Champaign, Illinois, USA
January 5, 2025
Verdant Partners is pleased to announce that seasoned M&A professionals Marijn Hendrickx and George Helsby have joined the firm effective January 1, 2026. This addition meaningfully expands Verdant’s capabilities across a broader suite of corporate finance and M&A advisory services, strengthens the firm’s sector expertise, and solidifies its international presence in the global agrifood value chain. Marijn and George will be based in Leiden, Netherlands, further enhancing Verdant’s ability to support clients across Europe and other key markets.
Marijn Hendrickx
Director
Mr. Hendrickx brings 18 years of experience working with global food and agribusiness companies. He has advised both early-stage startups and large multinational corporations, developing a deep understanding of international food and agricultural markets through project experience across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Marijn will strengthen Verdant's transaction execution, financial modeling, corporate finance and growth capital, valuations, and industry analysis. Prior to joining Verdant Partners, Marijn spent 10 years at Rabobank and over 8 years with TerraProtein Equity Partners. He holds a Master’s degree in Financial Management from Tilburg University.
George Helsby
Senior Associate
Mr. Helsby brings over 5 years of experience working with global food and agribusiness companies. He has worked across a broad range of corporate finance roles in the agrifood industry, with notable expertise in the dairy and animal protein segments. George will add strong capabilities to Verdant's financial modeling, valuations, industry analysis and transaction execution. Prior to joining Verdant, George held positions with Ernst & Young in New Zealand, Fonterra, and TerraProtein Equity Partners. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance with a minor in Computer Science from Long Island University - Brooklyn.
Garrett Stoerger, Managing Partner:
“Our relationship with Marijn and George has been built over many years of partnership and collaborative project execution. Throughout that time, they have demonstrated a distinctive combination of deep industry knowledge, rigorous financial advisory skills, and the ability to manage complex transactions with precision and discretion. Their expertise across animal protein, food and feed ingredients, fresh produce, and other key agrifood categories directly supports Verdant’s continued expansion across both M&A and broader corporate finance advisory mandates. This perfectly complements the sustained demand we are experiencing across an expanding range of geographies, channels, and assignment types, and our clients face increasingly sophisticated strategic and financial decisions. Marijn and George will further enhance our capacity to deliver the thoughtful, execution-focused guidance that has defined Verdant’s work for more than 25 years.”
Marijn Hendrickx, Director:
“I am truly honored to join Verdant. The firm has long set the standard for trusted, sector-focused advisory support, and I have always appreciated their disciplined approach to client service and their ability to navigate both transactional and strategic challenges with exceptional care. The agrifood sector is undergoing profound change, and business leaders today require advisors who are invested, transparent, and able to support decisions that can shape the future of their companies and families. I look forward to delivering that level of commitment to my clients and am grateful to begin this new chapter with George in our Leiden office.”
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