Lincoln’s strong understanding of Weaver’s end markets, coupled with their thoughtful advice, proved valuable throughout the process. Their ability to effectively articulate the company’s multi-faceted growth and differentiated business model to buyers was critical to driving a great outcome.
Patten Pettway
Partner at River Associates

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River Associates Weaver Leather Blue Point Capital Partners 2021

Weaver Leather has been sold to Blue Point Capital Partners

Headquartered in Mt. Hope, Ohio, and founded in 1973, Weaver’s core values, culture and management philosophy have been key to its uninterrupted growth over the past 45+ years. Known for… Read More

Enhanced Healthcare Partners MedTest DX Horiba 2021

Enhanced Healthcare Partners has sold MedTest Holdings to HORIBA

Headquartered in Canton, Michigan, MedTest Holdings is a leading provider of clinical testing solutions and open channel reagents for the chemistry, drugs of abuse and toxicology testing markets. MedTest offers… Read More

HWF Ardonagh 2021

HWF Partners has sold a majority stake to The Ardonagh Group

HWF Partners, founded in 2014, is a specialist mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance broker with expertise in structuring bespoke insurance solutions for M&A transactions. Other services offered by HWF include… Read More

Lisi Aerospace LACE Rafaut Group HLD 2021

Lisi Aerospace has sold LACE to Rafaut, a portfolio company of HLD

LACE is a leading mission-critical equipment provider to the military and civil helicopter industry. LACE primarily designs, manufactures and maintains multirole hooks which are used to complete rescue operations and… Read More

TGW MHS THL 2021

TGW has sold its U.S. conveyors business unit to MHS Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Thomas H. Lee Partners

Based in Norton Shores, Michigan, TGW U.S. Conveyors designs, develops and manufactures highly dynamic conveyor and sortation technologies. Serving warehouse, distribution and fulfillment end markets, the company has continued to… Read More

US Fence Solutions Building Industry Partners Binford Supply Fencing Supply Group The Sterling Group 2021

Binford Supply has been sold to Fencing Supply Group

Binford Supply was founded in 1950 and has grown to become one of the largest residential and commercial fencing distributors in the United States. Led by its President, Jeff Cook,… Read More

THL_Healthcare Staffing Services_Cornell Capital_2021

Thomas H. Lee Partners has sold Healthcare Staffing Services to Cornell Capital

Client: Thomas H. Lee Partners Client Headquarters: United States Target: Healthcare Staffing Services Target Headquarters: United States Acquirer: Cornell Capital Acquirer Headquarters: United States Target Description: Healthcare Staffing Services is one of… Read More

Meggitt Leggett Platt 2020

Avica Aerospace Ducting has been sold to Leggett & Platt, Incorporated

Lincoln advised Meggitt PLC in its successful divestiture of Avica Aerospace Ducting. As the exclusive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor to Meggitt PLC, Lincoln conducted the full sales process effectively… Read More

Virgin Wines Mobeus Equity Connection Capital 2021

Virgin Wines, a portfolio company of Mobeus Equity Partners and Connection Capital, has floated on the UK AIM public market

Virgin Wines is one of the UK’s largest direct-to-consumer online wine retailers. It has a unique wine sourcing and blending model, working with its network of trusted suppliers and winemaking… Read More

Louwers Hanique Muon Group Gilde Buy Out Partners 2021

LouwersHanique has been sold to Muon, a portfolio company of Gilde Buy Out Partners

LouwersHanique is a leading manufacturer of extreme accuracy technical glass and ceramic components. The company is a development partner to the world’s most demanding high-tech industries who trust LouwersHanique to… Read More

J.H. Whitney Stevens Manufacturing Essex Industries 2021

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners has sold Stevens Manufacturing Company to Essex Industries

Headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, Stevens Manufacturing Company is a premier manufacturer of precision machined parts and sub-assemblies, primarily used in aerospace and defense rotorcraft platforms. Stevens’ products are utilized in… Read More

