The Lincoln team did an excellent job managing this challenging sale process and collaborating closely with Willi Elbe’s shareholders, OEM customers and banks.
Alexander Wohak
Managing Director at Willi Elbe Group

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Willi Elbe Group Aequita 2020

Willi Elbe Group has been sold to AEQUITA

Willi Elbe Group is a leading automotive Tier-1 supplier of highly sophisticated, technologically advanced steering and driveline systems. Building on its world class research and development team, Willi Elbe Group… Read More

CMore Automotive Luxoft DXC.technology 2020

CMORE Automotive has been sold to Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company

Headquartered in Lindau, Germany, CMORE Automotive is an independent services provider dedicated to the development and validation of AI-driven mobility systems, serving German premium OEMs and their largest Tier 1… Read More

Brad Drake

Bradley Drake

Brad provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services in Lincoln’s Industrials Group, specializing in the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector. He has executed cross-border sell-side and buy-side transactions for leading… Read More

PrivateShareholder AME Gimv 2020

Founders and shareholders have sold Applied Micro Electronics to Gimv

Headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Applied Micro Electronics (AME) is an independent developer and manufacturer of high-quality smart electronic modules. The company uniquely combines electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software development… Read More

Rethinking the Global Chemicals Supply Chain

The chemicals supply chain has always been global, because certain raw materials can only be sourced from, made in or distributed to certain areas of the world. Chemical manufacturers’ supply… Read More

Packaging Quarterly Review Q1 2020

While the overall impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the packaging industry has been moderate, the packaging M&A market is slowing down in real-time as companies focus attention on current operations.

Packaging Sector Update Amidst COVID-19 Uncertainty

Since the beginning of 2020 and particularly over the last several weeks, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had widespread effects on the global economy and M&A activity in the middle market.… Read More

COVID-19 Impact On Auto Industry – How Long Will It Last?

The COVID-19 crisis has already had a profound impact on the global automotive industry. OEMs have shuttered assembly plants throughout North America and Europe and this has resulted in virtually… Read More

Aerospace & Defense Trends Amidst Turbulent COVID-19 Period

As commercial airlines have made significant cuts to their capacity due to global travel restrictions and demand reductions, coupled with facility shutdowns of OEMs and major suppliers, the commercial aerospace… Read More

BGF Woodall Nicholson Holdings Rutland Partners 2020

BGF and other investors have sold Woodall Nicholson Holdings Limited to Rutland Partners

Woodall Nicholson, based in Westhoughton, UK, is Europe’s leading designer and manufacturer of specialist vehicles with recognised leading marques. With nine production facilities and servicing eight individual businesses, Woodall Nicholson… Read More

Enoflex_Cobepa_Sparflex

Enoflex has acquired Sparflex

Target: Sparflex SA Target Headquarters: France Acquirer Sponsor: Cobepa Acquirer Sponsor Headquarters: Germany Acquirer: Enoflex Acquirer Headquarters: France Target Description:  Sparflex is a producer of packaging and labelling products for… Read More

Burckhardt Compression Japan Steel Works 2020

Burckhardt Compression has acquired global compressor business from The Japan Steel Works

Burckhardt Compression is strengthening its market presence and acquiring the global compressor business from The Japan Steel Works Ltd. (JSW). JSW is a highly diversified manufacturer of steel, power-plant equipment… Read More

OpenGate Capital has refinanced EverZinc, a global leading zinc chemicals specialist

Lincoln International acted as the exclusive debt advisor to EverZinc and supported all aspects of the financing process including lender approach, preparation of marketing documents and structuring and negotiating of… Read More

Edgewater FMI Spirit Aerosystem 2020

Edgewater Capital Partners has sold Fiber Materials Inc. to Spirit AeroSystems

Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) is the recognized leader in high temperature composite materials utilized in mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. FMI’s proprietary composite materials are developed using differentiated weaving and… Read More

Lincoln International Releases Proprietary Q4 2019 Middle Market Index

Lincoln International reports steady middle market growth Even as the enterprise value performance across the middle market reached all-time highs during the fourth quarter, Lincoln International (Lincoln), a leading global… Read More

Batibig Siparex 2020

Founders & shareholders of Batibig have sold a minority stake to Siparex

Client: Batibig Client Location: France Target: Batibig Target Location: France Buyer: Siparex Groupe Buyer Location: France Target Description: Batibig is a constructions services group providing maintenance and renovation of buildings.

Indian Chemical News | M&A & Partnerships Will Play a Key Role in Chemical Sector

Originally published by Indian Chemical News on February 27th, 2020 Preet Singh, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Industrials Group, discusses trends, upcoming opportunities and sub-sectors to watch in the chemicals industry.

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Chemicals Quarterly Review Q4 2019

During Q4 2019, the Lincoln International chemicals & materials indexes and S&P 500 remained relatively in line with the prior quarter and the prior year.

Three Trends to Watch: 2020 Industrials M&A

Lincoln Remains at the Top of MergerMarket’s Global Industrials List Lincoln International’s Global Industrials Group retained its spot atop the league tables in 2019. Our leadership in the sector continues… Read More

Carlo de Haas

Carlo de Haas

Carlo provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services for clients in the Benelux region, with a focus on industrials and healthcare. Carlo uses an analytical and communicative approach to advise… Read More

Micross Insight Equity Corfin Industries Behrman Capital 2020

Micross Components, a portfolio company of Insight Equity, strategically combines with Corfin Industries, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital

Lincoln acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Micross Components and its private equity investor, Insight Equity. Lincoln worked closely with shareholders and management to find the right partner for… Read More

Brembo_Infibra Technologies

Brembo has acquired Infibra Technologies

Target: Infibra Technologies Target Headquarters: Italy Acquirer: Brembo Acquirer Headquarters: Italy Target Description: Infibra Technologies is a leading Italian provider of fiber optic sensors systems for monitoring of temperature, vibration,… Read More

Acorn Growth Companies Aerospheres FDH Audax 2019

Aerospheres has been sold to Fastener Distribution Holdings

Based in Harrow, UK, Aerospheres is a value-added distributor of aerospace chemicals, composites and other consumable materials for maintenance applications. Aerospheres serves many major airlines and maintenance, repair and overhaul… Read More

IPEL Lanxess 2020

IPEL has been sold to Lanxess

Client: Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda (IPEL) Client Location: Brazil Target: Itibanyl Productos Especiais Ltda (IPEL) Target Location: Brazil Buyer: Lanxess AG Buyer Location: Germany Target Description: IPEL is a family-owned specialty… Read More

Packaging Quarterly Review Q4 2019

Q4 M&A activity certainly suggests that the private equity community remains highly focused on the packaging sector.