Aude Doyen
Managing Director & Co-Head of Capital Advisory, Europe
London Capital Advisory | Debt Advisory adoyen@lincolninternational.com +44 20 7632 5233I build trust with clients by putting their interests first at all times.
Aude serves as Co-Head of Lincoln’s Capital Advisory Group in Europe. She advises financial sponsors and their investee companies, as well as private companies, on acquisition and growth financings, refinancings, dividend recapitalizations and covenant amendments.
Her insights on current market terms and trends, practical approach to financing structures and strong relationships with a wide range of lending institutions, including banks, credit funds, asset-based loan providers and structured capital providers, are instrumental to her work with clients.
With nearly 20 years of corporate finance experience, including 18 focusing on middle market debt advisory, Aude has completed more than 90 middle market financing transactions across a variety of sectors, including business and financial services, consumer, education, healthcare, industrials and engineering, leisure and retail and technology.
Prior to joining Lincoln in 2010 as a founding member of the Capital Advisory Group in Europe, Aude worked at DC Advisory Partners (formerly Close Brothers Corporate Finance), assisting clients on debt advisory and mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Aude holds a Master of Science in Management from HEC Paris.
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News & Media featuring Aude Doyen
Real Deals | Roundtable: Day of the Debt
Originally posted by Real Deals on December 4, 2025. An expected rally of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) failed to fully materialize in 2025, and in a competitive private equity market,… Read More
Real Deals | GPs Use Dividend Recaps as a Way to Entice Buyers
Originally published by The Real Deals on October 10, 2025 As the private markets see muted exits and limited partners demand liquidity, sponsored dividend recaps and stock repurchases are on… Read More
Real Deals | Roundtable: Mid-Market Debt Open for Business
Originally posted by Real Deals on July 17, 2024. Dividend recaps are being considered as an interim solution to deliver capital to limited partners due to fewer exits and improving… Read More
Citywire | PE Firm Permira Seeks to Up Evelyn’s Debt to Pay Shareholder Dividends
Originally posted by Citywire on February 15, 2024. The majority shareholder of Permira, Evelyn, wants to increase its debt through a dividend recapitalization to pay itself and other shareholders. Private… Read More
Meet our Senior Team in Capital Advisory
By linking my experience in debt advisory and mergers and acquisitions, I look forward to delivering flexible and innovative financing solutions to make an impact that matters with long-term target clients, as Lincoln does best.
Daniele Candiani
Managing Director & Co-Head of Capital Advisory, Europe
Milan
My approach with our bankers and clients is to listen, pay attention to detail, anticipate and keep an eye on the big picture.
James Sinclair
Managing Director & Head of Brazil
São Paulo