James Wardle

Vice President

London Mergers & Acquisitions Industrials jwardle@lincolninternational.com +44 203 764 9285

I find each unique client experience rewarding, understanding their diverse ranges of strategic goals and working collaboratively to achieve successful outcomes.

Who We Are / Our People / James Wardle

James provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to clients on sell-side and buy-side transactions within the industrials sector.

James has experience executing both capital raising and advisory transactions for a range of private equity-owned, founder-owned and public clients.

Prior to joining Lincoln, James worked for Canaccord Genuity as an analyst.

James holds a Master of Arts in economics and modern history with honors from the University of St. Andrews.

Recent Transactions in Industrials

Lincoln International advised AVALT and VantEdge on the acquisition of Suburban Drywall

Building Products | Industrials

Lincoln International advised Nearfield Instruments on raising Series C funding from Walden Catalyst, Temasek, M&G Investments and existing shareholders Innovation Industries, Invest-NL and ING

Lincoln International advised PDQ Workholding on its sale to Sandvik

Lincoln International advised Azbil Corporation on its agreement to sell Telstar to Syntegon Technology Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners

Healthcare | Industrials

Lincoln International advised The L.S. Starrett Company on being taken private by MiddleGround Capital

Lincoln International advised Castik Capital on its agreement to acquire Andra Tech Group from Equistone.

Lincoln International advised Mallard Manufacturing on its sale to Maclean-Fogg

Stellex Capital Management Fenix Parts Inc 2023

Lincoln International advised Stellex Capital Management on completing a single asset continuation vehicle transaction involving Fenix Parts

Automotive & Mobility Technology

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Meet our Senior Team in Industrials

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 & U.S. Co-head of Industrials

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 leading clients and realizing their objectives, while structuring solutions to issues that are both intriguing and challenging.

Øyvind Bjordal

Managing Director | Head of Switzerland

Zurich

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

I create lasting partnerships with my clients by demonstrating creativity and adaptability, and providing continuous communication while proactively addressing client concerns.

Charles de Fels

Managing Director

Paris

I build trust with my clients through integrity and clear communication. Our clients value providing them with our market insight and expertise.

Ulrich Desl

Managing Director

Frankfurt

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 | Head of Germany

Frankfurt

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

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