Sean Bennis

Managing Director

Chicago Mergers & Acquisitions Energy, Power & Infrastructure | Industrials | Industrial Technology sbennis@lincolninternational.com +1 (312) 580-1986

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

Who We Are / Our People / Sean Bennis

Sean has more than 20 years of experience leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions for clients in the energy, power and industrial technology markets. He has a deep knowledge of the undercurrents driving the industrial market, specializing in high-growth end markets such as power, energy, infrastructure, motion control and process industries.

Sean has an in-depth understanding of M&A economics, focusing on market leaders in growth industries and selling high-quality businesses for premium valuations. He has worked on more than 100 transactions for Fortune 500, private equity and leading private company clients and advised niche engineered product companies on numerous cross-border transactions. As one of Lincoln’s most tenured employees, Sean has been instrumental in the firm’s domestic and international growth initiatives.

Sean has spent his entire career at Lincoln, joining shortly after the firm’s founding as the sixth employee.

Sean earned a Bachelor of Science (with honors) from the College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Illinois and St. Andrews University in Scotland.

Recent Transactions

Strait Lane has sold Griswold to Rogers Corporation

Lincoln International represents Strait Lane Capital Partners in the sale of Griswold LLC to Rogers Corporation

Arvos Group has sold Raymond Bartlett Snow to Schenck Process Group

Lincoln International represents Arvos Group, a portfolio company of Triton Partners, in the sale of Raymond Bartlett Snow to Schenck Process Group, a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group

Trilantic Capital Partners has acquired Sunbelt Transformer

Lincoln International represents Trilantic Capital Partners in its acquisition of Sunbelt Transformer

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

CHB Capital Partners has sold Logic PD to Compass Group Equity Partners

Lincoln International represents CHB Capital Partners in the sale of Logic PD to Compass Group Equity Partners

Industrials | Technology, Media & Telecom

Keystone Capital has sold Rocore Group to Triton

Lincoln International represents Keystone Capital in the sale of Rocore Group to Triton

Hamon & Cie International has sold Thermal Transfer Corporation to Wabtec Corporation

Lincoln International represents Hamon & Cie International in the sale of its U.S. subsidiary, Thermal Transfer Corporation, to Wabtec Corporation

Meggitt PLC has sold industrial sensing businesses to Amphenol Corporation

Lincoln International represents Meggitt PLC in the sale of industrial sensing businesses to Amphenol Corporation

Pfingsten has sold Industrial Lighting Products to Harbour Group

Lincoln International represents Pfingsten in the sale of Industrial Lighting Products to Harbour Group

Meet our Senior Team

My primary focus is on 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 have a long-term presence in the sector and bring deep industry knowledge to lead my clients to successful outcomes.

Teresa Clegg

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.

Michael Drill

Managing Director | CEO Germany

Frankfurt

I enjoy the opportunity to directly participate in the technology revolution by providing my clients with strong industry understanding and real insight into buyer strategies.

Martina Ecker

Managing Director

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

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

I have been fortunate in my career to come across a great number of remarkable and truly inspiring individuals, both as business partners and colleagues. This, for me, is the greatest reward.

John Hamilton

Managing Director

Stockholm

Intensive senior banker commitment is one of the foundations upon which we’ve built Lincoln and is a major reason we deliver unsurpassed results for our clients.

Edward Hanlon

Managing Director

Chicago