Homedical Crescera Capital 2021

Homedical Atenção Domiciliar has successfully partnered with Crescera Capital

Founded in 2012, Homedical Atenção Domiciliar is a leading Brazilian skilled home health services provider with a national footprint and a focus on providing complex, long-term care primarily to adult… Read More

High Road Capital General Tools Worthington 2021

General Tools & Instruments, a portfolio company of High Road Capital Partners, has been sold to Worthington Industries

General Tools & Instruments (GTI), a portfolio company of High Road Capital Partners, is a leading, established provider of feature-rich, specialized tools including infrared thermometers, precision measuring tools, moisture meters,… Read More

Altenloh Brinck ABC Umformtechnik Fawer Automotive Parts 2020

Altenloh, Brinck & Co has sold ABC Umformtechnik to FAWER Automotive Parts Ltd. Co. of China

Altenloh, Brinck & Co., headquartered in Ennepetal, Germany, is a diversified fastener group with a 200-year heritage, focusing primarily on fasteners for the construction industry, including the building materials fasteners… Read More

TE Axicom RCP 2021

TE Connectivity has sold Axicom high voltage business division to RCP

With the sale of Axicom high voltage business division, TE Connectivity, with the support of Lincoln International, has achieved an important milestone in its strategy to further focus its activities.… Read More

Col Giovanni Paolo Oaktree 2021

Col Giovanni Paolo has been sold to Oaktree Capital Management

Col Giovanni Paolo S.p.A. (COL), a leading provider of critical components and advanced solutions for smart grid applications in medium and high voltage electrical infrastructure, has sold a controlling stake… Read More

Jade Leaf WM Partners LP 2020

Jade Leaf has been sold to WM Partners

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Jade Leaf was founded in 2014 as a partnership between two friends who are passionate about matcha green tea and committed to sourcing high quality, organic… Read More

Nova Capital Managment Amerock Ferguson 2021

Nova Capital Management has sold Amerock to Ferguson

Client: Nova Capital Management Client Location: United States Target: Amerock Target Location: United States Acquirer: Ferguson Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Amerock is a provider of branded, decorative, functional and bath cabinet hardware for repair and… Read More

Bridgepoint LOC Group AqualisBraemar 2020

Bridgepoint Development Capital has sold LOC Group to AqualisBraemar

LOC Group, founded in 1979, is an international marine and engineering consulting firm that operates under four brand names: LOC, Innosea, Longitude and JLA (John LeBourhis). LOC operates in the… Read More

Bertram Capital Spectrio The Jordan Company 2020

Bertram Capital has sold Spectrio to The Jordan Company

Lincoln acted as financial advisor to Bertram Capital, working closely with its shareholders and management throughout the sale process. This included providing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and industry expertise as… Read More

Mad Engine Platinum Equity 2020

Mad Engine has secured a controlling investment from Platinum Equity

Mad Engine’s management team invested alongside Platinum Equity in the transaction. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1987, Mad Engine is a global platform focused on… Read More

Audax Private Equity PIP Odyssey 2020

Audax Private Equity has sold Protective Industrial Products to Odyssey Investment Partners

Headquartered in Latham, New York, Protective Industrial Products (PIP) is a leading provider of essential, high performance hand and arm personal protective equipment (PPE) products with an increasingly broad array… Read More

Starco Blue Devil PJ1 Highline Warren Pritzker Private Capital 2020

The Starco Group has sold API Automotive Products, Inc. to Highline-Warren, a Pritzker Private Capital company

Lincoln acted as the exclusive investment banking representative for Starco and API, working closely with the company’s shareholder and management team throughout the process to find the right partner for… Read More

FGO WM Partnership LP 2020

Feel Good Organics has been sold to WM Partners

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Feel Good Organics, LLC (FGO) was founded in 2016 by two friends on a mission to create a brand offering high-quality, certified USDA organic and non-GMO… Read More

Bocchi Bright International Aterian Investment 2020

Bright International combines with Bocchi Laboratories to form a leading beauty and personal care manufacturing platform

Lincoln worked closely with the Bocchi management team and shareholders throughout the sale process. This included providing mergers and acquisitions and industry expertise, as well as managing the preparatory, marketing,… Read More