Driving Growth & Investing in the Future

Since its founding in 1996, Lincoln International has operated with a clear vision for the future: to be the best investment banking advisory firm in the global private capital markets. That goal, and the growth we attain along the way, is assured with a continued focus on cultivating a strong culture where the highest performers can deliver the very best for clients. Equally important, we are committed to making investments in our people and platform, even when markets are uncertain. This has remained true in 2024 against the backdrop of a more muted dealmaking environment.

“We strongly believe that we are much closer to the end of this market recalibration than the beginning,” Rob Brown, CEO of Lincoln, said. “Despite global M&A volume being materially down, we have kept an eye toward meeting the significant demand when our markets normalize. This year, as in the past, we made strategic moves that ensure we can capitalize faster than the competition and take market share – including hiring leading advisors in our core service areas. We are incredibly proud to welcome 14 Managing Directors already this year onto our platform – strengthening the firm with new industry expertise, expanded service offerings in certain geographies, and adding depth in high-growth sectors.”

Expanding Industry & Service Expertise Globally

By the end of 2024, Lincoln expects to have onboarded 19 new lateral Managing Director (MD) hires, more than the prior two years combined (and in addition to our internally promoted Managing Directors). Approximately half of the MDs are in the firm’s European offices, representing significant growth for that region. Through September 2, the following individuals have joined across industry and product groups:

• Business Services: Lewis Gray (London), Alex Johnston (Chicago), Ryan Mitchell (Richmond), TJ Monico (Cleveland), Vinod Stalam (London)
• Consumer: Brian Little (Los Angeles)
• Energy, Power and Infrastructure: Carlos Candil (London), Everett Currier (Cleveland), Aaron Klein (Chicago)
• Financial Sponsors: Richard Parsons (London), Andreas Mentzer (Stockholm)
• Private Funds Advisory: Jonathan Graham (London)
• Technology, Media and Telecom: Lalit Kasat (London)
• Valuations and Opinions: Simon von Witzleben (London)

These hires, along with ongoing recruiting and the onboarding of the 2024 U.S. Analyst and Associate class in July, led the firm to surpass 1,000 professionals worldwide.

Extending our Geographic Reach

Lincoln has 25 offices in 15 major economic centers around the world, squarely positioning us well to serve clients operating in those geographies and creating new places to recruit top talent. In 2024 the firm opened new offices in Richmond, Virginia and Cleveland, Ohio in conjunction with the hiring of three Managing Directors, and added seven to the London office in Europe.

Our new professionals bring a wealth of experience in diverse subsectors attracting continued investment. Augmented coverage areas include apparel, artificial intelligence, distribution, energy transition, governance, risk and compliance, human capital management and legal, professional and IT services.