Lincoln International and The Chertoff Group Announce Relationship Focused on Government Advisory Services

Creates full complement of risk management & security services for clients

Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm and The Chertoff Group, a leader in security risk consulting, federal business development and private equity are pleased to announce that Jason Kaufman and Ryan Hoffman have joined Lincoln as Managing Directors to lead a new government services offering within its Business Services Group. In connection with the transition, Lincoln and The Chertoff Group look forward to an ongoing referral relationship to provide a broader complement of risk management and security advisory services to each other’s respective clients.

For the past 13 years, Jason and Ryan have led Chertoff Group’s M&A advisory services coverage in government services, defense technology and federal cybersecurity. At Lincoln, they will spearhead the delivery of M&A advisory services for corporations and private equity firms with a focus on AI/ML, cybersecurity, software & systems engineering, space and geospatial technology services, intelligence analysis and operations and digital IT modernization products and services provided to government agencies.

“Jason and Ryan bring correlated expertise to a number of other teams at Lincoln including aerospace and defense, government tech and cybersecurity, meaning we will realize immediate synergies as we integrate them into Lincoln and introduce an office in the greater D.C. area in the future,” said Rob Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln International. “Lincoln and The Chertoff Group share a steadfast commitment to client success and are pleased to have an approach whereby each of our firms will bring a full complement of M&A and security risk management advisory services to private equity and private companies.”

Rob continued, “We are also excited to strengthen our presence in the DC area to serve this high-growth tech hub and recruit additional talent. With the recent addition of Alex Johnston in IT services, we now have an outstanding cadre of Managing Directors in the region.”

Chad Sweet, CEO of The Chertoff Group agreed, “We are excited about the value proposition to our clients of the combined offerings of Lincoln, as a global investment bank, with the advisory services of The Chertoff Group. We expect the same strong synergies generated between our consulting practice and the M&A practice previously led by Jason and Ryan for over a decade at the Chertoff Group to be replicated and accelerated by this important relationship with Lincoln.”

Jason brings 25 years of M&A advisory experience focused on defense technology, cybersecurity and government services, having closed more than 100 transactions worth over $8 billion in aggregate deal value. He spent a great deal of his career in senior roles at The Chertoff Group and previously, BB&T Capital Markets.

Ryan is a career investment banker in the government services and defense technology market with nearly 20 years of experience advising companies on M&A transactions, including private and public sales, corporate divestitures, growth equity raises, and management buyouts. His sector specialization spans national security, federal cybersecurity, and government technology services markets. He began his career at BB&T Capital Markets.

Jason and Ryan commented in a joint statement, “Lincoln’s globally integrated industry groups, extensive financial sponsor relationships, and collaborative, client-first culture provide the ideal platform for us to build upon the track record of client success we achieved at The Chertoff Group. We enter this new phase of our careers grateful for our time at The Chertoff Group and enthused about the myriad ways we can connect across Lincoln, where there is a full suite of complementary private capital market products we can bring to our clients. We look forward to continuing our close relationship with The Chertoff Group.”