{"id":219,"date":"2024-10-13T15:02:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:49:43","slug":"fastned","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/index.php\/fastned\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><sup><sub><strong>UNITED WATERWAYS<\/strong> <strong> Jan &#8217;25 &#8211; Aug &#8217;25<\/strong><\/sub><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UNITED-WATERWAYS-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UNITED-WATERWAYS-1.png 740w, https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/UNITED-WATERWAYS-1-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Private equity backed and Basel based UNITED WATERWAYS (EUR 40mio EBITDA) is the largest white-label passenger ship (river cruise) operator in Europe. I assisted the CFO in structuring and finding new debt and mezzanine investors for growing and de-carbonising the shipping fleet. This was a hands-on role where I was responsible for the whole process, including building financial models and pitch-decks and all interaction with investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaterways.com\/\">UNITED WATERWAYS &#8211; We serve all waters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461897f4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FASTNED   March &#8217;24 &#8211; Dec <\/strong><strong>\u201824&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2640\" height=\"1376\" src=\"https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fastned.png\" alt=\"fastned charging station\" class=\"wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fastned.png 2640w, https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fastned-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fastned-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fastned-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fastned-1536x801.png 1536w, https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Fastned-2048x1067.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2640px) 100vw, 2640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fastned (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastnedcharging.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.fastnedcharging.com<\/a>) was founded in 2011 and is on a mission to accelerate the transition to electric mobility by building and operating a rapidly growing network of fast charging stations in Europe. Fastned is on the verge of profitability and positive free-cash flow, is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and funds itself via the stock market and an in-house developed retail bond program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><strong>Head of Funding and Investor Relations<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(maternity leave cover)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accelerated growth phase of Fastned and the resulting focus on funding and investor relations, gave me the ability to instantly put all my knowledge and experience to work.&nbsp;I have been responsible for a wide range of financing and investor relations topics and worked closely with the Management Board and the Supervisory Board on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Responsibilities and achievements:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461897f4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Funding strategy; assessing the rapidly changing funding opportunities. A mix between bank debt, public debt, intermediate capital and equity. In this strategic role I was able to provide an independent outside-in view.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing the retail bond funding program; 3 bond issuance cycles under my responsibility, raising over EUR 82 million.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investor relations; first contact point in managing and maintaining the relationship with institutional investors and the 11 equity research analysts that cover Fastned. Including coordinating and managing investor meetings, roadshows and conferences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quarterly results &amp; annual meeting; preparation of investor presentations and quarterly result presentations&nbsp;(3 results cycles on my watch).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working on tenders; active involvement in the high profile London tender that Fastned has won.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retail campaign to market the Fastned share to retail investors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing Supervisory Board meetings; strategic discussions on short and long term financing strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Process to improve ESG \/ MSCI ratings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M&amp;A; analyzing potential M&amp;A targets together with the business teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing bank relationships with 15+ local and international banks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing the Funding and IR team of three.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-71657032 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f48d3941 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-asterisk has-heading-font-family wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Joost his independent and outside-in view, based on many years of experience in the wider banking industry,&nbsp;made his input valuable from the start<\/em>.<br><br><em>His deep knowledge of many different funding options have been instrumental in focusing the discussions&#8221;<\/em><br><br>Victor van Dijk<br>CFO, Fastned<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/violetcorporatefinance.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED WATERWAYS Jan &#8217;25 &#8211; Aug &#8217;25 Private equity backed and Basel based UNITED WATERWAYS (EUR 40mio EBITDA) is the largest white-label passenger ship (river cruise) operator in Europe. 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