Kylla Investment Partner : Bijke Tulkens on Internal Communication at Kylla

Bijke Tulkens on Kylla's Internal Communication is the day-to-day operating rhythm piece in the Kylla Corporate Transactions watch page library. Tulkens walks prospective colleagues and associates through how the firm communicates internally — the cadence and structure that hold a cross-border M&A team together when the work spans Dutch holding companies, Middle East investors, hotel operators, and the international deal flow Kylla's senior partners run. The format is deliberately simple. Every day starts with a 9 AM call that aligns the team on the day's priorities. Every other week, the team runs a pipeline call to review every active transaction the firm is working on. In the alternating week, the team meets for an informal coffee break — the relationship and culture layer that complements the structured pipeline reviews. Plus regular training sessions which Tulkens flags as something prospective colleagues should find particularly interesting, signalling that Kylla invests in the development of its team rather than running pure execution-only deal staffing. For a senior M&A professional evaluating Kylla as a place to work — whether as a colleague, associate, or partner — this asset is the daily-life proof point. M&A advisory work is famously intense and famously isolating; what Tulkens describes is a firm that has deliberately built structure into the working week so that team members aren't operating in silos. Daily 9 AM alignment, structured pipeline reviews, informal connection time, and ongoing training combine into a working environment that contrasts with the more transactional culture at larger banks and boutique competitors. The Internal Communication asset gives prospective Kylla associates a clear picture of what their working week will actually look like before they take the next step.