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

Packaging Quarterly Review Q1 2025

In a major shift toward a more protectionist trade policy, the U.S. administration has announced the implementation of new reciprocal tariffs, including a baseline 10% tariff on all imports (at… Read More

Active Nutrition: Trends Shaping the Sector in 2025

In 2024, key trends drove category activity in the active nutrition sector. Now, Lincoln International’s Consumer Health experts have identified key factors poised to influence the active nutrition sector 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

Strategic Shifts in the UK Wealth Management Market: A Deep Dive into Recent Trends and Future Outlook

  The UK’s addressable wealth management market is valued at over £2 trillion, with approximately 30% serviced through the financial advice sector.[1] Despite its considerable size, the industry is still… Read More

Cyber Roadmap: 2025 and beyond

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

State of the Fitness Market: 2025 Edition

2025 Fitness Market Update The fitness industry enters 2025 with strong tailwinds, building on multiple years of sustained growth and transformation. Following the pandemic-era disruptions and inflationary headwinds, 2024 marked… Read More

Automotive M&A: Electrification in the Spotlight

Automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) suppliers have faced extraordinary challenges between 2018 and 2024. The implementation of the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) in 2018 resulted in several… Read More

Fortifying Returns in Commercial Security Systems Replacement & Services

State of the Sub-Sector: Presented by Lincoln International and STEER Partners   The broader fire & life safety industry has been driving transaction headlines for several years, and the commercial… 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

2025 Furniture Sector Outlook

In an uncertain economic climate in 2024, investors and companies adopted a “wait-and-see” approach, prolonging a slowdown in home sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Valuation gaps between buyers and… Read More

Licensing as an Exit Strategy: Maximizing Brand Value

The brand licensing industry generated over $350 billion in global retail sales in 2023 and outperformed the overall global retail market.1 For fashion and apparel brands, licensing offers a unique… Read More

Private Equity’s Continued Confidence in Fund Administration, Trust and Corporate Services

The fund administration, trust and corporate services (FATCS) sector continues to exhibit resilient growth, driven by enduring structural factors. With global capital expanding, regulatory challenges increasing and outsourcing on the… Read More

Cybersecurity Report: Year-end 2024

In 2024, cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and growth investments saw a massive rebound, fueled by slowing inflation, stable interest rates, healthy spending growth and available capital across a widening… Read More

Investors Should Target B2B Ingredients in 2025

B2B ingredients have emerged as perhaps 2025’s most promising theme in the food and beverage sector.  Many favorable tailwinds and trends—e.g. health and wellness, cleaner ingredient labels, the proliferation of… Read More

Philipp Isbarn

Philipp provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to private equity firms, their portfolio companies and other businesses in the DACH region. Philipp leverages deep sector expertise across the software… Read More

Dr. Karl Popp joins Lincoln International as a Senior Advisor

Lincoln International, a leading global middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Dr. Karl Popp has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Karl brings over three decades… 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

Asset Management in Transition: M&A Trends and Strategic Shifts for 2025

The asset management industry is undergoing a period of profound transformation, driven by shifting investor preferences, regulatory changes and the need for scale in an increasingly competitive landscape. These dynamics… Read More

2025 Energy Transition Outlook: Digitalization, Decentralization and the Future of Power

The global energy transition is being shaped by two interconnected forces: digitalization and decentralization. These pillars are not only reshaping how energy is produced, managed and consumed but are also… Read More

Wouter Abrahams

Wouter provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services for clients in Lincoln’s Business Services Group. He has experience advising both sell-side and buy-side transactions for private equity and founder clients.… Read More

John Eckhart

John provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to founder-owned, private equity-backed and public companies. As a member of Lincoln’s Business Services Group, he specializes in middle market buy-side and… Read More

European Fire Safety Consolidation Seminar 2025 Roundup

The European Fire Safety Consolidation Seminar on February 5 in London, co-hosted with Roland Berger, featured an insightful panel discussion on the evolving trends in the European fire safety sector. Panelists from… Read More