Żabka Group is Poland's largest convenience retailer, running 13,063 franchise-operated stores across Poland and Romania at end-June 2026, up 10.8% year on year. Founded in 1998 in Poznań by Mariusz Świtalski, it operates Żabka Cafe hot-food areas, private-label brands, cashierless Żabka Nano outlets and drive-through formats, and trades in Romania under the Froo brand. CVC Capital Partners acquired the company in 2017 and listed it on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in October 2024 under ticker ZAB. In July 2026 Alimentation Couche-Tard agreed to acquire it through a voluntary tender offer.
Zabka Polska is publicly traded
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under its listed ticker.
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Founded
1998
Employees
10,000+
Total Funding
$3.39B
Agreed to be acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard via take-private tender at PLN 32.00/share, ~$8.6B equity value
Sets firm cash exit price for all shareholders; CVC and main holders committed to sell
Announced planned CEO succession: Suchanski to become Chairperson, Blicharski to become CEO effective 2027-01-01
Telegraphed continuity transition, not a distress signal; current CEO unchanged until year-end
Tomasz Suchański
Group Chief Executive Officer, President of the Management Committee; Chairman of the Board of Directors (Executive Director)
Tomasz Blicharski
Group Chief Strategy & Development Officer (Group CEO designate, effective 2027-01-01, subject to shareholder approval)
Marta Wrochna-Łastowska
Group Chief Financial Officer
Jolanta Bańczerowska
Group Chief People Officer
Anna Grabowska
Managing Director, Żabka International
Wojciech Krok
Managing Director, Żabka Future
Adam Manikowski
Chief Executive Officer, Żabka Polska Business Unit
Zabka Group has traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange under ticker ZAB since 17 October 2024, following a PLN 6.45bn offering of 300 million existing shares at PLN 21.50 by CVC Capital Partners and Partners Group - an all-secondary sale from which the company itself received no proceeds. On 31 July 2026 Alimentation Couche-Tard agreed to acquire the group and launched a voluntary tender offer through its subsidiary Circle K Polska at PLN 32.00 per share (~US$8.48), a total equity value of about PLN 32.62bn (~US$8.6bn), supported by hard irrevocable undertakings over roughly 57% of the shares from CVC, Partners Group and key executives. Subscriptions opened on 26 August 2026 and run to 25 September 2026; completion is expected by December 2026 subject to European Commission or UOKiK merger control, Romanian foreign direct investment approval and EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation clearance, with a compulsory squeeze-out and WSE delisting intended if Couche-Tard reaches 95% of voting rights.
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Zabka Polska raised $3.39B across 0 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Zabka Polska is headquartered in Poznań, Poland.
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