Driving Growth With Investment Banking Advisory For Venture Capital

Our global relationships, industry insights and global reach are combined to provide venture capitalists and their portfolio companies with an unobstructed view of strategic and financing opportunities.

Connect with Us

20+
offices in 16 major global economies
625+
global professionals aligned for your success
230+
transactions in 2020

Connecting Clients to Opportunities

We understand the value of being opportunistic. That’s why we stay on top of trends, evaluate the market and balance near- and long-term goals when providing investment banking advisory for our venture capital clients. Whether a client is intrigued by early stage growth companies, accessing global buyers or finding the perfect complement to an existing portfolio company, we excel at bringing less obvious and highly strategic opportunities to the fore and then thoughtfully executing to bring the ideas to life.

Recent Transactions

Wasabi 2020

Lincoln International is pleased to announce the completion of a growth capital raise by Wasabi, a leading pure-play provider of cloud object storage

Technology, Media & Telecom

Col Giovanni Paolo Oaktree 2021

Lincoln is pleased to announce that it has advised both COL’s shareholders and Oaktree as M&A and debt adviser throughout the process

Energy, Power & Infrastructure | Industrials

OrthoFi Accel KKR OrthoBanc 2020

Lincoln International served as the exclusive financial advisor and debt arranger to OrthoFi on its acquisition of OrthoBanc

Healthcare | Technology, Media & Telecom

Starco Blue Devil PJ1 Highline Warren Pritzker Private Capital 2020

Lincoln International represented The Starco Group in its sale of API Automotive Products, Inc. (d.b.a. BlueDevil Products and PJ1 Motorsports) to Highline-Warren, a Pritzker Private Capital company

Chemicals | Industrials

View All

Perspectives

Financing Markets: A Look Into 2020

In 2019, middle market lending was characterized by heavy competition and favorable market conditions for borrowers. This environment has persisted for several years, with many lenders commenting they can’t see how the […]

U.S.-China Tensions, Tariffs and Tightening Regulations

Tension and tariffs drives Chinese M&A activity to markets outside the U.S. Mounting tension between Washington, D.C. and Beijing are top of mind in the dealmaking climate. As tariffs continue to dominate […]

Does a Correction Loom? Why This Time Wouldn’t Look Anything Like 2008

It’s been a bumpy ride of late as 2018 fades into the rearview mirror and we charge ahead into 2019. From see-sawing public debt and equity markets, the government shutdown, tariffs and […]

State of the Financing Market: Webcast

September 2017 webcast hosted by Lincoln’s Debt Advisory professionals, Ron Kahn, Bob Horak, Natalie Marjancik, Christine Tiseo, John Laws, Tim Blonn and Jon Paris. Click here to play webcast.

Meet our Senior Team

I invest in personal relationships with my clients and bring energy, creativity, leadership, a little bit of humor and confidence to every interaction.

Bradley Akason

Managing Director

Chicago

I focus on creating value and establishing long-term relationships with my clients.

Björn Åkerlund

Managing Director

Stockholm

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 view working with clients as a partnership that is collaborative, insightful and transparent and deliver with the highest level of service, attention and execution.

Smitha Balasubramanian

Managing Director

Chicago

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

Gianluca Banfi

Managing Director

Milan

Coaching highly motivated, gifted and dedicated individuals to provide exceptional outcomes for our clients and contribute to the growth and success of Lincoln International is what drives me each day.

Robert Barr

Global Co-CEO | Managing Director

Chicago

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

I am enthusiastic about creating sustainable growth and the highest value for our clients, and strive to leave a positive footprint beyond any successful M&A transaction.

Friedrich Bieselt

Managing Director | Board Member

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

It’s inspiring to support founders, executives and investors in realizing successful outcomes from the effort, sacrifices and capital investments they put into building high-quality organizations.

Brian Bock

Managing Director

San Francisco

I am inspired by working with entrepreneurs and innovators who feel passionately about what they are creating.

William Bowmer

Managing Director

San Francisco

Technology, Media & Telecom is rapidly evolving and I am inspired by the opportunity to create solutions for my clients that provide them success today and in the future.

Johannes Bräutigam

Managing Director

Frankfurt

Back to Top