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Meet our Senior Team in M&A
I am a rigorous advocate for my clients with a hands-on, communicative approach, focused on delivering intense advocacy and outlier results.
Sean Bennis
Managing Director & Co-head of Industrials
Chicago
I am enthusiastic about creating sustainable growth and the highest value for our clients and strive to leave a positive footprint beyond any successful M&A transaction.
Friedrich Bieselt
Managing Director & Head of Business Services, Europe
Frankfurt
I enjoy leading clients and realizing their objectives, while structuring solutions to issues that are both intriguing and challenging.
Øyvind Bjordal
Managing Director | Head of Switzerland
Zurich
I am inspired by working with entrepreneurs and innovators who feel passionately about what they are creating.
William Bowmer
Managing Director & Co-head of Technology, U.S.
San Francisco
I deliver a hands-on approach to provide strategic advice to my clients throughout the transaction and beyond.
Chris Brooks
Managing Director & Co-head of Technology, Europe
LondonRelated Perspectives
Mergers & Acquisitions Excerpt | What’s Ahead for M&A in 2020? We Ask 8 Advisors
Originally published by Mergers & Acquisitions on December 27, 2019 | Excerpt from interviews with eight bankers and other advisors for their outlook on M&A in 2020 What’s ahead for… Read More
Looking to 2020, 8 in 10 PE Firms Prioritize Deploying Capital
Recent survey of more than 160 global private equity investors uncovers key trends heading into 2020.
Antoine Leclere
Antoine advises public and privately held companies and private equity firms on both buy-side and sell-side middle market transactions. He has significant experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), notably… Read More
Patrice Maas
Patrice provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory and financial sponsors services for clients. He uses industry expertise to advise business owners, private equity firms and corporates on the daily execution… Read More
Education Technology & Services Market Update: Q3 2019
The top subsector stock performer in Q3 2019 was institutions / workforce solutions, up 0.3% year-over-year.
Lincoln International Adds Yingpei Song as Managing Director
Strengthens Firm’s Capabilities and Expertise in China Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Yingpei Song has joined the firm as a Managing Director… Read More
Lincoln International Adds Michael Siano as Managing Director
Enhances the Firm’s Healthcare Information Technology Advisory Capabilities Lincoln International is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Siano to the firm’s New York office. Having spent close to two… Read More
Yingpei Song
Yingpei brings over 15 years of experience and expertise in investment banking, focusing on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and debt/equity financing. She specializes in the energy transition, power and utilities,… Read More
Michael Siano
Michael is a member of Lincoln’s Healthcare Group and leads the firm’s healthcare information technology (HCIT) focus. He advises private equity clients, publicly traded companies and privately held businesses on… Read More
Distribution Quarterly Review Q3 2019
While current M&A activity remains high relative to historical levels, a confluence of factors impacting the distribution sector has led to a slight decline in transaction volume year-over-year.
Spotlight on Joint Ventures & Partnering
Lincoln International is the only global investment banking advisory firm to offer joint ventures and partnering strategy and execution services. Our joint ventures and partnering (JV&P) professionals work in close… Read More
MergerMarket Puts Lincoln at Top of Industrials Dealmaker List
Lincoln International Tops U.S. Industrials Advisors List from MergerMarket Global industry insights, consistent outcomes, continued leadership The Lincoln International Industrials team is experiencing strong deal activity in 2019. Lincoln’s leadership… Read More
Auto Parts E-commerce Continuing to Hit on All Cylinders
Merger and acquisition activity within the auto aftermarket continues to showcase robust growth driven by strong industry fundamentals. The U.S. light vehicles in operation and miles driven continue to increase… Read More
Consumer industry to close the year with strong M&A activity and healthy valuations
Lincoln International’s Consumer Group displays great diversity in expertise as clients seek innovative companies across segments Coming into 2019, we saw strong M&A activity and healthy valuations in the consumer… Read More
Lincoln’s YTD Global Healthcare M&A Activity Heralds Record 2019 for the Group
PE Investors Continue to Favor Healthcare for its Non-Cyclical Nature; Strategic Consolidations Continue across the entire Ecosystem Lincoln International’s Global Healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2019 will eclipse… Read More
James Dailey
James provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services to leading private equity groups, public companies and family-owned businesses. James applies a deep knowledge of the chemicals sector to help clients… Read More
The Stork Delivers: Opportunities Abound in Fertility Market
It is becoming increasingly common for couples to marry and have children later in life. In the U.K., the median age of mothers having their first child in 1999 was… Read More
Tying the Knot: Auto Suppliers Should Follow the OEMs’ Example and Partner up to Meet Industry Demands
The automotive industry continues to undergo radical transformation as the impact of electrification, autonomous driving and ride sharing gains pace. To address these new technologies, players in the auto industry—both… Read More
Industry 4.0
Producing Value for a Growing M&A Market Imagine that a production line can gather data, analyze it and predict and correct mishaps before they occur—saving a manufacturer from the downtime… Read More
Dirk Damegger
Dirk supports the firm’s retail and consumer advisory services. He has more than 20 years of experience, advising on M&A, corporate divestitures and corporate finance transactions for pan-European corporate clients… Read More
Drilling Down on Industrials: Spotlight on Consumable Tools
With bumpy markets leaving investors wondering how much longer the bull market can run, private equity sponsors are on the hunt for companies they can hold onto throughout the next… Read More
Strong Momentum for the German M&A Market in 2020 Despite a Challenging Economic Environment
Originally published in M&A Review, Sep. 2019 Amid growing levels of political and economic uncertainty across Europe, the number of M&A deals with German involvement decreased by more than 10%… Read More
U.S. Restaurant Owners’ Optimism Amidst Ongoing Challenges
While data through the first half of 2019 suggests that the restaurant sector continues to feel the lumps of changing consumer tastes (primarily around convenience) and certain economic challenges (like… Read More