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Alex Masters
Managing Director & Co-head of Consumer, Europe
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Chicago
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Managing Director & Head of Business Services, Europe
Frankfurt
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Zurich
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San Francisco
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Just Food | Cautious Optimism Oozes Around Food M&A Outlook in 2024 as Risks Fester
Originally posted by Just Food on December 14, 2023. While deal activity in the food industry has slowed, businesses that passed on pricing and kept their volumes from going backward… Read More
Bloomberg TV | Lincoln International CEO Gives 2024 Outlook
Originally posted by Bloomberg on December 27, 2023. Rob Brown, CEO of Lincoln International, discusses his 2024 mergers and acquisitions market predictions, including an increasing focus from Western companies on… Read More
The Loadstar | When Consolidation Pressure Meets a Cautious Outlook: M&A in 2024
Originally posted by The Loadstar on December 12, 2023. In 2023, global growth was limited by escalating geopolitical conflicts and central bank actions to combat inflation and soaring energy costs,… Read More
LevFin Insights Introduces Lincoln International’s Private Credit Snapshot
Originally posted by LevFin Insights in November 2023. Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group shared findings from their proprietary data with LevFin Insights as part of Lincoln International’s Private Credit… Read More
Women’s Wear Daily | What to Expect from Beauty M&A in 2024
Originally posted by Women’s Wear Daily on December 8, 2023. Many expect beauty brands to come to market in 2024, but the exact timing will be contingent on several dynamics.… Read More
Transport Topics | Mergers and Acquisitions Market Begins to Accelerate
Originally posted by Transport Topics on November 13, 2023. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is anticipated to rise, given the stabilization of economic challenges and the adaptation of industry players… Read More
Media Digest: Q3 2023 Lincoln Private Market Index
Our Valuations & Opinions Group recently discussed findings from the Q3 2023 Lincoln Private Market Index with several publications. Terminal CFO LevFin Insights PE Professional Pitchbook Axios Blackstone
Middle Market Musings Podcast
Originally posted by Middle Market Musings in October 2023. Chief Executive Officer Rob Brown offers a perspective on how private equity and the firm have developed over the course of… Read More
European Market Buzz: Emerging Trends
The European market is bustling with a myriad of activities and developments. Richard Olson, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, discussed some of these dynamics with several publications.… Read More
pemacom | Outlook for the German M&A Market in 2023
Originally published by pemacom on September, 19, 2023. 1. Challenging Economic Environment Following a weak second half of 2022, the number of M&A deals will continue to decline in… Read More
The Lead Left Webinar | Navigating the 2023 M&A Landscape
Originally posted by The Lead Left on October 9, 2023. Christine Tiseo, Managing Director and co-head of Lincoln’s Capital Advisory Group, recently participated on a panel where industry experts discussed… Read More
Affärsvärlden | Increasingly Lower Activity in the M&A Market – But Advisers See Glimmers of Light
Originally posted by Affärsvärlden on October 6, 2023. While the total number of acquisitions fell in Sweden during the third quarter, transaction value increased, and new legislation and other market… Read More
UK Financial Conduct Authority Plans to Review Private Market Valuations
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently announced that it plans to review private market valuations. Richard Olson, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, discussed the impact that… Read More
Real Deals | Adapting to the Dealmaking Drought
Originally posted by Real Deals on September 26, 2023. 2023 has seen slower deal activity across Europe and many are hopeful that the market will pick up in the near… Read More
Real Deals | Yield of Dreams
Originally posted by Real Deals on August 29, 2023. Private debt is growing quickly despite rising interest rates. Recent Preqin data indicated that $33.7 billion was raised in Europe in… Read More
HealthInvestor | CMA Launches Review of Vet Sector
Originally posted by HealthInvestor on September 7, 2023. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun reviewing UK veterinary services to uncover how well the market is working for pet… Read More
LevFin Insights | EMEA Insight: Floor but no Ceiling: European Direct Lenders Keen to Prepare Loan Agreements for Falling Interest Rates
Originally posted by LevFin Insights on August 7, 2023. As inflation is easing and many are predicting interest rates will decline in the near term, direct lenders are requesting 1-2%… Read More
Pitchbook | European Banks Claw Back Mid-market Share as Funds Chase Big Deals
Originally posted by Pitchbook on July 28, 2023. The private debt market has grown exponentially over the past few years. In the current economic environment with rising debt costs and… Read More
Bloomberg TV and Radio | Lincoln International CEO Sees Improving Economic Outlook
Originally aired on Bloomberg on July 19, 2023. Rob Brown, CEO of Lincoln International, discusses signs of a more positive dealmaking environment for the second half of the year. Watch… Read More
DVZ | Logistics and Transport M&A is on the Up
Originally published by DVZ on June 20, 2023. View the original article (German). Read the article translated to English below: Against the backdrop of macroeconomic headwinds and the rapid normalization… Read More
Real Deals | PE-backed Companies Performing ‘Robustly’ Compared to Public Companies
Originally posted by Real Deals on June 7, 2023. According to Lincoln International’s proprietary Valuations & Opinions Group Q1 2023 data, European private companies are performing better than public companies… Read More
PitchBook | Fixed Charge Coverage Shrinking on Midsized Companies – Lincoln
Originally posted by PitchBook on May 9, 2023. Rising interest rates are negatively impacting borrowers in the middle market. Christine Tiseo, Managing Director and co-head of Lincoln’s Capital Advisory Group,… Read More
Real Deals | Healthcare M&A Resilience
What trends have you seen in the last quarter in relation to valuations in the healthcare space? Matthew Lee: It’s early days to get an accurate read on valuations as… Read More
Mergermarket | Dealspeak EMEA – Slice of Pie: New Entrants Gobble Up GP Stakes in Europe
Originally posted by Mergermarket on April 24, 2023. Historically, North American investors were the main players that acquire stakes in private equity (PE), credit and infrastructure general partners (GPs) in… Read More
PETS International | Investment Spike in the Fresh Dog Food Category
Originally posted by PETS International on April 26, 2023. The natural / minimally processed pet food industry is attracting great investor interest, and the market is growing at a rapid… Read More