Meet our Senior Team in Business Services

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
Lincoln International strengthens global education sector expertise with addition of Zack Shah
Lincoln International today announced that Zack Shah has joined the firm as a Managing Director to deliver investment banking advisory services to education services clients. He joins the firm’s global… Read More

Restaurants Finance Monitor | Lincoln International Brings Global Emphasis to Restaurant Investment Banking
Consumer Group Director, Charles Walder, recently contributed his perspectives about Lincoln’s global connectedness for Restaurants Finance Monitor. He discusses the variety services Lincoln delivers in the restaurant sector including investment… Read More

Joint Venture & Partnering InSight Q1 2019
More and more partnering going on in the technology-driven, disruptive businesses sought after by many PE firms. Read more

Q&A: How Labor Market Growth, Export of Services and Horizontalization Across Verticals are Driving Opportunity
View original post from Pitchbook on February 25, 2019 here. … Read More

Michael Lippert
Mike has nearly two decades of extensive expertise in advising technology companies, from start-ups to larger private and public companies as well as private equity, on corporate finance and mergers… Read More

Miles Kershaw
Miles advises private equity-backed and founder-led companies on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in Lincoln’s Technology Group, both domestically and internationally. Miles focuses on the property and construction software, intellectual… Read More

Ranga Iyer
Ranga serves as Senior Advisor to Lincoln International’s Healthcare group. Ranga consults with Indian and multinational pharmaceutical companies, private equity firms and investment banks on business strategy and business development.… Read More

Q&A: Reviewing Key Trends in M&A and Technology That Will Shape 2019
View original post from Pitchbook on December 11, 2018 here. The M&A cycle has persisted remarkably, with the evolution of technology from a vertical into a horizontal playing a key role… Read More

2018 Record Results
We are pleased to share with you a snapshot of our 2018 results, which reflect another record year at Lincoln International. While the numbers are one indicator of our continued… Read More

Hans Peter Peters
Hans Peter Peters is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Lincoln International. In this role he is responsible for providing input to the senior management of the company on strategic… Read More
2018 Year-End Results
Real Connection. True Perspective. While the numbers are one indicator of our continued growth, we are most proud of the work we did – and outcomes we achieved – on… Read More

Lincoln International Germany awarded “German M&A Financial Advisor of the Year 2018″ by Mergermarket
Lincoln International Germany is pleased to announce its recognition as 2018 German M&A Financial Advisor of the Year, as awarded by Mergermarket. The firm’s long-standing presence and success in Germany… Read More

Filling the Gap – How Private Enterprise is Tackling the Up-Skilling and Re-Skilling Challenge
Much has been written over the last several months and years about the looming divide between available jobs and the supply of candidates with the requisite skills to fill those… Read More

China | European M&A Opportunities
Deal insights for Chinese and European business leaders from Lincoln’s investment banking advisors.

Schuichi Tajima
Schuichi Tajima joined Lincoln International as a Senior Advisor in March 2012. Schuichi currently serves as President in management consulting at Curate Group; Director of the Board and representative for… Read More

Chieko Matsuda
Chieko joined Lincoln as Senior Advisor in August 2011. She is currently a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School. Chieko also serves as President at Matrix, Inc.; Senior Research… Read More

Doctor’s Orders: Disruption Driving Deals
Remember when you had to wait to hail a cab, could only watch a show on a weekly basis and had to go to a store to buy groceries? That… Read More

Gunnar Brundin
Gunnar focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the business services, healthcare and consumer sectors of Lincoln’s Nordic region. He successfully advises private and public companies on sale options and… Read More

PE Firms Seeking Software
Software is powering everything from supply chains to healthcare, and private equity firms have taken notice. It’s well documented that private equity firms are sitting on more dry powder than… Read More

Change is on the Menu for Restaurants
The Restaurants industry is evolving as fast as it ever has, with globalization, changing consumer preferences and technology increasingly impacting concepts across the dining spectrum: from QSR to fine dining. … Read More

Best Practices for Chinese Investors Entering Europe
Chinese investment into Europe is on a roll. In the first half of 2018, China invested nine times more into Europe than North America, reaching $20 billion in deals, according… Read More

WBBM Noon Business Hour Podcast | Record M&A Activity
Rob Brown, Lincoln Managing Director and CEO, North America, discusses the economic factors and other dynamics that are driving a very active 2018 for M&A and how a slow… Read More

M&A and Investment Climate Post Election of New Brazilian President
Confirming expectations, this week right wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro handily won the second round of the Presidential elections in Brazil, against left wing candidate Fernando Haddad, with a 55% to… Read More

Joint Venture & Partnering InSight April 2018
Using a joint venture to unlock value on exit. Read more

Outlook for Industrials
Strong industrials company performance and deal activity will continue to drive success in 2019, despite some uncertainty around tariffs and ongoing trade negotiations. Here are the trends we’re watching. M&A… Read More