coverage of the retail, consumer and healthcare sectors, Remco co-founded Quore Capital with Mickey, Chris and Rob, his longtime ABN AMRO colleagues and friends.

At Quore Capital Remco is responsible for the markt sectors Consumer, Retail & E-commerce.

Remco is married with two daughters and in his spare time can be found at the gym, the ice rink, on the water or in the mountains.

 

 

 

 

 

— Mickey Hovers
Mickey Hovers

Mickey started his career at ABN AMRO in 1998, where he has held various positions in financing and M&A services within the investment bank up to Senior Vice President in the Corporate Finance department. In 2008, Mickey decided to incorporate Quore Capital together with Chris, Rob and Remco.

At Quore Capital, Mickey focuses on the suite of services in the consumer, retail and media sectors.

Mickey is married with drie daughters and has a refined taste for food and drinks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Chris Franken
Chris Franken

Chris is one of the co-founders of Quore Capital. Before starting Quore Capital in 2008, Chris was employed by ABN AMRO Corporate Finance for close to nine years. Here he worked for the M&A advisory team as well as the FIG and Retail sector teams in Amsterdam and for the Italian cross-border M&A advisory team in Milan.

Within Quore Capital, Chris is responsible for the Business services sector.

Chris is father of three children, passionate about wine and kitesurfing.

 

 

 

 

— Rob van Doorn
Rob van Doorn

Rob is one of the founding partners of Quore Capital. After a short period with Twynstra Gudde Corporate Strategy & Finance, Rob joined ABN AMRO Corporate Finance in 2000 where he worked on many transactions from Amsterdam, Hong Kong and London. Whilst he was a Director in the M&A Advisory team, he was responsible for the set up and maintenance of valuation models and theories and he specialised in various sectors (e.g. Retail, Media, Automotive and FIG).

At Quore Capital, Rob focuses on the Consumer, Retail, Media & Technology sectors.

Rob loves golf, gaming, gadgets and everything that moves on wheels and has a motor. He is also a frequent visitor of the gym, tennis court and football pitch to counterbalance his greatest interest: food.

 

 

 

 

 

— Maarten Koch
Maarten Koch

Maarten joined Quore Capital as partner in June 2019 and is responsible for debt advisory and capital structuring.

Prior to joining Quore Capital, Maarten worked for Deutsche Bank as Head of Leveraged Finance Benelux. Additionally he was a member of the management teams ‘Global MidCap Lending’ and ‘Commercial Banking Netherlands’. For Deutsche Bank Maarten was previously based in New York for 3 years, being part of the leveraged debt capital market team.

Before joining Deutsche Bank, Maarten worked for Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) as Head of the Benelux office and for ABN AMRO as part of the Leveraged Finance team.

Maarten led many complex financing cases, buy-outs and financial restructurings. His experience spans virtually all asset classes including senior debt, junior debt, working capital solutions and equity products.

Maarten is married and father of 4 children. In weekends he is full-time supporter of his children’s soccer and hockey teams. He enjoys running with his Spotify play list.

— Jasper Blom
Jasper Blom

Jasper joined Quore Capital as a partner in September 2009 having previously worked for ABN AMRO Corporate Finance for 7 years in Amsterdam and London, latest as Vice President.

At Quore Capital, Jasper focusses on de sectors Building, Construction & Materials and Media & Technology.

Jasper is married and father of three children. His hobbies include golf, tennis and running.

 

 

 

 

 

— Hein Verloop
Hein Verloop

Hein started his career with ABN AMRO Corporate Finance. After 3.5 years with ABN AMRO, Hein joined Quore Capital in 2009 and became a partner in 2018.

Within Quore Capital, Hein is responsible for modeling, internal knowledge, innovation and further development of the market sectors Building, Construction & Materials and Retail & E-commerce.

Hein is married and father of three children. When family life permits, his hobbies are to race cycling, golf, skiing and travelling (Hein climbed +4,000m peaks on four continents).

 

 

 

 

— Arnold Asjes
Arnold Asjes

Following his internship at Quore Capital, Arnold decided to continue working for Quore Capital in 2016. Arnold completed a master’s degree in Corporate Finance & Banking at Duisenberg. During his bachelor degree, he spent 6 months studying Finance in Hong Kong and one year in the US while playing competitive tennis for the University team.

At Quore Capital, Arnold is part of the sector teams Consumer, Retail & E-commerce and Building, Construction & Materials.

In his free time he likes to play sports (running, squash, tennis, skiing), travel to new (off-the-beaten-track) destinations and meet with friends and family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Martijn Schaaf
Martijn Schaaf

Following his internship, Martijn started in August 2019 working for Quore Capital. Prior, Martijn worked as research intern at Rabobank Research and published a paper on the relationship between the Dutch housing market and news media. Martijn holds a double master degree in Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance (both at the University of Amsterdam), and a bachelor degree in Economics and Finance (University of Amsterdam). Complementary to his bachelor degree, he spent five months studying Finance in Shanghai, China.

At Quore Capital, Martijn is part of the sector teams Consumer, Retail & E-commerce and Business Services.

During his free time, Martijn enjoys to spend time with his family and friends, play sports (running, squash and tennis) and travel to new destinations.

