Charlie Knipper

Charlie Knipper

Vice President

Chicago Mergers & Acquisitions Industrials cknipper@lincolninternational.com +1 (312) 506-2780

I strive to develop trusting relationships with my clients by being communicative, honest and pragmatic.

Who We Are / Our People / Charlie Knipper

Charlie provides sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services in the industrials industry for private and family-owned businesses, private equity groups and publicly traded corporations.

Charlie focuses on driving successful outcomes by executing well-planned, efficient and aggressive processes.

Prior to joining Lincoln, Charlie was a Manager in Deloitte’s M&A transaction services group.

Charlie holds a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Iowa. He also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Recent Transactions

Jordan Company Watchfire HIG Capital 2022

Lincoln International has advised The Jordan Company on the sale of Watchfire to H.I.G. Capital

Goldner Hawn Control Devices HBM Holdings 2021

Lincoln International is pleased to announce that Goldner Hawn has sold Control Devices to HBM Holdings

FulhamCo Trombetta StandardMotorProducts 2021

Lincoln International is pleased to announce that Trombetta, a portfolio company of Fulham & Co., has been sold to Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP)

MPEPartners Dreamline AmericanBathGroup Centerbridge 2020

Lincoln International advised MPE Partners on the sale of DreamLine to American Bath Group, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners

Building Products | Industrials

AntaresVision Applied Vision 2020

Lincoln International advised Antares Vision on the acquisition of Applied Vision

ILSCO ECM Industries Sentinel 2020

Lincoln International is pleased to announce the sale of ILSCO to ECM Industries, a portfolio company of Sentinel Capital Partners

Industrial Technology | Industrials

Edgewater FMI Spirit Aerosystem 2020

Lincoln International is pleased to announce that Edgewater Capital Partners has sold Fiber Materials Inc. to Spirit AeroSystems

Aerospace & Defense

Graycliff Partners LP 901D,LLC Curtis Wright Corporation 2019

Lincoln is pleased to announce that 901D Holdings, LLC, a Graycliff Partners LP platform company, has been sold to Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Technology, Media & Telecom

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Meet our Senior Team

My primary focus is providing innovative and strategic advice to my clients and developing long-term relationships.

Razmig Arzoumanian

Managing Director

New York

I provide professionalism, proactiveness and reliability in supporting my clients to help them achieve their strategic objectives.

Gianluca Banfi

Managing Director

Milan

I am a rigorous advocate for my clients with a hands-on, communicative approach, focused on delivering intense advocacy and outlier results.

Sean Bennis

Managing Director

Chicago

Providing truly independent advice on M&A transactions and developing long-standing client relationships is what I enjoy and value the most when helping my clients to achieve their M&A goals.

Andreas Bienert

Managing Director

Frankfurt

I enjoy the opportunity to interact with interesting and diverse clients and work tirelessly to achieve the best results.

Matthew Buck

Managing Director

London

All forms of construction are very interesting to me and I utilize my passion and knowledge of the industry to drive success for my clients.

Jeffrey Corum

Managing Director

Chicago

Building long-term relationships is key for me personally – I want to be the advisor of trust for my clients.

Dr. Michael Drill

Managing Director | CEO Germany | Chairman of the Management Board

Frankfurt

As a former entrepreneur, I have a keen sense of shareholders’ and managers’ stakes in M&A processes, which I use to build mutual trust, challenge ideas and be a partner committed to results.

Arnaud Dudognon

Managing Director

Paris

Creating an atmosphere and sharing sector knowledge and expertise while providing access to international, strategic players for my clients is my day-to-day objective.

Géraud Estrangin

Managing Director

Paris

I thrive on creating markets for great businesses and helping secure outstanding outcomes for sellers and their management teams.

Ben Farris

Managing Director

Chicago

I appreciate that each client is diverse with different products, business models, technologies and end markets. I remain steadfast to being a trustworthy advisor and driving dynamic processes.

Richard Floto

Managing Director

Frankfurt

I strive to be professional, honest and hard-working. By helping clients execute strategic M&A transactions, I am contributing to making the world better.

Tetsuya Fujii

Managing Director | CEO Japan

Tokyo

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