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Lieven Plaetsier

Lieven Plaetsier

Co-founder & M&A lead

Lieven is co-founder of Upswitch and runs the M&A practice. Before Upswitch he worked across Benelux SME M&A as an advisor and operator, with deep exposure to deal structuring, EBITDA normalisation, earn-out negotiation, and post-LOI processes. He authors the Upswitch Multiples Index methodology and quarterly research updates.

Expertise

Benelux SME M&A · EBITDA normalisation · earn-out structuring · LOI negotiation · advisor distribution · Multiples Index methodology

Topics

  • EBITDA
  • SDE (Seller's Discretionary Earnings)
  • Earn-out
  • Letter of Intent (LOI)
  • Working capital peg
  • Vendor due diligence
  • Owner-compensation normalisation
  • Earn-out dispute

Authored research

  • 2026-05-15

    SME M&A Multiples Report: Benelux Edition

Find me elsewhere

  • be.linkedin.com/in/lieven-plaetsier-916825112
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