Lincoln International and Casesa & Co. Form Strategic Alliance in Investment Banking for the Automotive & Truck Industry
Lincoln International, a leading global mid-market investment bank, and Casesa & Co., a premier advisor to the global automotive industry, have announced that they have formed a strategic alliance. The alliance combines Casesa & Co.’s broad industry strategic insights and relationships with Lincoln International’s proven transaction experience to assist clients in the formulation and execution of successful strategic initiatives as the global automotive industry regains momentum and financial stability.
John Casesa co-founded Casesa & Co., formerly Casesa Shapiro Group, in 2006 after a long career as a highly regarded Wall Street auto analyst. Mr. Casesa previously served as Global Coordinator for Automotive Research and Managing Director at Merrill Lynch & Co. He led the firm’s team of auto analysts producing equity research on more than 100 auto-related companies throughout the world and was ranked as an All-Star analyst 11 times by Institutional Investor magazine. Over 25 years, Casesa has developed strong relationships with the senior executives at many of the automotive industry’s leading companies. Select past clients include Ford Motor, Google, Honda Motor, Lear and Magna International, as well as leading financial sponsors and governments.
Lincoln International has an extremely active Global Automotive and Truck Group, which has completed over 30 M&A and financing transactions since the beginning of 2006. Lincoln International has completed transactions across a range of industry sub-sectors including auto suppliers, truck components, and bus manufacturing for clients that include many of the leading Tier 1 and Tier 2 component suppliers such as Alcoa, Bosch, Delphi, Dover Corporation, Johnson Controls and Valeo. In addition, Lincoln International continues to work with private equity investors in the space such as The Carlyle Group, Cerberus and other leading groups.
The Lincoln International/Casesa & Co. alliance combines the capabilities of a leading industry advisory firm with one of the leading middle market investment banking firms with a focus on the automotive industry.
“John Casesa is well known for his extensive knowledge of the automotive industry and has decades of experience covering the sector, both from the perspective of being a leading research analyst, and now as a trusted strategic advisor to the senior management and boards of many automakers, suppliers and dealer groups” said Gary Walther, Co-head of Lincoln International’s Automotive and Truck Group. “We are thrilled to have forged an alliance with Casesa & Co. that will position us better to achieve successful results for our clients in an industry with continuing challenges and developing opportunities.”
“We are delighted to partner with Lincoln International. The firm’s team of experienced bankers, global scope and superb transaction execution capabilities perfectly complements Casesa & Co.’s strategic advisory work” said John Casesa. “Together, we will offer the highest quality investment banking services for the automotive industry in the middle market.”
About Casesa & Co.
Casesa & Co. is a leading advisory firm to the global automotive industry. The firm was co-founded by John Casesa, one of Wall Street’s leading automotive analysts. More information about Casesa & Co. is available at www.casesaco.com.
