"Many know the price of everything, but only a few know the value"

Pieter Poortvliet

Senior consultant

Pieter Poortvliet joined Crossminds in 2008. Before that, he worked for 13 years as an audit manager at one of the major accounting firms. Here he was active in both the private and public (not-for-profit) sector. At Crossminds he focuses more on the market sector. “It gives me great satisfaction to help entrepreneurs to cross business intersections safely.”

Pieter studied accountancy at the Nyenrode Business University. He then followed various further courses, including at Erasmus University and Leiden University. In Leiden he specialized as a judicial expert, in Rotterdam he completed a post-graduate course in business valuation. With this knowledge he supports entrepreneurs in mergers and acquisitions and valuations. He has gained a lot of experience with this since his appointment at Crossminds.

“It motivates me enormously to help entrepreneurs,” says Pieter. “I work across the full spectrum of the business community. That gives a great variety in the work. The dynamics of a deal and the kick when everything falls into place gives me a lot of energy. ”

Pieter is mainly active in transactions, valuations and financing issues. With his background, he is also engaged as a judicial expert by courts and the Ondernemerskamer.