
Ed McCrossen
Vice President
Chicago Mergers & Acquisitions Business Services emccrossen@lincolninternational.com +1 (312) 423-7726I enjoy collaborating with founders, owners and leadership teams who have built tremendous businesses to navigate the complexities of an M&A process and achieve their goals.
Ed provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms and public and privately held companies within the business services sector.
Leveraging a decade of experience in capital markets and quantitative finance, Ed brings a data-driven, market-informed approach to his advisory services. He prides himself on understanding clients’ unique circumstances to deliver thoughtful, transparent advice to achieve their strategic objectives.
Prior to joining Lincoln, Ed worked in the global stock selection group at AQR Capital Management. Previously, he was in institutional equity sales at Barclays.
Ed holds a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University, majoring in finance and minoring in economics.
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