PSIK, the Polish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, announced the winners of the first edition of Nagrody PSIK. The winners were chosen through popular vote by PSIK community. The awards were presented in 11 categories during Nagrody PSIK gala on 30 May 2019 in Warsaw.
The aim of Nagrody PSIK is to recognize private equity/venture capital funds managers for their business and social activities, as well as advisors and banks for their achievements on the Polish PE/VC market.
We congratulate the winners of Nagrody PSIK 2019.
Winners
Private equity/venture capital
- House of the Year – Innova Capital
- Venture Capital Fund of the Year – Innovation Nest
- Person of the Year – Robert Manz
- Deal of the Year – Avallon za Velvet Care
Advisors and Banks
- Legal Advisor of the Year – CMS
- M&A Advisor of the Year – PwC
- Financial and Tax Advisor of the Year – EY
- Strategic and Commercial Advisor of the Year – BCG
- Financing Bank of the Year – mBank
Venture Philanthropy
- Social Business Accelerator Mentor – Jacek Pogonowski
Special Recognition
- Fund of funds – Polish Development Fund
Finalists
Private equity/venture capital
- House of the Year – Avallon, Enterprise Investors, MCI
- Venture Capital Fund of the Year – Inovo Venture Partners, OTB Ventures, TDJ Pitango Ventures
- Person of the Year – Tomasz Czechowicz (MCI), Leszek Muzyczyszyn (Innova Capital), Tomasz Stamirowski (Avallon)
- Deal of the Year – MCI and Dotcard (Dotpay/eCard), Syntaxis Capital and Polflam, Mid Europa Partners and Polskie Koleje Linowe
Advisors and Banks
- Legal Advisor of the Year – Kancelaria GESSEL, Kondracki Celej, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- M&A Advisor of the Year – Rothschild & Co, Trigon, VCP Polska
- Financial and Tax Advisor of the Year – Deloitte, PwC, TS Partners
- Strategic and Commercial Advisor of the Year – Bain & Company, OC&C Strategy consultants, PwC
- Financing Bank of the Year – Bank Pekao S.A., ING Bank Śląski, Santander Bank Polska
Venture Philanthropy
- Social Business Accelerator Mentor – Paweł Maj (bValue), Paweł Padusiński (Mid Europa Partners), Dariusz Prończuk (Enterprise Investors)