
Eric Cartier
Managing Director
Los Angeles Mergers & Acquisitions Industrials ecartier@lincolninternational.comI strive to provide actionable strategies and an efficient process for my clients navigating transactions.
Eric provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services within the aerospace and defense sector. He leverages over 20 years of M&A experience to provide sell-side and buy-side advisory services to entrepreneurs and private equity-owned clients.
Eric specializes in defense products and aerospace machining and forging, services and aftermarket. In addition to his deep experience providing M&A advisory services, he has advised on a wide range of transaction types including corporate divestitures and take-privates.
Prior to joining Lincoln, Eric served as a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s aerospace, defense and government group.
Eric earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from the George Washington University.
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