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Robert Brown
CEO | Managing Director | GP-Director
ChicagoMeet Professionals with Complementary Expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions
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.
Robert Brown
CEO | Managing Director | GP-Director
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Bloomberg TV | Lincoln International CEO Gives 2024 Outlook
Originally posted by Bloomberg on December 27, 2023. Rob Brown, CEO of Lincoln International, discusses his 2024 mergers and acquisitions market predictions, including an increasing focus from Western companies on… Read More
The Loadstar | When Consolidation Pressure Meets a Cautious Outlook: M&A in 2024
Originally posted by The Loadstar on December 12, 2023. In 2023, global growth was limited by escalating geopolitical conflicts and central bank actions to combat inflation and soaring energy costs,… Read More
Women’s Wear Daily | What to Expect from Beauty M&A in 2024
Originally posted by Women’s Wear Daily on December 8, 2023. Many expect beauty brands to come to market in 2024, but the exact timing will be contingent on several dynamics.… Read More
Five Key Insights from Agritechnica Trade Fair – A Full House in Hanover
Record crowds in Germany and exhibit halls full of new products suggest the agricultural equipment industry has a bright future Lincoln International’s industrials team was well represented at this year’s… Read More
Best Practices for Preparing a Corporate Carve Out
While macroeconomic challenges and rising interest rates correlate to a slowdown in mergers and acquisitions, corporate carve out transactions often see significant upticks during times of economic uncertainty as businesses… Read More
Transport Topics | Mergers and Acquisitions Market Begins to Accelerate
Originally posted by Transport Topics on November 13, 2023. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is anticipated to rise, given the stabilization of economic challenges and the adaptation of industry players… Read More
Cybersecurity Report: Q3 2023
Q3 2023 cybersecurity M&A and investment deal volumes increased from the previous quarter for the first time in 2023, while cyber public share price performance improved as valuations and profit… Read More
Recycled Plastics Market Draws Investor Attention
Not a day goes by without the announcement of a new regulatory, industrial, or commercial initiative relating to the European circular economy, making it a major topic for corporates and… Read More
Corporate Carve Outs: A Strategic Growth Tool for Turbulent Times
When challenges arise in the economic environment, businesses become much less interested in discretionary acquisitions—particularly larger deals or at higher multiples, creating a need for dealmaking alternatives. The result is… Read More
In Japan, M&A Set To Climb Amidst Low Rates And Regulatory Changes
Japan is a country with advanced and independent sensibilities in terms of its traditions, aesthetics and, especially, how it does business – demonstrable in a 14 percent increase in mergers… Read More
Toby Bottomley
Toby provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to clients in the business services industry, with a focus on the professional services and testing, inspection and certification sectors. He has extensive… Read More
pemacom | Outlook for the German M&A Market in 2023
Originally published by pemacom on September, 19, 2023. 1. Challenging Economic Environment Following a weak second half of 2022, the number of M&A deals will continue to decline in… Read More
Takuto Yamada
Takuto provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to Japanese and international companies across sectors. Takuto has more than a decade of experience delivering distinctive solutions to clients for intricate scenarios,… Read More
Packaging Quarterly Review Q3 2023
We anticipate deal flow will start to open up in Q4, with more notable activity starting in 2024 as previously unfavorable macroeconomic factors begin to re-align with a more fruitful… Read More
Thilo Schomberg
Thilo provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to private equity firms, small and medium-sized enterprises and large-cap multinational corporations in the industrials industry, with a focus on automotive and mobility… Read More
Lincoln International adds Julian Moore as Managing Director in London
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Julian Moore has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group in London.… Read More
Affärsvärlden | Increasingly Lower Activity in the M&A Market – But Advisers See Glimmers of Light
Originally posted by Affärsvärlden on October 6, 2023. While the total number of acquisitions fell in Sweden during the third quarter, transaction value increased, and new legislation and other market… Read More
Julian Moore
Julian provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to private equity firms, founders and public corporations in the business-to-business (B2B) technology industry, with a focus on data and analytics, artificial intelligence,… Read More
Cybersecurity Report: Q2 2023
Consecutive quarterly sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity rose in Q2 2023 to 54 cybersecurity transactions, from 49 in Q1 2023. Q2 M&A volume of $2.4 billion was roughly… Read More
HealthInvestor | CMA Launches Review of Vet Sector
Originally posted by HealthInvestor on September 7, 2023. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun reviewing UK veterinary services to uncover how well the market is working for pet… Read More
Andrew McDonald
Andrew provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to clients in the consumer industry. He has extensive experience working alongside private equity firms, entrepreneurs and business owners on sell-side and capital… Read More
Ferdinand von Marx
Ferdinand provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to clients in the business services and industrials sectors. He works closely with buyers and sellers across the globe on domestic and… Read More
Conceiving Success: Growth and Consolidation in IVF in APAC and the Middle East
In-vitro fertilization in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East is growing quickly due to several factors; the industry’s rapid growth offers an opportunity for investors to capitalize on momentum. In a… Read More
Investors Seek Protection in the Safety Workwear Market
The safety workwear industry is a highly resilient and very attractive market that covers all personal protective equipment from head to toe, including helmets, goggles, gloves, shoes, protective clothing and… Read More
Prepping for an Active M&A Market
While macroeconomic conditions remain uncertain and the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market awaits more active days, management teams could develop a “playbook” of the specific strategic initiatives and actions that… Read More