Jake Steslicki
Director
Jake Steslicki is a Director with PMCF and is a member of the firm’s Consumer, Food, & Beverage team. He has nearly a decade of M&A investment banking experience advising clients on buy and sell side M&A advisory, shareholder recapitalizations, leveraged and management buyouts, and the private placement of debt. He splits his time between the firm’s Chicago and Michigan offices.
Prior to joining PMCF, Jake worked as an Analyst at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. He is currently on the board of an early-stage consumer tech company, providing strategic and financial guidance. Jake earned a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He also holds an MBA with a concentration in finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Jake is a licensed securities representative holding his Series 82 and 63 registrations.
Transaction Experience
PMCF Advises Plas-Tech Engineering on its Combination with H&T Presspart, a division of the Heitkamp & Thumann Group
PMCF Advises MIPRO Consulting in a Transaction with Kastech Software Solutions Group
PMCF Advises SVS Vision in a Transaction with Fielmann Group
PMCF Advises Corporate Screening in a Sale Transaction with First Advantage
PMCF Advises Credential Check Corporation in a Sale Transaction with Iron Creek Partners
PMCF Advises Eagle Pharmacy in its Sale to J. Knipper and Company
PMCF advises Wright & Filippis in the sale of its Specialty Seating and Mobility division to National Seating & Mobility
Publications
Food & Beverage M&A Pulse – Q3 2026
While Q3-26 transaction volumes are down from Q3-25, U.S. F&B deal volume rose 18.8 percent from Q2-26 transactions, totaling 76 compared to 64.
Food & Beverage M&A Pulse – Q2 2026
Global transaction activity declined in Q2‑26, with deal volume falling 22.7 percent year‑over‑year to 197 transactions.
U.S. Food & Beverage M&A Demonstrates Stability To Start 2026
U.S. food and beverage M&A activity has remained steady to start 2026, even as the industry’s global dealmaking trends slowed slightly.
Fresh Flavors, Functional Foods, and GLP-1: Key Food & Beverage M&A Trends in 2026
Market trends in Food & Beverage are leaning toward innovative products, international flavors, and functional, healthy foods, with GLP-1 naturally influencing consumer purchases.
Food & Beverage M&A Pulse – Q1 2026
Global transaction activity declined in Q1‑26, with deal volume falling 14.1 percent year‑over‑year to 208 transactions.