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My goal is to inspire and motivate our people to make a true impact with their clients, their colleagues and their communities.
Robert Brown
CEO | Managing Director | GP-Director
Chicago
It’s extremely rewarding to work in one of the largest and most diverse global business sectors helping support clients to realize their goals.
Matthew Lee
Managing Director, Head of UK & Co-head of Healthcare, Europe
London
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I am a rigorous advocate for my clients with a hands-on, communicative approach, focused on delivering intense advocacy and outlier results.
Sean Bennis
Managing Director & Global Head of Industrials
Chicago
I am enthusiastic about creating sustainable growth and the highest value for our clients and strive to leave a positive footprint beyond any successful M&A transaction.
Friedrich Bieselt
Managing Director & Head of Business Services, Europe
Frankfurt
I enjoy leading clients and realizing their objectives, while structuring solutions to issues that are both intriguing and challenging.
Øyvind Bjordal
Managing Director & Head of Switzerland
Zurich
I am inspired by working with entrepreneurs and innovators who feel passionately about what they are creating.
William Bowmer
Managing Director & Co-head of Technology, U.S.
San Francisco
I deliver a hands-on approach to provide strategic advice to my clients throughout the transaction and beyond.
Chris Brooks
Managing Director & Co-head of Technology, Europe
London My goal is to inspire and motivate our people to make a true impact with their clients, their colleagues and their communities.
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Financial News | Lincoln International Eyes Acquisitions in “Aggressive” Expansion, Senior Hiring Spree
Originally published by Financial News on September 8, 2024. Lincoln International leaders Rob Brown, Matthew Lee and Eric Wijs recently shared with Financial News how the firm is hiring experienced… Read More
Continuing momentum in the European TMT sector
Lincoln International’s European Technology Group has announced 21 transactions thus far in 2024. We have seen robust deal activity across all our key Technology subsectors – Business-to-Business (B2B) Software, IT… Read More
Lincoln International adds Brian Little as Managing Director
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Brian Little has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Consumer Group in Los Angeles. Brian will provide… Read More
Middle Market Dealmaker | Moving Through the Market: 2024 M&A Trends
As H2 2024 ended, M&A market dynamics showed increasing deal volumes despite the growing difficulty in finding quality assets. As a result, the higher-quality deals are over-subscribed, in terms of… Read More
Nils Klemke
Nils provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to national and international corporate and private equity clients in the healthcare industry, with a focus on provider, pharma and lab services as… Read More
Lincoln International Recognized in 15th Annual International M&A Awards
Lincoln International is pleased to announce that it has been recognized in The M&A Advisor’s 15th Annual International M&A Awards. The firm was honored in the Cross-Border Deal of the… Read More
Brian Little
Brian provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms, entrepreneurs and public and private companies in the consumer industry, with a focus on apparel, fashion and accessories.… Read More
Beauty Independent | Will Beauty’s Recent String of Strong Sales Doom the Lipstick Index?
Originally posted by Beauty Independent on August 19, 2024. In 2020, Circana (formerly The NPD Group) estimated prestige beauty sales fell by 19%. Since then, sales have risen each year,… Read More
Lincoln International adds Alex Johnston as Managing Director
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that it has hired Alex Johnston as a Managing Director to help lead the firm’s IT services efforts… Read More
Smart Packaging: How AI is Changing the Game
Over the last several years, the packaging industry has undergone significant transformations driven by rapid advancements in technology. From the introduction of innovative materials and sustainable practices to automation and… Read More
Ian McGraw
Ian provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies in the technology industry, with a focus on software. Leveraging his industry expertise, Ian… Read More
Alex Johnston
Alex provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms and corporations in the information technology services industry, with broad expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), software development,… Read More
Exponential Data Center Growth Fuels Unprecedented Buyer Interest and Investment Opportunities
The creation, adoption and use of data-intensive technology has accelerated in recent years, driving explosive growth in the data center market. Ongoing advancements in 5G, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence… Read More
Global Accountancy Services: Rapid Consolidation Continues, but What’s Next for the Sector?
Originally published in The Accountant on July 25, 2024. The last few years have seen unprecedented levels of private equity (PE) activity in the global accounting services sector, driven by… Read More
Mergermarket | UK Dealmakers Stress Pre-Auctions Prep
Originally posted by Mergermarket on July 31, 2024. In the UK market, advisors are intensifying pre-auction preparations amid lower transaction volumes. Alex Masters, Managing Director and co-head of Lincoln’s European… Read More
Cybersecurity Report: Q2 2024
Beset by escalating geopolitical tensions and high interest rates, 2023 saw significant declines in cybersecurity sector deal volume. However, the first half of 2024 has shown a significant turnaround, with… Read More
Lincoln International adds Everett Currier and Aaron Klein as Managing Directors
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Everett Currier and Aaron Klein have joined as Managing Directors, providing M&A advisory services to private equity… Read More
Domingo Schmidig
Domingo provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and growth equity advisory services to private equity firms, entrepreneurs and corporations, with a focus on the industrials and technology industries. Domingo collaborates closely… Read More
Everett Currier
Everett provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms, entrepreneurs and public and private companies, with a focus on energy transition. Harnessing his two decades of experience,… Read More
Aaron Klein
Aaron provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies as well as public and private companies, with a focus on energy transition. With… Read More
Packaging Quarterly Review Q2 2024
Over the last several years, the packaging industry has undergone significant transformations driven by rapid advancements in technology. From the introduction of innovative materials and sustainable practices to automation and… Read More
Investors in Healthcare | Q&A with Lincoln Professionals
Originally posted by Investors in Healthcare on July 25, 2024. Lincoln International, the U.S.-headquartered global investment banking advisor, is a well-known name in the European healthcare markets, providing advice to… Read More
Jack Marson-Smith
Jack provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies in the consumer industry, with a focus on food and beverage as well as… Read More
Industrials Strength: Acceleration in Global Industrials M&A
Lincoln Industrials closed 28 transactions globally thus far in 2024. Across our industrials offering – from aerospace and defense to mobility, engineered components to building products, and infrastructure to specialty… Read More
Lincoln International adds TJ Monico as Managing Director
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that TJ Monico has joined as a Managing Director to help lead the firm’s distribution practice. TJ has more than… Read More