Brad Keyworth

I am passionate about partnering with clients to help them achieve their professional and financial goals, while building long-standing relationships along the way.

As U.S. Co-Head of Lincoln’s Financial Sponsors Group, Brad is responsible for establishing and strengthening the firm’s relationships with financial sponsors in the U.S. and beyond. He supports building their businesses by providing them with new investment opportunities and / or assisting them in selling, refinancing or valuing their existing portfolio companies.

Brad has over 20 years of experience, most of which was spent executing sell-side and buy-side transactions, recapitalizations and valuations. Prior to his current role in the Financial Sponsors Group, Brad led Lincoln’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to clients in the distribution sector. He has completed numerous transactions with leading private equity groups, privately held businesses and publicly traded companies, as well as across various end markets, including automotive, building products, industrials, chemicals, consumer, electronics and food, among others. Brad has advised North American and European clients on middle market transactions which include cross-border sellers and buyers.

Brad has spent his entire career at Lincoln. After joining as an Analyst, Brad worked in the firm’s Frankfurt office, where he provided advisory services to European clients.

Brad earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science (with honors) from the University of Illinois.