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Distribution Quarterly Review Q4 2022
Distribution mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity proved more resilient than the overall market, remaining stable through 2022 despite the downturn in overall deal closings both globally and in North America.
Excolere Equity Partners has acquired EPS School Specialty, a division of School Specialty
Client: Excolere Equity Partners Client Location: United States Target: EPS School Specialty Target Location: United States Acquirer: Excolere Equity Partners Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: EPS School Specialty provides supplemental literacy and mathematics curriculum for K-8… Read More
Lincoln International’s Business Services Group Continues Strong Performance in 2022
Lincoln International’s Global Business Services Group continued growing our presence in the private capital markets in 2022, advising on more than 80 transactions. During the year, our ongoing investments resulted… Read More
Education Technology & Services Market Update: Q4 2022
We expect the same challenges that impacted and drove M&A activity in 2022 to continue in 2023. The need for new and innovative solutions to address those challenges also remains.
TIS has acquired a minority stake in Vector Consulting Group
Vector Vector, a management consulting firm in India with more than 200 professionals, helps companies build unique supply chain, operations and customer management capabilities. Considered one of the fastest growing… Read More
Facilities Services Market Update Q4 2022
Overall, we remain optimistic that the facilities services M&A market will remain strong in 2023 for both financial and strategic buyers.
4M Building Solutions has received a growth investment from O2 Investment Partners
4M Building Solutions 4M Building Solutions, headquartered in Saint Louis, is an industry-leading, super-regional provider of soft facility services, including janitorial and cleaning, healthcare services, consumables management, disinfection and other… Read More
2022 Global Results
In 2022, Lincoln International continued to design and deliver meaningful solutions and outcomes for clients around the world. Our shared ambition for results achieved through collaboration, thoughtfulness and tailored approaches… Read More
Peter Poschmann
Peter provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services to shareholders, management teams and financial sponsors in Lincoln’s Business Services Group, with a focus on the fire and safety sector. Peter closely… Read More
DFW Capital Partners has raised $800,000,000 for DFW Capital Partners VII
DFW Capital Partners DFW Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm focused exclusively on the lower middle market. Since 1994, the firm has been sponsoring growth investments, leading management… Read More
Invision expands the shareholder base of Schneider Group with institutional and private investors led by Montana Capital Partners
Schneider Group Schneider Group, founded in 1865, is an internationally oriented medium-sized forwarding company. With more than 800 employees at more than 56 locations in Switzerland, Europe, the United States… Read More
Crimson Renewable Energy has sold SeQuential to Neste
Client: Crimson Renewable Energy LP Client Location: United States Target: Crimson Renewable Energy LP Target Location: United States Acquirer: Neste Acquirer Location: Finland Target Description: Crimson Renewable Energy LP produces… Read More
Robert Hittel
Robert provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services in Lincoln’s Business Services Group. He advises private equity, small and medium-sized enterprises and multinational corporations mainly in the logistics and transportation… Read More
Aurélien Courtade
Aurélien provides buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity-owned and privately held clients, with notable experience in the business services industry. Aurélien works collaboratively with… Read More
Ryan McDermott
Ryan provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to clients across the business services industry. His experience includes sell-side and buy-side transactions for private equity firms and public and privately held… Read More
The Loadstar | Takeover Talk: Mid-sized Deals to Power 2023 M&A Activity
Originally published by The Loadstar on December 23, 2022. Dirk Engelmann and Gaurang Shastri, Managing Directors in Lincoln’s Business Services Group, share their expectations for logistics and transportation mergers and… Read More
Lincoln successfully places credit facility in support of The Stephens Group’s acquisition of Quality Valve
Quality Valve Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, Quality Valve is the premier distributor of valve replacement and repair parts and accessories, offering a brand agnostic “one-stop shop”… Read More
AdEx Partners has agreed to receive investment from Capvis
AdEx Partners AdEx Partners, a leading consulting firm headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, focuses on complex information technology (IT) and business transformation projects, serving blue-chip and medium-sized clients operating in the… Read More
RJD Partners has sold Babington to Unigestion
Babington Babington is one of the UK’s leading providers of high-quality regulated and commercial training, supporting more than 6,000 learners across a broad portfolio of white-collar professional programs. Owned by… Read More
Edustaff has been sold to PPC Enterprises
Edustaff Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Edustaff is one of the nation’s largest providers of outsourced substitute, paraprofessional and support staff solutions to K-12 school districts and community colleges. Founded… Read More
3 Rivers Capital has sold System Integrity, a division of Aptus Group USA, to Magnolia River, a portfolio company of Warren Equity Partners
Aptus Group USA Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Aptus Group USA, LLC is a leading turnkey provider of highly specialized maintenance, repair, inspection, planning and installation services for bridge-attached gas… Read More
Glass Partners Solutions has sold a minority stake to iXO Private Equity, Arkéa Capital and Crédit Agricole Pyrénées Gascogne
Glass Partners Solutions Glass Partners Solutions (GPS) is an independent player involved in the distribution, processing and installation of flat technical glass products in Europe mainly addressing the construction and… Read More
Aleda has been sold to the Paris-listed FDJ Group
Aleda Aleda is a leading provider of digital and cash in-store solutions designed for convenience retailing, such as tobacconists, ethnic stores and bookstores, totaling approximately 2,500 points of sale over… Read More
Müller Transporte has agreed to sell 70% to Cube Infrastructure Managers
Müller Transporte Müller Transporte is a leading Austria-based, temperature-controlled logistics operator with strong domestic agri-food and European pharmaceutical activities. Müller Transporte employs approximately 700 people and generated revenues of more… Read More
Founders and Leitmotiv Private Equity have sold Agorastore to 21 Invest, Bpifrance and management
Client: Leitmotiv Private Equity Limited Client Location: China Acquirer: 21 Invest, Bpifrance and management Acquirer Location: Italy Target: Agorastore Target Location: France Target Description: Agorastore is an online auction platform for… Read More