Piotr Kowal

Experience straight from the production floor

Piotr is not a typical advisor in a suit who has only seen a factory in prospectus photos. Before founding Silesia Capital Advisors, he spent 8 years working close to manufacturing processes in metalworking plants. He knows exactly how much an hour of press downtime costs and why the real value of a company is more than just the sum of invoices in accounting. In business talks, he always puts facts on the table, because in industry there is no room for fluff.

Over the last few years, he has led 47 company owners through the difficult process of selling a business. He specializes in transactions in Upper Silesia, knowing perfectly the specifics of local economic zones in Gliwice or Tychy. Piotr believes that a reliable valuation must be based on hard data from the floor, not on wishful forecasts. Honestly, he happens to advise against selling at a given moment if he sees that minor improvements in processes can raise the final price by a dozen percent within six months.

How does Piotr work?

• We check every penny – analysis of energy and utility costs is the basis of valuation for him.
• He prepares a report on the real value of the plant in 11 business days.
• Discretion is a priority; the sales process is conducted so as not to disturb the crew prematurely.
• We calculate real profit, taking into account actual machine wear and inventory.

In one of the recent transactions, Piotr helped a foundry owner recover 340,000 PLN in valuation by pointing out modernizations of the technological line omitted in the balance sheet. Such details determine whether an exit from a business is a success or just a formality. He can be stubborn in negotiations with investment funds because he knows how much effort went into building a plant from scratch. Without unnecessary adjectives, he strives for both parties to sign the contract with a sense of a fair deal.

Privately, Piotr is a fan of industrial technology and vintage motoring. (Heads-up: If you have something interesting from the 80s in your garage, the valuation conversation might last half an hour longer). Daily, he ensures that Silesia Capital Advisors is associated with reliability, not corporate jargon. If you are looking for someone who understands your business from the workshop side, not just from behind a desk, Piotr is the right person to contact.

Book 20 minutes for a preliminary phone call to discuss your plant's situation. Piotr personally analyzes every inquiry that reaches our office in Katowice.