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Perspectives on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought unprecedented change to the world. Experts from Lincoln’s industry and service groups and 16 countries share here the implications resulting from Coronavirus.
Because news and information about the virus shifts often, this microsite will be updated frequently to share the latest – or evolving – perspectives from Lincoln’s investment banking advisors.
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Articulating & Supporting Your COVID-19 Response “Playbook”
For years, potential buyers asked management teams how their companies weathered the Great Recession. It was a common question to gauge the agility, strategic thinking and fortitude demonstrated by leadership teams during times of adversity.
Last year, as the boom market seemed to near the end of its bull run, investors wanted to deploy capital to companies that would not be materially impacted if the economy softened. Those companies sold at a premium with valuations higher for companies that demonstrated “recession resilience.” Today, that barometer is simply not enough. Investors are looking for companies that can withstand the unanticipated and unimaginable – circumstances akin to a global pandemic.
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Supply-Demand Imbalance Continues as Private Equity Looks to Deploy Capital in 2021
Pulse on Private Equity: Recent survey of more than 150 global private equity investors uncovers key trends heading into 2021. Sources: Mergermarket, Pitchbook

PEOs and EORs: U.S. Employers Turn to HR Outsourcing to Maximize Organizational Agility
While global competition, technology disruption and workforce demographic changes have moved many organizations to prioritize organizational and workforce agility, the COVID-19 crisis has kicked those efforts into overdrive. Since the onset of […]

Distribution Quarterly Review Q3 2020
2020 has progressed with continued surprises, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As quickly as the economy and public, credit and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) markets deteriorated over the course of the […]

Chemicals Quarterly Review Q3 2020
During Q3 2020, the Lincoln International chemicals & materials indexes and S&P 500 continued to show positive signs when compared to earlier in 2020. The recovery largely reflects greater optimism in the […]
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