# Thirdexpert Management & Consulting

> Thirdexpert is a consultancy in Belgium, run by its two managing partners Filip Tack and Mieke Delarivière. It advises SMEs, scale-ups and industrial companies on M&A and corporate development, business development and fundraising, HR consulting and organisation, and safety coaching. The website is available in English and Dutch.

Company: Thirdexpert Management & Consulting BV, Schipperskaai 12, 9000 Gent, Belgium. VAT BE0878.117.640. Telephone +32 479 35 35 39. Active since 2005.

The information on the website is general and is not legal, tax, financial or investment advice.

## Website

- [Thirdexpert (English)](https://www.thirdexpert.com/): services, partners and contact
- [Thirdexpert (Nederlands)](https://www.thirdexpert.com/nl/): diensten, partners en contact
- [Privacy and cookie statement](https://www.thirdexpert.com/privacy/): what data is processed, cookies and choices (Dutch: https://www.thirdexpert.com/nl/privacy/)
- [Full site content in Markdown](https://www.thirdexpert.com/llms-full.txt): all text from both language versions

## Services

- Corporate development & M&A advisory (led by Filip Tack): acquisition and partnership strategy, sourcing and screening, valuation, due diligence, negotiation of SPA, SHA and TSA agreements, post-acquisition integration.
- Business development & fundraising (led by Filip Tack): corporate strategy and business plans, strategic partnerships and channel development, fundraising and investor readiness, board mandates, advisory roles and executive assignments.
- People & organisation, HR consulting (led by Mieke Delarivière): recruitment, selection and onboarding, job descriptions, competency management, personal development plans, performance reviews, exit interviews, engagement surveys, internal and external communication strategy, training, coaching and media training.
- Safety coaching (led by Mieke Delarivière): on-site coaching of teams and supervisors in industrial environments, building safety awareness, leadership and a safety culture.

## Partners

- [Filip Tack](https://www.linkedin.com/in/filiptack): managing partner. Corporate development, M&A and business development. Co-founder and former CEO of [Nomadesk](https://nomadesk.com), former head of corporate development and M&A at [Banqup Group](https://www.banqup.com) (thirteen transactions), former chair of [Unifly](https://www.unifly.aero), CEO and co-founder of [talentguide](https://talentguide.com).
- [Mieke Delarivière](https://www.linkedin.com/in/miekedelariviere): managing partner. People & organisation, HR consulting, communication and safety coaching. Former HR business partner and head of communications at Bombardier Transportation, HR business partner at [Molymet Belgium](https://www.molymetbelgium.be), communications manager at [Stora Enso](https://www.storaenso.com), Safe Coach at [ArcelorMittal Belgium](https://belgium.arcelormittal.com) since 2024. Holds a VCA VOL safety certificate.

## References

LinkedIn recommendations from people who worked with the partners are quoted in full, with name, role and relationship, on the website and in llms-full.txt.

- For Filip Tack: [Hans Leybaert](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-leybaert/) (Executive Chairman, Unifiedpost Group, now Banqup Group), [Edgard Vermeersch](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgard-vermeersch/) (Founder and CEO, Itineris) and [Alex Brabers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbrabers/) (Managing Partner, Bratavi).
- For Mieke Delarivière: [Krista De Baerdemaeker](https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-de-baerdemaeker-6b457314/) (HR Manager, Molymet Belgium), a client of Mieke.

## Contact

- Filip Tack: filip.tack@thirdexpert.com, +32 479 35 35 39
- Mieke Delarivière: mieke.delariviere@thirdexpert.com
- [Contact form (English)](https://tally.so/r/MeoE5A)
- [Contactformulier (Nederlands)](https://tally.so/r/yPVJDx)

## Nederlands

Thirdexpert Management & Consulting is een adviesbureau in België, geleid door de twee managing partners Filip Tack en Mieke Delarivière. Het adviseert kmo's, scale-ups en industriële bedrijven over M&A (overnamebegeleiding), corporate development, business development en kapitaal aantrekken, HR-consulting en organisatie (werving en selectie, onboarding, competentiemanagement, communicatie) en veiligheidscoaching. Filip Tack leidt M&A, corporate development en business development; Mieke Delarivière leidt mensen & organisatie en veiligheidscoaching. De website is beschikbaar in het Nederlands op https://www.thirdexpert.com/nl/ en in het Engels op https://www.thirdexpert.com/. Contactformulier: https://tally.so/r/yPVJDx.

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