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Handelsblatt | The Secondary Market is Better Than its Reputation
Originally published by Handelsblatt on June 26, 2025 According to Lincoln International’s data, the volume of GP-led secondary market transactions rose to a record $70 billion worldwide in 2024, more… Read More
PitchBook | Europe’s Continuation Funds Surge Faces Growing Scrutiny over Asset Quality
Originally published by PitchBook on June 18, 2025 European funds are seeing an increased usage of continuation funds as general partners (GPs) seek to offer liquidity while holding onto assets.… Read More
Beauty Independent | Haircare is on the Up and Up
Originally published by Beauty Independent on June 12, 2025 The haircare market offers a high consumption rate and growing sales, leading to optimism about the sector’s future. Styling products and… Read More
The Grocer | Rise of Specialty Ingredients Attracts Investor Interest
Originally published by The Grocer on June 12, 2025
LumiQ | Unpacking Dividend Recaps and Structured Capital
Originally published by LumiQ on June 5, 2025 Mihir Shah, Managing Director, was recently featured on the LumiQ podcast platform to discuss dividend recaps and structured capital. Companies are leveraging… Read More
European Direct Lending Review & Outlook 2025 | Senior Debt Index
Published by Pemberton on May 16, 2025 The second edition of Pemberton’s European Direct Lending Report highlights the considerable growth of the private credit and direct lending markets across Europe. This… Read More
DVZ | Financial Investors Build on the Lego Principle
Published by Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung on May 13, 2025 Dirk Engelmann, Managing Director in Lincoln International’s Business Services Group, recently shared his insights with DVZ on the growing consolidation pressures in… Read More
Women’s Wear Daily | Beauty High Stakes: Sell, Shut Down or Keep?
Published by Women’s Wear Daily on April 18, 2025 Ashleigh Barker, Director and head of beauty and personal care in Lincoln’s Consumer Group, recently shared her insights into strategies for… Read More
Athletech | Inside the New Fitness Economy
Published by Athletech News on April 8, 2025 Kyle Perreira, Director and leader of Lincoln’s outdoor, fitness and experiential sector, recently provided insights for brands and fitness operators in an… Read More
Six Key Themes from Infrastructure Investor Global Summit 2025
Lincoln International’s Energy Transition, Power & Infrastructure Group recently attended the 2025 Infrastructure Investor Global Summit, one of the industry’s largest events that brought together 3,000 of the world’s top… Read More
Handelsblatt | How Private Equity Investors Are Consolidating the German Consulting Industry
Published by Handelsblatt on April 2, 2025 Friedrich Bieselt, Managing Director and head of Lincoln International’s Business Services Group in Europe, recently shared insights with Handelsblatt on the private equity-led… Read More
What’s Up? | Spotlight Podcast: European LPMI
Originally published by Whats Up Corporate Finance? on March 20, 2025. Michael Drill, Managing Director and Head of Germany, was recently featured on the What’s Up? Spotlight podcast to discuss the… Read More
In the Headlines: European Lincoln Private Market Index (PMI)
Lincoln International recently launched the European Private Market Index (PMI), the only-of-its-kind index that tracks changes in the enterprise values of privately held European companies. The inaugural index report indicates… Read More
In the Headlines: Q4 2024 Lincoln Private Market Index
Our Valuations & Opinions Group recently shared findings from the Q4 2024 Lincoln Private Market Index with several publications. Pitchbook Bloomberg LevFin Insights 9fin 9fin’s The Unicrunch Newsletter
Financial News | Private market valuations face moment of truth: ‘If regulators see something egregious, they will sanction’
Originally published by Financial News on February 18, 2025. Richard Olson, Managing Director and head of Valuations & Opinions Group (VOG), Europe, recently shared insights with Financial News on the… Read More
Beauty Independent | The Bullish Outlook for Beauty M&A and Bearish Prospects for Early-Stage Funding This Year
Published by Beauty Independent on February 12, 2025 Ashleigh Barker, Director and head of beauty and personal care in Lincoln’s Consumer Group, recently discussed her 2025 sector outlook with Beauty… Read More
PETS International | Pet Sector Continues to Bring in Investors
Published by PETS International on February 11, 2025 The pet consumables and pet services sectors have continued to be attractive markets, persisting as one of the most investable segments within the consumer sector… Read More
PE Hub | GPs Skeptical of European IPO Revival; Private Capital “Crucial” in UK Nuclear Energy Development
Originally posted by PE Hub on February 10, 2025 Carlos Candil, Managing Director and head of Lincoln International’s European energy transition efforts, recently shared his perspective with PE Hub on… Read More
Scrip Asks…What Does 2025 Hold for Biopharma?
Originally posted by Scrip in February 2025 James West, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Healthcare Group, recently discussed his expectations for the biopharma market in 2025 as part of Citeline’s Scrip… Read More
Secondaries Investor | Six CV Missteps and How to Avoid Them
Originally posted by Secondaries Investor on January 29, 2025 There are parallels between today’s secondaries market and the M&A market at large, writes Jonathan Graham, Lincoln International’s head of Private Funds… Read More
The Loadstar | Consolidation Pressures Meet a Private Equity Exit Wave: A Perfect Storm for Logistics M&A
Originally posted by The Loadstar on December 23, 2024. 2024 in Review: Are we in the Early Stage of an Improving Logistics Demand Cycle? With the IMF forecasting global GDP… Read More
In the Headlines: Q3 2024 Lincoln Private Market Index
Our Valuations & Opinions Group recently shared findings from the Q3 2024 Lincoln Private Market Index with several publications. The Wall Street Journal Axios LevFin Insights Bloomberg
Bloomberg | Lincoln Sees ‘Cautious Optimism’ for Private Debt
Originally posted by Bloomberg on November 27, 2024. Companies with private debt are seeing improving credit metrics, such as earnings growth, painting a positive picture for direct lending, according to… Read More
AIMA | Financing the Economy 2024
Originally published by AIMA on November 21, 2024. The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has published Lincoln’s proprietary private market data in its “Financing the Economy” publication, highlighting Lincoln’s private… Read More
The Grocer | The Top 150 UK Food & Drink Supplier Rankings & Report 2024
Originally posted by The Grocer on November 1, 2024. Almost half of the UK’s 150 biggest food and drink manufacturers increased sales by 10% or more in 2023, yet margins… Read More