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Heineken China Resources Beer 2019

Heineken has formed a partnership with China Resources Beer

Client: China Resources Enterprise, Limited Client Location: China Target: Heineken N.V. Target Location: Netherlands Target Description: Heineken is a leading developer and marketer of premium beer and cider brands, which… Read More

Coats Group has sold its North America crafts business to Spinrite

Coats Group has sold its North America crafts business to Spinrite

Lincoln International acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Coats Group plc (Coats), working closely with the North America crafts team in North Carolina and the executive team in the… Read More

Restaurants DealReader 2H 2018

The restaurant industry experienced a more encouraging end to 2018, highlighted by seven months of consecutive same store sales growth from June through December, compared to 2017, which posted positive… Read More

Orbit Irrigation Products and Hydro-Rain have been sold to Platinum Equity

Orbit Irrigation Products and Hydro-Rain have been sold to Platinum Equity

Lincoln acted as the exclusive financial advisor for Pro-Mark, the parent company of Orbit Irrigation and Hydro-Rain, (collectively, Orbit), working closely with the company’s management team and shareholders throughout the… Read More

B-Air has been sold to Lasko, a portfolio company of Comvest Partners

B-Air has been sold to Lasko, a portfolio company of Comvest Partners

Lincoln International acted as the exclusive financial advisor to B-Air, working closely with the management team and owner-entrepreneur throughout the sale process. The Lincoln team provided M&A and industry expertise,… Read More

Consumer Group at Lincoln International Continues Strong Momentum

Continued Robust Consumer M&A Activity Expected in 2019 2018: In a year that saw continued changes in consumer behavior, strategic buyer and investor interest remained high for a wide variety of… Read More

2018 Record Results

We are pleased to share with you a snapshot of our 2018 results, which reflect another record year at Lincoln International. While the numbers are one indicator of our continued… Read More

Trivest Partners has agreed to sell Pelican Water Systems to Pentair

Trivest Partners has sold Pelican Water Systems to Pentair

Based in DeLand, Florida, Pelican Water Systems (Pelican) is a leading vertically integrated, direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform and leading provider of proprietary point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment systems sold through DTC,… Read More

2018 Year-End Results

Real Connection. True Perspective. While the numbers are one indicator of our continued growth, we are most proud of the work we did – and outcomes we achieved – on… Read More

Food & Beverage DealReader Q3 2018

Q3 2018 showed significant, unusually high activity involving corporate carveouts.

Harvard Card Systems has been sold to PLI Card Marketing Solutions

Harvard Card Systems has been sold to PLI Card Marketing Solutions

Lincoln International is pleased to announce that Harvard Card Systems, Inc. has been acquired by PLI Card Marketing Solutions, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity. Harvard Card Systems, Inc. (Harvard)… Read More

Bantam Bagels has been sold to Lancaster Colony

Bantam Bagels has been sold to Lancaster Colony

Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Bantam Bagels, LLC (“Bantam Bagels” or the “Company”) has been acquired by T. Marzetti Company, a… Read More

Verium Basefit Fitness World FSN Capital 2018

Verium has sold basefit.ch to Fitness World

Client: Verium AG Client Location: Switzerland Target: basefit.ch AG Target Location: Switzerland Buyer: Fitness World A/S Buyer Location: Denmark Target Description: basefit.ch is a discount fitness chain.

Change is on the Menu for Restaurants

The Restaurants industry is evolving as fast as it ever has, with globalization, changing consumer preferences and technology increasingly impacting concepts across the dining spectrum: from QSR to fine dining. … Read More

PWP Growth Equity Build A Sign Cimpress 2018

BuildASign has been sold to Cimpress N.V.

Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that BuildASign, LLC (“BuildASign”, “BAS” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of PWP Growth Equity (“PWP”), has… Read More

Halloren Weiber Confiserie Chocolate United Chocolate Group DPK 2018

Halloren Schokoladenfabrik has sold Weibler Confiserie Chocolaterie to United Chocolate Group

Client: Halloren Schokoladenfabrik GmbH Client Location: Germany Target: Weibler Confiserie Chocolaterie GmbH & Co. KG Target Location: Germany Buyer: United Chocolate Group (DPK Deutsche Privatkapital GmbH) Buyer Location: Germany Target Description: Weibler is a leading manufacturer… Read More

The Millennial Impact on Consumer Investment

It’s not a millennial moment, it’s a movement. While the millennial generation is blamed for everything from lower birth rates to declining mayonnaise sales, one thing is clear: they are… Read More

It’s Not Innovate or Die; It’s Innovate or Buy

The retail industry isn’t dying, it’s changing. While store closures and bankruptcy headlines are still prevalent, consumer sentiment in September 2018 reached the second-highest level since 2004, according to the… Read More

Alex Masters

As co-head of Lincoln’s Consumer Group in Europe, Alex leads the firm’s efforts in providing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to clients in that industry. For nearly 25 years,… Read More

Investment in the Consumer Sector

Lincoln Managing Directors discuss enthusiasm for M&A in the consumer sector and how rapid change is acting as a catalyst for investment and innovation.

Walker Edison Caltius JW Childs Associates 2018

Walker Edison has been sold to J.W. Childs

Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Walker Edison Furniture Company, LLC (“Walker Edison” or the “Company”), owned by founders, Brad Bonham and… Read More

Ludovic Rodie

Ludovic Rodié

Ludovic provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and growth equity advisory services to middle market clients across Europe. He advises on buy- and sell-side M&A on behalf of private equity clients,… Read More

François Rispoli

François Rispoli

François provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to clients across Europe. He has nearly 25 years of M&A advisory experience and actively manages complex, cross-border buy- and sell-side transactions… Read More

Zur Rose Group has acquired PromoFarma.com

Zur Rose Group has acquired PromoFarma.com

Client: Zur Rose Client Location: Switzerland Target: Promofarma Ecom, S.L. (seller: private investors) Target Location: Spain Buyer: Zur Rose Buyer Location: Switzerland Target Description: Promofarma has built and operates a managed e-commerce marketplace that connects consumers to… Read More

Dominique Lecendreux

Dominique provides overall strategic and operational leadership for Lincoln’s activities in France. He principals the procurement and management of clients and leads deal teams. Dominique has more than 20 years… Read More