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Chicago
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Frankfurt
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Zurich
Drew McGovern
Drew provides valuations services to clients with investments in private equity, private credit, infrastructure and business development companies. Drew strives to perform well-informed analyses consistent with the constantly evolving private… Read More
Roshan Raghuram
Roshan specializes in reviewing and performing valuations for numerous companies owned by private equity, credit, and venture capital funds. He leverages his deep understanding of the private market industry and… Read More
Growth & Venture Equity Valuations: OPM and CSE Considerations
Every valuation cycle, deciding between valuing growth and venture equity using option pricing models (OPMs) and common stock equivalent (CSE) allocation methodologies is a point of tension between internal valuation… Read More
Akshat Jamad
Akshat provides valuation and credit analysis services across complex private credit and private equity transactions, including restructurings, refinancings and acquisitions. His clients include private equity firms, private credit leaders and… Read More
Alex Marte
Alex provides portfolio company valuation services to business development companies, private credit funds, private equity funds and global asset managers. He offers clients real-time access to the granular details as… Read More
Tom Cassidy
Tom leverages nearly a decade of experience to provide advisory services related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) accounting disputes. He advises clients, including private equity firms, private founders and large… Read More
Handelsblatt | The Secondary Market is Better Than its Reputation
Originally published by Handelsblatt on June 26, 2025 According to Lincoln International’s data, the volume of GP-led secondary market transactions rose to a record $70 billion worldwide in 2024, more… Read More
Lincoln International adds Rob Maxim and Charles Blank as Managing Directors
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Rob Maxim and Charles Blank have joined the Global Valuations & Opinions Group as Managing Directors based… Read More
Charles Blank
Charles leads the Disputes team within Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, where he provides dispute resolution advisory services for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, working to resolve the resolution of… Read More
Q1 2025 European Lincoln Private Market Index
LINCOLN’S EUROPEAN PMI EKES OUT A GAIN, BUT ONLY BECAUSE EARNINGS GROWTH OFFSET MULTIPLE CONTRACTION FOR THE QUARTER The European Lincoln Private Market Index is the only index which tracks… Read More
Anant Wadhwa
Anant provides valuation advisory services to mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs), mortgage servicers and issuers and underwriters of asset-backed securities (ABS). With over 15 years of industry experience, he… Read More
Rob Maxim
Rob provides valuations advisory services to institutional investors on financial instruments, specifically focusing on asset-backed finance. He advises a broad range of institutional investors, including private equity, private credit, banks,… Read More
Lincoln International adds Srividya Gopal as Managing Director, expanding Lincoln’s Middle Eastern coverage
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Srividya Gopal has joined the firm as Managing Director to lead Valuations & Opinions efforts in the Middle East.… Read More
Srividya Gopal
Srividya is a Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, where she leads the firm’s Middle East practice. With nearly three decades of experience in valuations, transactions and management… Read More
Q1 2025 Lincoln European Senior Debt Index™
Lincoln International LLC (Lincoln) is pleased to release the latest quarterly Lincoln European Senior Debt Index (ESDI). The ESDI represents years of research and analysis of data and was developed… Read More
Q1 2025 Lincoln Senior Debt Index™
Lincoln International LLC (Lincoln) is pleased to release the first quarter 2025 Lincoln US Senior Debt Index (Lincoln US Senior Debt Index, Senior Debt Index, or, LSDI). The Lincoln US… Read More
Webinar | Q1 2025 European Private Market Insights and Q2 Outlook
Thank you for your interest in Lincoln’s Webinar: Q1 2025 European Private Market Insights and Q2 Outlook. All request submissions will be evaluated and a member of our team will… Read More
While the Lincoln Private Market Index Grew in Q1, Negative Trends are Brewing
Cracks that were starting to show at the end of 2024 for sponsor-backed companies continued into 2025 with slowing EBITDA growth, rising leverage and high usage of PIK interest. While… Read More
Q1 2025 Lincoln Private Market Index™
While the Lincoln Private Market Index Grew in Q1, Negative Trends are Brewing The Lincoln Private Market Index (LPMI), the only index that tracks changes in the enterprise value of… Read More
An Overview of the Lincoln Private Market Index™
The Lincoln Private Market Index (f/k/a Lincoln Middle Market Index), is the only index that tracks changes in the enterprise value of U.S. privately held companies—primarily those owned by private… Read More
European Direct Lending Review & Outlook 2025 | Senior Debt Index
Published by Pemberton on May 16, 2025 The second edition of Pemberton’s European Direct Lending Report highlights the considerable growth of the private credit and direct lending markets across Europe. This… Read More
Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q2 2025 Private Market Webinar
Thank you for your interest in Lincoln’s Webinar: Valuations & Opinions Group Q2 2025 Private Market Webinar. All request submissions will be evaluated and a member of our team will… Read More
Webinar | Q1 2025 European Private Market Insights and Q2 Outlook
On May 22, 2025, professionals from Lincoln International’s European Capital Advisory and Valuations Groups hosted a webinar discussing the state of 2025 first European private markets, as well as the… Read More
Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q2 2025 Private Market Webinar
On May 20th, 2025, professionals from Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group hosted a webinar discussing insights from the latest proprietary database. Topics included: Tariff turmoil: What is the latest… Read More
Neil Shah
Neil is a Director in Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group, where he provides valuation advisory services to private equity firms, business development companies, hedge funds, credit opportunity funds, pension… Read More