Sell-side · Buy-side · Poland & CEE
We help prepare and execute company sales, identify the right investor and complete acquisitions — with a perspective many advisers lack: from inside the company, as buyer, as selling shareholder and as management after the deal.
Before approaching the market, we help you see the business through an investor’s eyes, set preparation priorities and design a process that protects value and negotiating leverage.
Typically: EUR 5–50m revenue · positive EBITDAExplore our support→We identify opportunities across Poland and CEE, approach owners discreetly and support transaction assessment and execution from first contact through closing.
Targets aligned with strategy · platforms and add-on acquisitionsExplore our support→What we do
Every engagement has a clearly defined mandate. We represent one side and coordinate the right specialist expertise.
Assessment of transaction readiness, value drivers, risks and preparation priorities.
↗Strengthening financial, organisational and process readiness before approaching the market.
↗Managing the sale from strategy and materials through investor engagement, negotiations and due diligence.
↗Market mapping, target identification, discreet owner outreach and opportunity qualification.
↗Transaction assessment, valuation and negotiation support, and coordination of the acquisition process.
↗Where needed — stepping in as CEO to lead exit preparation or post-acquisition transformation.
↗Sector experience
Operational and commercial experience helps us assess not only the numbers, but what genuinely drives enterprise value.
Medical devices and supplies, medical gases, hospital equipment. Regulated markets, multi-layered sales channels and the importance of trust.
Including industrial gases, valves, components and spare parts. Supplier relationships, commercial performance, logistics, margins and consolidation potential.
Owner-managed businesses, operational processes and growth in Poland and international markets.
The Protectimo approach
We do not promise a price or closing date. We provide a structured process, evidence-based decisions and direct senior-level involvement.
Direct senior involvement
“I combine the experience of an entrepreneur and executive with the discipline of a transaction adviser. This allows me to see a company not only through its numbers, but also through its people, customers, suppliers, processes and the owner’s decisions.”
Jacek Świtkowski — Founder
Acquisitions: Milmet · Krass · Ohio Medical · Therapy Equipment · Delta P · Dutchmed (co-investor & CEO)
GCE ownership changes: Triton Partners → Argan Capital → ESAB (top management & management shareholder)
Frequently asked questions
No. The first conversation is free and confidential. It helps us understand your objectives and assess whether and when a transaction makes sense. It does not start any process.
Most often mature, profitable companies in Poland and CEE with EUR 5–50m annual revenue and positive, verifiable EBITDA. Smaller companies are assessed individually, especially where they have a unique market position, high profitability or consolidation potential.
Fees depend on the scope of the mandate and are agreed individually. For a company sale they typically combine a monthly retainer for running the process, usually credited against the success fee, and a success fee payable only at closing. For acquisition search: a fee for market mapping and owner outreach plus a success fee. A readiness assessment is a fixed-price project.
We strongly prefer an exclusive mandate. I lead every client personally and with full commitment, and a single, coordinated process protects confidentiality and the owner's negotiating position.
The process itself — from preparing materials to signing — usually takes 6–12 months, although there are exceptions. Most value, however, can be built earlier: preparation is worth starting 1–3 years before a planned transaction.
Investors first receive an anonymous company profile. Details are shared in stages, only after an NDA is signed and the counterparty is qualified. Communication with employees, customers and suppliers is planned together with the owner.
I lead the process personally and, as needed, coordinate trusted legal, tax and financial advisers. You have one point of contact responsible for the whole process.
Yes. We map the market according to the investor's strategy and discreetly approach owners of companies that are not running a sale process — often the most attractive targets.
Poland and Central & Eastern Europe. Our deepest experience is in medical, industrial and technical distribution, and in manufacturing and B2B services. I work in Polish, English and Russian.
No. In every transaction we represent one side only — the seller or the buyer — and this is clearly set out in the engagement.
Contact
If you are considering a company sale, ownership transition or acquisition in Poland or CEE, let’s discuss your situation.
Prefer to pick a time right away? Book a 30-minute call ↗
contact@protectimo.com