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Sean Bennis
Managing Director & Global Head of Industrials
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Mill Point Capital has acquired Pioneer CEP and Jefferson Electric to form Voltaris
Client: Mill Point Capital Client Location: United States Target: Pioneer CEP, Jefferson Electric Target Location: United States Acquirer: Mill Point Capital Acquirer Location: United States Target Descriptions: Voltaris Power LLC (“Voltaris”), a leading… Read More

Six Key Themes from WEFTEC 2024
Lincoln International recently attended the WEFTEC conference which unites industry professionals and investors in the water and wastewater industry. With 21,000+ participants, 1,000+ exhibitors and a wide range of presentations, workshops… Read More

LA Times | Insights on the Private Equity and M&A Landscape
Originally posted by the LA Times on October 28, 2024. Michael Piric, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Financial Sponsors Group, noted that deal flow didn’t reach anticipated levels by the end of Q3,… Read More

American Axle & Manufacturing has sold its commercial vehicles business in India to Bharat Forge
American Axle & Manufacturing American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) designs, engineers and manufactures driveline and metal forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. AAM’s Commercial Vehicles business… Read More

Packaging Quarterly Review Q3 2024
Foodservice packaging has evolved in recent years to align with consumer preferences while maintaining sustainability throughout the manufacturing process. Consumer preferences have gravitated toward food packaging that reduces the risk… Read More

Bloomberg | Lincoln International CEO on Private vs. Public Markets
Originally aired on Bloomberg TV on October 22, 2024. Rob Brown, CEO of Lincoln International, discusses improving mergers and acquisitions activity and compares public and private markets.

Pfingsten Partners has sold RapidAir to Gryphon Investors
RapidAir Headquartered in Auburndale, Wisconsin, RapidAir is a designer and asset-light manufacturer of branded compressed air solutions, including fittings, accessories, piping, tubing and filtration products. Founded in 2003, RapidAir serves… Read More

Carlson Private Capital Partners has acquired Quantum Design International
Client: Carlson Private Capital Partners Client Headquarters: United States Target: Quantum Design International Target Headquarters: United States Acquirer: Carlson Private Capital Partners Acquirer Headquarters: United States Target Description: The company… Read More

Precision Holdings, a portfolio company of Insight Equity, has been refinanced
Precision Holdings Precision Holdings is a market leader in delivering high-precision, mission-critical components and assemblies for the aerospace, defense and industrial sectors. With a comprehensive suite of services, Precision offers… Read More

Management, Siparex and private shareholders have sold a minority stake of Texelis to Ouest Croissance, Bpifrance, IRDI Capital Investissement and Caisse d’Epargne
Texelis Headquartered in France, Texelis benefits from over 50 years of technological and industrial expertise in heavy vehicle mobility solutions. The group is strategically positioned on both defense and public… Read More

Shareholder Value Beteiligungen AG and other shareholders have sold a majority stake in listed SMT Scharf to Yankuang Energy Group, a subsidiary of Shandong Energy Group
SMT Scharf SMT Scharf is a listed manufacturer of customized machinery for underground transport and the global market and technology leader in rail systems, which are used primarily in hard… Read More

Juan Carlos Montoya
Juan Carlos provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to corporate and private equity clients across Europe, North America and Asia, with a focus on energy transition. Backed by 15+ years… Read More

Lincoln International adds Juan Carlos Montoya as Managing Director
Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Juan Carlos Montoya has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Industrials Group in Frankfurt. Juan Carlos will… Read More

Victor Capital Partners has raised $310,000,000 for Victor Capital Partners Fund II
Client: Victor Capital Partners Client Location: United States Target: Victor Capital Partners Target Location: United States Target Description: Victor Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut that… Read More

DwyerOmega, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Process Sensing Technologies Ltd.
Client: Arcline Investment Management / DwyerOmega Client Location: United States Target: Process Sensing Technologies Ltd. Target Location: United Kingdom Client Descriptions: Arcline Investment Management is a growth-oriented private equity firm with $9.1 billion… Read More

Family owners and idiCo have sold Aero Negoce International to Bossard Group
Aero Negoce International Aero Negoce International (ANI), founded in 1993 and headquartered in Béziers, France, employs 33 people and expects net sales above €25 million for the current financial year.… Read More

Real Deals | Roundtable: Green Shoots for the UK Mid-market
Originally posted by Real Deals on September 18, 2024. The UK and wider market are filled with cautious optimism as macroeconomic challenges cool, providing hope that higher levels of transaction… Read More

Heartwood Partners has acquired Royal Products
Client: Heartwood Partners Client Location: United States Target: Royal Products Target Location: United States Acquirer: Heartwood Partners Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Royal Products is an industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of precision machine tool accessories… Read More

Blackstone has acquired Trystar and Salient
Client: Blackstone, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners Client Location: United States Target: Trystar, Salient Target Location: United States Acquirer: Blackstone, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Trystar is a leading… Read More

Trioworld, a portfolio company of Altor Equity, has acquired Palamy from its founder and CM Equity
Palamy Established in 1964, Palamy is a French supplier of high-performance film packaging solutions, serving the food industry with a leading market position in the bakery and frozen food segments.… Read More

Midwestern Electric, a portfolio company of CAI Capital Partners, has partnered with Bear Electric
Client: CAI Capital Partners Client Location: Canada Client Portfolio Company: Midwestern Electric Client Portfolio Company Location: United States Client Portfolio Company Description: Midwestern Electric is a licensed union electrical contracting company founded… Read More

Sunny River Management has refinanced Komline-Sanderson Corporation
Client: Sunny River Management, LLC Client Location: United States Target: Komline-Sanderson Corporation Target Location: United States Target Description: Komline-Sanderson Corporation is a manufacturer of filtration equipment intended for chemical and pharmaceuticals, plastic, food,… Read More

Gallant Capital Partners has sold Aero Turbine to StandardAero, a portfolio company of Carlyle
Aero Turbine Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Stockton, California, Aero Turbine is a comprehensive provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services and consultative repair solutions for military engines… Read More

Chemicals Quarterly Review Q2 2024
The level of fragmentation in the Building & Infrastructure chemicals market and diverse sub-sub-sectors provides ample opportunity for value creation. By certain estimates, the top 30 players in the construction… Read More

Impress Communications has been sold to Oliver Inc., a portfolio company of Tenex Capital Management
Impress Communications Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Impress Communications (Impress) is a leading specialty packaging partner, renowned for its commitment to high-quality, customer-centric and value-added packaging solutions including folding cartons,… Read More