Investment Bank for the Packaging Sector

We follow trends and customize our process to fit the unique needs of our clients and deliver results that exceed expectations.

Connect with us

Collaboration and Inspired Thinking Deliver Results

The packing industry is in the midst of transformation, continually evolving to meet consumer demands and keep pace with technological advancements. Our team is dedicated to helping clients grow and prosper in this time of change. As a leading investment banking advisor for packaging sector, we stay ahead of the trends through our global network of professionals and strong relationships with industry innovators, sharing market intelligence and perspectives. This collaboration ensures that we are investigating every potential solution, customizing our process and delivering outstanding outcomes for the unique dynamics of each individual client.

Sector Focus

Flexibles

  • Bags
  • Films
  • Pouches
  • Rollstock

Labels

  • Cut and Stack
  • Glue Applied
  • Heat Transfer
  • In-Mold
  • Pressure Sensitive
  • Shrink Sleeve
  • Specialty

Rigid

  • Bottles
  • Cans
  • Caps & Closures
  • Clamshells
  • Cups
  • Pumps
  • Trays

Paper and Paperboard

  • Containerboard
  • Corrugated Boxes
  • Folding Cartons
  • Point-of-Purchase Displays
  • Tube & Core

Specialty Packaging

  • Cold Chain Packaging
  • Contract Manufacturing and Packaging
  • Formulation Development
  • Packaging Equipment
  • Printing
  • Protective Packaging
  • Sustainable Packaging
Lincoln’s team, extensive packaging expertise and ability to run a highly competitive process were important factors in achieving an outstanding result.
Pete Grande
CEO, Command

Perspectives & Publications

Packaging Quarterly Review Q4 2023

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) markets closed Q4 2023 in a similar vein to previous quarters, with a decline in completed deals. The packaging market closely followed suit, also experiencing a… Read More

Sustainability in Focus for Packaging M&A

The packaging industry faces a paradigm shift amidst a growing public conversation on climate change and, as a result, the concerted endeavors of governments worldwide to regulate single-use packaging and… 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

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

News & In the Press

Lincoln International’s Global Packaging Team Reports Strong 2022 and Continued Demand for Packaging in 2023

Packaging activity in 2022 was strong but experienced a continued cooling as the year finished. While the latter half of this year showed a decline in the total number of… Read More

Global Industrials Group Ranks #1 for Sell-Side Transactions Again in 2018

Lincoln International’s Global Industrials Group finished 2018 with 73 sell-side deals, keeping it at the top of Mergermarket’s industrials league table for a second consecutive year. The group led all firms… Read More

American Packaging Team Leader

Meet our Senior Team with Packaging Expertise