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Ron Kahn
Managing Director & Global Co-Head of Valuations & Opinions
Chicago
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Christine Tiseo
Managing Director & Global Head of Capital Advisory
Chicago
We structure creative financing solutions for complex transactions in order to maximize optionality and value for our clients.
Alexander Stevenson
Managing Director & Co-Head of Capital Advisory
Los Angeles
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Patricia Luscombe
Managing Director & Global Co-Head of Valuations & Opinions
Chicago
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Chris Gregory
Managing Director & Co-Head of Transaction Opinions
New York
Perspectives
U.S. Capital Advisory Group – Financing Market Update
Private Credit Market Issues Amidst COVID-19 The current COVID-19 crisis is presenting numerous challenges for traditional middle market lenders. Aggressive Revolver Draws During the two weeks… Read More
Trends in the European Debt Markets & Valuation Implications
Lender Sentiment Lenders are honouring existing commitments with negligible retrades; however, debt and equity investors are cautious when reviewing new opportunities. Lenders remain focused on their existing portfolios and are… Read More
Packaging Sector Update Amidst COVID-19 Uncertainty
Since the beginning of 2020 and particularly over the last several weeks, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had widespread effects on the global economy and M&A activity in the middle market.… Read More
Varied Effects of COVID-19 Across Facilities Services Sectors
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 “Coronavirus (COVID-19)” crisis is an incredibly fast-moving and unprecedented challenge that has had widespread effects on the global economy and M&A activity in the middle market.… Read More
COVID-19 Impact On Auto Industry – How Long Will It Last?
The COVID-19 crisis has already had a profound impact on the global automotive industry. OEMs have shuttered assembly plants throughout North America and Europe and this has resulted in virtually… Read More
Aerospace & Defense Trends Amidst Turbulent COVID-19 Period
As commercial airlines have made significant cuts to their capacity due to global travel restrictions and demand reductions, coupled with facility shutdowns of OEMs and major suppliers, the commercial aerospace… Read More
Teaching Without Classrooms: Education Investing in a COVID-19 World
Despite significant gains in online, or distance, learning over the last ten years, COVID-19 has enormously and irrevocably altered the education landscape in 2020. Technology adoption in primary and secondary… Read More
Partnering to Survive Today – and Thrive Tomorrow
The record levels of dry powder at the beginning of 2020 led to predictions of robust M&A activity. However, COVID-19 has thrown investors and businesses a curveball. Debt financing is… Read More
COVID-19 Pandemic Could Accelerate Recent U.S. Healthcare Growth Trends
One hundred years after the 1918 Spanish Flu, the world is facing another pandemic: COVID-19. Government and healthcare officials are working around the clock to flatten the curve and slow… Read More
Fitness Industry Insights: Working Out Solutions Amidst Uncertainty
With the spread of COVID-19, social distancing and orders to “shelter in place,” health clubs everywhere are grappling with sudden and significant business challenges – as well as profound uncertainty… Read More
How COVID-19 Could Change Consumer Spending Behavior, Even in a Post-Pandemic World
As people stock chest freezers with frozen meals and stores and restaurants temporality shutter their doors, COVID-19 has undoubtedly created significant disruption within consumer purchasing in the restaurant, retail and… Read More
Thinking Outside The Box
Restaurants have never faced such a challenging operating environment with the combined risks to the health and wellbeing of their staff and customers, along with purely seeking to get through… Read More
Getting from A to B: A Roadmap to Freight Forwarding
A Closer Look at Shifting Dynamics like COVID-19, Flight to Scale, and Tech Disruption Mar 2020 With the rolling in of a new decade came the inking of a “phase… Read More
Better Together: Critical Early Steps Towards JV and Partnership Success
Marc van Grondelle and Emma Blackley of Lincoln’s global Joint Ventures & Partnering practice unpack why JVs and partnerships are so often overlooked and how to execute them without mishap.… Read More
Restaurant Investors Are Expected to Remain Active in 2020
Buyers Are Sitting on Capital That Needs to be Deployed While middle market restaurant brands once aggressively pursued IPO’s as the liquidity event of choice, today private equity and family… Read More
Three Trends to Watch: 2020 Industrials M&A
Lincoln Remains at the Top of MergerMarket’s Global Industrials List Lincoln International’s Global Industrials Group retained its spot atop the league tables in 2019. Our leadership in the sector continues… Read More
2020 Outlook: Four Trends to Watch in the Tech Sector
2019 was a year of robust activity in the tech sector, and another record year for Lincoln International’s TMT team. Several notable Lincoln deals include the acquisition of Livermore Software… Read More
Better Together: How JVs and Partnerships Should Contribute to Business Goals
Marc van Grondelle and Emma Blackley of Lincoln’s global Joint Ventures & Partnering practice unpack why JVs, partnerships and other forms of business collaboration are becoming more important, yet are… Read More
Investors Take a Bite into the UK and European Dentistry Markets
Memories of nightmarish childhood trips to the dentist appear to be a thing of the past for investors as they rush to capitalise on the dentistry market in record numbers.… Read More
Financing Markets: A Look Into 2020
In 2019, middle market lending was characterized by heavy competition and favorable market conditions for borrowers. This environment has persisted for several years, with many lenders commenting they can’t see… Read More
The Next Generation of Cloud Infrastructure Expands New Areas for Emerging Vendors, Strategic Buyers and Institutional Investors
The US Department of Defense recently awarded a $10B technology contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure to Microsoft. This contract allows for modernization of our government’s technology as much… Read More
Spotlight on Joint Ventures & Partnering
Lincoln International is the only global investment banking advisory firm to offer joint ventures and partnering strategy and execution services. Our joint ventures and partnering (JV&P) professionals work in close… Read More
Auto Parts E-commerce Continuing to Hit on All Cylinders
Merger and acquisition activity within the auto aftermarket continues to showcase robust growth driven by strong industry fundamentals. The U.S. light vehicles in operation and miles driven continue to increase… Read More
Appetizing Investing in Unbranded Food Manufacturers
Published by Food Dive on October 16, 2019 The food industry is rich with investment opportunities, many of which are in unbranded food. Changes in consumer preferences are creating growth… Read More
The Stork Delivers: Opportunities Abound in Fertility Market
It is becoming increasingly common for couples to marry and have children later in life. In the U.K., the median age of mothers having their first child in 1999 was… Read More