PSIK spotlights Poland’s leading M&A consultants for private equity deals
The Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PSIK) has announced the finalists for its Nagrody PSIK Awards, which celebrate the country’s leading companies, investors, private equity houses, and consultants across the investment landscape.
Established in 2018, the Nagrody PSIK Awards recognise organisations and individuals that have demonstrated excellence in Poland’s private equity dealmaking market. In total, 13 categories are awarded, three of which are dedicated to advisory firms.
The Strategic & Commercial Adviser category recognises the role consultancies play in shaping M&A strategies in both the pre-deal and post-deal phases, as well as their expertise in conducting commercial due diligence. This year, the finalists are Bain & Company, EY-Parthenon, and OC&C Strategy Consultants.
Last year’s award was won by Bain & Company, which has claimed the title in every edition since the awards began, except in 2019 when Boston Consulting Group took the prize.
The second advisory category, Mergers & Acquisitions Adviser, recognises firms that support transactions across the full deal lifecycle, including financial advisory and transaction services. This year’s finalists are Deloitte, Gamut, PwC, and Trigon.
The Financial & Tax Adviser category is comprised of the Big Four firms: Deloitte, EY-Parthenon, KPMG, and PwC. This category focuses mainly on financial due diligence and tax due diligence services.
The finalists have been selected by an independent judging panel, with the winners to be announced at an awards gala on 22 June 2026.
Strategic & Commercial Adviser
Bain & Company
Over the past 12 months, Bain & Company’s team in Warsaw have supported more than 27 projects for private equity funds and portfolio companies across Central and Eastern Europe, including 13 projects for PSIK members. The team has worked with both local and global clients across the full deal cycle, from general partner strategy and commercial due diligence through to post-acquisition value creation.
EY-Parthenon
EY-Parthenon has worked on numerous transactions over the past year. Ten involved private equity and venture capital players in Poland, seven of which included current PSIK members. Four transactions resulted in signed agreements, four are ongoing, and two were discontinued.
OC&C Strategy Consultants
The Polish team of OC&C Strategy Consultants is a trusted adviser to private equity investors in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe, delivering more than 20 high-impact projects in the past year, including 10 involving PSIK members. The firm supports both local and global funds across the full deal lifecycle, from commercial due diligence to value creation and exit.
In the last 12 months, OC&C Strategy Consultants has advised on targets with an aggregate value exceeding €10 billion.
M&A Adviser
Deloitte
Deloitte advised on 11 deals, nine of which involved private equity funds, including five transactions with PSIK members. These included the acquisition of Pan-Pek from Enterprise Investors, the sale of Unity Group to Value4Capital, Cobi to Resource Partners, and Profi for ACP to Custodia Capital.
Deloitte also acted as lead adviser on the sale of Callstack to Viking Global Investors, one of the most notable transactions in the Polish market over the past year, and supported debt financing for Baltisse and Momentum Global Ventures.
Gamut
Gamut completed three private equity and venture capital transactions in Poland involving PSIK members, as well as three additional transactions, including two involving global private equity firms H.I.G. Capital and Oaktree Capital Management. In 2025, Gamut sourced more than €500 million for clients through transaction structures and worked on several additional deals involving PSIK members.
PwC
PwC’s team advised on 19 transactions with a total value of nearly 5 billion Polish złoty. This included a record 11 deals involved leading private equity sponsors, including MCI, Jet Investment, Enterprise Investors, Penta Investments, Castik Capital, Montagu, Capmont, and TEP Capital, as well as two landmark private equity exits involving IAI and Rockfin.
Trigon
Trigon worked on nine private equity transactions in Poland, including seven involving PSIK members such as CVC Capital Partners, Innova Capital, MidEuropa, and Cerberus. The firm also advised the Polish Development Fund and Corsair Capital.
Financial & Tax Adviser
Deloitte
Deloitte worked on 38 private equity and venture capital transactions in Poland, including 21 involving PSIK members. 18 transactions were successfully signed, including nine involving PSIK members that were completed with signed agreements.
EY-Parthenon
EY worked on 25 private equity and venture capital transactions in Poland involving PSIK members. Of these, 14 resulted in signed agreements, seven are ongoing, and four were discontinued. EY also advised on two additional transactions involving non-PSIK investors – Advent International and TDJ, both of which resulted in signed agreements.
KPMG
KPMG provided financial and tax due diligence support on 17 private equity transactions in Poland, including mandates originated by KPMG for its clients. Three involved PSIK members and resulted in signed agreements.
PwC
PwC delivered work on 25 private equity transactions in Poland, including 15 high-profile deals with PSIK members and their portfolio companies such as Abris Capital, CVC Capital Partners, Enterprise Investors, Jet Investment, and MidEuropa Partners. Of these, nine were completed, four are ongoing, and two were not completed.
Outside PSIK, PwC’s dealmakers advised on 10 additional transactions involving firms such as Apax Partners, Corsair Capital, Montagu, Penta Investments, and Warburg Pincus.
