Event | Lincoln Shares Insights about “Rebuilding vs. Reopening”

One point that the two panelists agreed upon is the opportunity for each party to use the second round of economic stimulus to further its vison for future economic growth.… Read More

Education Technology & Services Market Update: Q3 2020

Despite continued uncertainty around the impact of COVID on primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the U.S. and globally, interest levels amongst investors in education assets, and particularly ed tech… Read More

Add to Cart: Pandemic Accelerates Investment in Digital Commerce Technology

Fragmented Product Lifecycle Management Technologies Present Investors with Opportunity to Consolidate Across the Digital Thread

The Good Till Co. Ltd. has been sold to SumUp

Client: The Good Till Co. Ltd. Client Location: United Kingdom Target: The Good Till Co. Ltd. Target Location: United Kingdom Buyer: SumUp Buyer Location: United Kingdom Target Description: Good Till… Read More

TargetX, a portfolio company of Quad Partners, has been sold to Liaison International

TargetX’s leading recruitment and retention tools, combined with Liaison’s market-leading application and enrollment marketing solutions, will offer campuses an unmatched, single provider for full student lifecycle management. The combined offering… Read More

Francisco Partners, Azure Capital and FTV Management Company have sold K2 Software to Nintex a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo

Client: Francisco Partners, Azure Capital, FTV Management Company, L.P. Client Location: United States Target: K2 Software, Inc. Target Location: United States Acquirer: Nintex Global Ltd. (Thoma Bravo) Acquirer Location: United… Read More

Endless has sold MTI to Ricoh Company Limited

Client: Endless LLP Client Location: United Kingdom Target: MTI Technology Limited Target Location: United Kingdom Buyer: Ricoh Company Limited Buyer Location: Japan Target Description: MTI is an IT infrastructure, managed services… Read More

Kurmi Software has raised capital from Ring Capital and Unexo

Kurmi Software has developed a unique streamline and automate unified communications management, leveraging strong partnership with Cisco, Avaya and Microsoft. Headquartered in Rennes, France, the company employs 70 people spread… Read More

Mobify has been sold to Salesforce

Client: Mobify Client Location: Canada Target: Mobify Target Location: Canada Buyer: Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) Buyer Location: U.S. Target Description: Mobify is a modern web storefront for headless commerce; it empowers enterprise retailers and brands to continuously innovate… Read More

Connect Total Communications has been sold to Radius Payment Solutions, a portfolio company of Inflexion

Client: Connect Total Communications Client Location: United Kingdom Target: Connect Total Communications Target Location: United Kingdom Buyer: Radius Payment Solutions Buyer Location: United Kingdom Target Description: Connect Total Communications is a Vodafone… Read More

(Founding) shareholders have sold Davinci to Ohpen, a portfolio company of NPM Capital

Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Davinci has developed the first cloud-native end-to-end mortgage and consumer lending software engine (CLOSE) in the Netherlands and Belgium, trusted by leading financial services customers… Read More

Customer Data Platforms Drive Better Customer Acquisition, Engagement and Retention

The 2020 Back-to-School Conundrum for Education Investors

After six months, we feel confident in saying that 2020 will go down as one of the most unique years in the history of education investing. COVID-19 has impacted every… Read More

BGF and other shareholders have sold Anexsys to Xact Data Discovery, a portfolio company of JLL Partners

Anexsys is the U.K.’s leading independent electronic discovery (eDiscovery) and associated legal services company, offering technology-enabled end-to-end solutions that lower costs and reduce risks in complex legal proceedings. Anexsys has… Read More

Education Technology & Services Market Update: Q2 2020

All subsectors posted price gains in Q2 2020 as stock performance trended upward.

EMS Quarterly Review Q2 2020

COVID-19 has slowed many industries, but the EMS industry has shown resiliency in the current market conditions. EMS organizations are continuing operations and adapting, as necessary. Despite the challenging economic… Read More

Lincoln International Releases Proprietary Q2 2020 Middle Market Index

Sponsors and lenders remain supportive of their portfolio companies as the impacts of COVID-19 persist Liquidity becomes focal point as portfolio companies feel the effects of the pandemic while middle… Read More

Airsweb has been sold to EcoOnline

Founded in 1999, Airsweb is a leading international EHS software provider. AVA, its multi-user, multi-country, multi-language cloud-based platform, is designed for rapid deployment and known for its simplicity, configurability and… Read More

Sparton, a Cerberus portfolio company, announced the sale of its manufacturing and design services business to One Equity Partners

Lincoln leveraged deep knowledge of the electronics manufacturing services industry to provide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory and broad industry perspectives, as well as managing the marketing, due diligence and… Read More

Founders and private shareholders of Infopark AG have sold a majority stake to BID Equity

Client: Infopark AG Client Location: Germany Buyer: BID Equity Advisory GmbH Buyer Location: Germany Target: Infopark AG Target Location: Germany Client Type: Private Target Description: Infopark AG is a fast… Read More

Thoma Bravo has sold SIGOS to Audax

Lincoln acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Thoma Bravo, working closely with both the shareholders and SIGOS’s management team throughout the sale process. This included providing mergers & acquisitions… Read More

Time to Get In: Resiliency & Continuation of the “Electronics Super-Cycle” Power Investor Interest in EMS

Now more than ever, digital connectivity is critical as COVID-19 creates physical distance between people and businesses. The electronics super-cycle is driven by demand for the connection of everything. While… Read More

MNG Enterprises, Inc. has completed a dividend recapitalization

Client: MNG Enterprises, Inc. Client Location: U.S. Target: MNG Enterprises, Inc. Target Location: U.S. Target Description: MNG Enterprises publishes and sells newspapers in the United States.

Alkemics has closed its Series C funding round

Alkemics is the leading European supplier-retailer collaboration platform, already working with France and the United Kingdom’s largest grocery retailers. The platform connects large retailers with over 17,000 brands from multinational… Read More