James Wardle

Director

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 Malmedie Antriebstechnik on its sale to Ringfeder Power Transmission

Lincoln International advised TruArc Partners on the sale of Ideal Tridon to Nautic

Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing | Industrials

Lincoln International advised One Equity Partners (OEP) on the sale of BRUSH to Greenbelt Capital Partners

Energy Transition, Power & Infrastructure | Industrials

Lincoln International advised Thielmann on its sale to Irestal from Heritage B

Industrials | Packaging

Lincoln International advised Wynnchurch Capital on the sale of Northstar Aerospace to GE Aerospace

Aerospace & Defense

Lincoln International advised Vance Street Capital on the sale of Micronics Engineered Filtration Group to Cleanova, a portfolio company of PX3 Partners

Lincoln International advised Waterland Private Equity on its sale of Intersoft Group to IDI Groupe

Aerospace & Defense

SIKORA AG_MAAG Group_Dover Corporation_2025

Lincoln International advised SIKORA in its sale to Dover

Industrial Technology | Industrials

Showing 1 – 8 of 1092

Load More

Related Perspectives featuring James Wardle

Lincoln International to hire Ryan O’Toole and Eric Cartier as Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Aerospace and Defense

Takeaways + Survey Results from bauma 2025

Chemicals Quarterly Review Q1 2025

Packaging Quarterly Review Q1 2025

Showing 1 – 4 of 202

Load More

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 & Global Head of Industrials

Chicago

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 provide strategic and technical advice that optimizes outcomes, each solution designed for the individual client and their objectives.

Everett Currier

Managing Director

Cleveland

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

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 & Head of Japan

Tokyo

Back to Top