Mariusz Słowikowski joins SSW as a Partner at SSW Advisory

Mariusz Słowikowski has joined SSW, taking on the role of Head of SSW Advisory. Mariusz is a recognised expert with over twenty years of experience in financial advisory. He brings exceptional skills and extensive experience gained in both Polish and international markets to SSW. His areas of specialisation include advisory on mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, financial modelling, and business valuations for transactions, restructuring, financing, litigation support, and financial reporting. Mariusz has successfully completed over 200 transaction advisory projects across various industries, including financial services, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, the energy sector, and the IT and modern technology sectors.

For more than 17 years, Mariusz worked at Deloitte, where he led large, multidisciplinary teams, delivering comprehensive advisory solutions at a strategic level for complex, international M&A transactions.

Throughout his career, Mariusz has been involved in numerous prestigious transactions within the Polish financial sector, advising leading financial institutions and Private Equity funds on due diligence, valuations, fairness opinions, restructuring projects, and capital markets initiatives. He has also advised government institutions from Poland and the CEE region on issues related to the forced restructuring of banks. His expertise goes beyond the financial sector, including projects involving shipbuilding companies, manufacturing industries, energy production (including renewable sources), pharmaceutical companies, transportation firms, and businesses in the retail, e-commerce, and IT sectors.

Piotr Spaczyński, Managing Partner at SSW, commented: “Mariusz’s addition to the team will strengthen SSW’s capabilities within SSW Advisory. His experience and deep knowledge of the transaction market provide us with invaluable support that will undoubtedly bring tangible benefits to our clients.”

Tomasz Wickel, General Partner at SSW, added: “Mariusz is not only an expert in his field but also a leader who effectively manages complex projects. I believe his joining SSW Advisory will enhance our position in the transaction advisory market and enable us to better support our clients in achieving their business goals.”

Mariusz previously gained professional experience at the Private Equity fund Copernicus, the Danone Group, and a Canadian investment bank in Frankfurt am Main. He is a graduate of Kozminski University in Warsaw, where he earned a master’s degree in economics. In addition, he shares his expertise as a lecturer on business valuations in postgraduate studies at Kozminski University and the Warsaw School of Economics. He is also the author of publications on due diligence processes.

Mariusz Słowikowski joins SSW Advisory to expand the capabilities and reach of the SSW group. His knowledge and experience will be key to the further development of this advisory unit.

SSW, as a leading independent Polish law firm, currently offers a full range of advisory services in over 20 key specialisations and more than 20 industries, including the energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors. The firm provides comprehensive advisory services for even the most complex international mergers and acquisitions in law, taxation, and finance.