 

 

— Laurens de Ridder
Laurens de Ridder
Senior Associate laurens@quorecapital.com

Laurens participated in the Quore Capital recruitment day in 2016, which resulted in his internship at Quore Capital later that year. Subsequently, Laurens finished his Financial Economics studies in Rotterdam after which he started his career at Quore Capital in 2017. Prior and during his studies, Laurens has spent extended periods in various countries such as Canada, Spain and Great Britain.

At Quore Capital Laurens is part of the sector teams Business Services and Media & Technology.

Laurens loves to discover new countries and cultures around the world. Also, Laurens enjoys both practicing and watching sports (football and skiing in particular) and gathering with friends and family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Cos Vrins
Cos Vrins
Senior Associate cos@quorecapital.com

After completing an internship at Quore Capital, Cos joined the team as an Analyst in 2018. Prior to that, he was a private equity intern at Foreman Capital. Cos finished two bachelor degrees (History at University of Utrecht and Business Administration at the VU Amsterdam), and finished his master at the VU Amsterdam in Business Administration Strategy and Organization in 2017.

With Quore Capital, he focuses on the market sectors Consumer, Retail & E-commerce and Building, Construction & Materials.

In his free time he likes to be on the water (sailing and wake boarding), in the snow (skiing) or on the road. Cos has travelled amongst others through Australia, Brazil, Nepal, Uganda, Myanmar and China. He enjoys exploring countries with a rich political and cultural history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Tom van Mierlo
Tom van Mierlo

Following his internship at Quore Capital, Tom has joined the team as an analyst in 2020. Prior, he obtained his bachelor Economics and Business Economics in 2019 and his master Finance at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2020.

Tom is part of the sector team Media & Tecnology.

In his free time Tom likes to play sports such as field hockey, cycling with friends and ice skating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Filipp Peresadilo
Filipp Peresadilo
Data Scientist filipp@quorecapital.com

Before joining Quore Capital in 2019 as a data scientist, first as an intern, Filipp did research in the application of machine learning in valuation models during a data science research internship at ABN AMRO. Filipp finished two bachelor degrees, one in Information Sciences and one in Economics and Finance at the University of Amsterdam. Afterwards, he pursued a masters degree in Information sciences with a focus on computational finance and artificial intelligence. During his studies he also participated in exchange semesters to study innovation management at McGill University in Canada, the economics and politics of Latin America in Peru, and international relations in China. In addition, he was involved in a research project in West-Papua where he wrote a social investment plan for the cocoa sector.

As a data scientist at Quore Capital, Filipp is responsible for data-driven innovation in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytical models.

In his free time he is a devoted rugby player, who also enjoys sailing and traveling to unchartered territories in the world, amongst others to go mountain climbing.

— Lennert Flens
Lennert Flens

Following his internship, Lennert started as an analyst at Quore Capital in 2022. Prior, Lennert worked as an M&A intern at Florin Finance and as an M&A and Debt Advisory intern at Nielen Schuman. Lennert completed two bachelor degrees, one in History and one in Economics & Business at the University of Amsterdam, holds a minor degree in Econometrics and finished his master’s degree in Quantitative Finance in 2021 at the University of Amsterdam. Complementary to his bachelor degree, he spent three months working for a non-profit organization in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Lennert is part of the sector teams Consumer, Retail & E-commerce and Building, Construction & Materials

During his free time, Lennert enjoys to play sports (football, running, tennis), to travel and to spend time with friends and family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Tijn Wicherink
Tijn Wicherink

After his internship at Quore Capital, Tijn joined the team as an analyst in 2022. He completed his bachelor degree in Business Administration in 2019 and his master degree in Spatial Economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2021.

Tijn is part of the sector teams Business Services en Consumer, Retail & E-commerce.

In his free time, he likes to watch and practice sports such soccer and skiing as well as spending time with his family and friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— Lisa Daamen
Lisa Daamen
Office Manager lisa@quorecapital.com

Lisa is our Office Manager since 2019. Prior she studied Office Management in Rotterdam where she started her first job at an online booking platform.

After moving to Amsterdam, she decided to join the Quore Capital team.

During her free time she likes to spend time with family and friends and enjoys taking dance classes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The firm

Independent corporate finance advisors

Unique international network

We operate in The Netherlands as well as abroad. We carry out international projects ourselves or in collaboration with our international network of independent corporate finance offices. This enables us to tap into local knowledge to get a grasp of external markets. Through our network we have direct access to shareholders and the management of international takeover candidates or buyers.

Why Quore Capital?

Versatile and with a focus on your future.

Multidisciplinary team

Multidisciplinary team

Together our team possess a broad range of knowledge of the market. The experience, skills, and personalities in our team our multidisciplinary and complement one another. We enjoy working together as we are aware that doing so delivers the best results.

Personal relationship

Personal relationship

When working with us you have a fixed point of contact and personal approach. We are there for you throughout the entire process. Trust, generosity, and respect are the core values of our firm and reflected in all our operations.

Broad international network

Broad international network

As an independent advisory firm, we are affiliated with a network of similar, independent corporate finance advisors, with offices all over the world. This network makes broad and local knowledge directly available to our clients.

Analytically strong

Analytically strong

Thorough, data-driven analysis forms the foundation of our work. We utilise as many types of new technologies as possible. We are able to perform complex data analyses with external and in-house developed software.