Cohen Capital Markets (CCM), a division of Cohen Securities, an indirect, controlled subsidiary of Cohen, appointed Pawel Skonieczka as a managing director to lead the expansion of the firm’s advisory capabilities across space technology, aerospace and communications infrastructure.
Skonieczka brings nearly two decades of experience advising public and private companies, financial sponsors and strategic investors across M&A, equity and debt capital markets transactions.
“The space economy is evolving from early-stage innovation to scaled industrial deployment,” Skonieczka said. “Disciplined capital allocation, consolidation and strategic M&A will drive the next phase of the sector evolution. Cohen & Company’s bespoke M&A advisory and capital market solutions make it uniquely positioned to support founders, sponsors, private and public companies in navigating this dynamic landscape.”
Prior to joining the firm, Skonieczka spent nearly a decade at Deutsche Bank, where he led global coverage of the space technology sector across launch, manufacturing, satellite operators and downstream applications. He advised clients on strategic transactions, capital formation and corporate finance initiatives, and played a central role in building the firm’s space sector franchise. He founded and hosted the annual Deutsche Bank Global Space Summit and also represented the firm on webinars and panels at industry conferences. Skonieczka also covered the broader communications sector during his tenure.
“Space has moved from an emerging sector to core infrastructure,” Jerry Serowik, senior managing director and head of CCM, said. “The next phase will be driven by consolidation, scale and disciplined capital deployment. All areas where our advisory platform is well-positioned. Pawel brings a rare combination of global sector experience and hands-on M&A and capital markets expertise that today’s space companies increasingly require.”
Earlier in his career, Skonieczka held roles at Macquarie Capital in the leveraged finance and financial sponsors group and at KPMG in the economic and valuation services practice. His background across advisory, leveraged finance and valuation provides clients with a differentiated perspective on capital structure, strategic decision-making and value creation.
Skonieczka holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor of science in finance, economics, and applied mathematics from Rutgers University.
