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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
London
My goal is to inspire and motivate our people to make a true impact with their clients, their colleagues and their communities.
Robert Brown
CEO | Managing Director | GP-Director
Chicago
Gianluca Banfi
Gianluca specializes in origination and execution of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), disposals and leveraged and management buyouts across several industries. His clients include large and middle market Italian and international… Read More
Sorepla Industrie has been sold to Indorama Ventures
The Thai-listed group Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited IVL (€8.5bn market capitalization), present in 27 countries throughout 77 facilities (16,000 employees), has completed the acquisition of Sorepla Industrie via its… Read More
Aurora has acquired Inhance from Arsenal
Client: Aurora Capital Group Client Location: U.S. Target: Inhance Technologies (Arsenal Capital Group) Target Location: U.S. Buyer: Aurora Capital Group Buyer Location: U.S. Target Description: Inhance Technologies is the leading global provider of fluorine-based material technologies.
Silverfleet Capital has acquired Prefere Resins
Client: Prefere Resins GmbH Client Location: Germany Target: Prefere Resins GmbH Target Location: Germany Buyer: Silverfleet Capital Buyer Location: UK Target Description: Prefere Resins is a European market leader in the development, production and sale… Read More
Gilde Buy Out Partners has sold Synbra to BEWI Group
Client: Gilde Buy Out Partners Client Location: Netherlands Target: Synbra Holding B.V. Target Location: Netherlands Buyer: BEWI Group AB Buyer Location: Sweden Target Description: Synbra is a pure-play developer and manufacturer of particle foam products made of… Read More
Chemicals Market Update Q1 2018
Chemical industry momentum continued in Q1 2018, but raw material inflation to limit gains
Chemicals & Materials Market Update – Spotlight on India
The Indian chemicals industry, with a market size of $147Bn as of FY15, is the 7th largest producer of chemicals worldwide and the 3rd largest producer in Asia after China… Read More
Solvay has sold its facility in Charleston, SC, and the phosphorus derivatives-based products made at the plant, to Lanxess
Lincoln International, a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it has represented Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB; “Solvay”) in the sale of its Charleston, South Carolina facility, and… Read More
Chemicals Market Update Q4 2017
Chemical industry momentum resumed during Q4, lower U.S. tax rate to help 2018
Italmatch Chemicals a portfolio company of Ardian has acquired Detrex Corporation
Client: Italmatch Chemicals, a portfolio company of Ardian Client Location: Italy Buyer: Italmatch Chemicals, a portfolio company of Ardian Buyer Location: Italy Target: Detrex Corporation (OTCQX:DTRX) Target Location: United States… Read More
Peak Rock Capital has acquired Hasa
Client: Peak Rock Capital Client Location: U.S. Target: Hasa, Inc. Target Location: U.S. Buyer: Peak Rock Capital Buyer Location: U.S. Target Description: Hasa, Inc. is a producer and distributor of high quality water treatment products.
Chemicals Market Update Q3 2017
Chemical industry momentum disrupted by Q3 2017 hurricanes
Toyo Tires has sold its rigid polyurethane foam business
Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (“Toyo Tires” or the “Company) has executed an agreement on… Read More
Swiss Arbonia has sold Schekolin’s metal packaging coatings business to Italian Salchi Metalcoat
Building supplier Arbonia AG (“Arbonia”) in April 2017 sold the metal sheets and aluminium tubes and monoblocs packaging coatings business of Schekolin AG (“Shekolin”) to Salchi Metalcoat S.r.l. (“Salchi Metalcoat”).… Read More
Swiss Arbonia has sold ILAG to Helvetica Capital
Building supplier Arbonia AG (“Arbonia”) has sold ILAG, a Switzerland-based global provider of non-stick coating solutions for cookware, bakeware and industrial applications, to a Swiss investor group led by Helvetica… Read More
Hovione Holding Limited has sold iMAX Diagnostic Imaging Holding to Starry Pharmaceutical
Client: Hovione Holding Limited Client Location: Portugal Buyer: Starry Pharmaceutical (SHSE:603520) Buyer Location: China Target: iMAX Diagnostic Imaging Holding Target Location: China Target Description: iMAX Diagnostic Imaging Holding is a… Read More
AAC Capital Partners has sold Desotec N.V. to EQT Partners AB
Client: AAC Capital Partners Client Location: Netherlands Target: Desotec N.V. Target Location: Belgium Buyer: EQT Partners AB Buyer Location: Sweden Target Description: Desotec delivers filtration technology based on mobile activated… Read More
Synergo private shareholders have sold Bozzetto Group to Chequers Capital
Client: Synergo Client Location: Italy Buyer: Chequers Capital Buyer Location: France Target: Bozzetto Group Target Location: Italy Target Description: Bozzetto is a specialty chemicals player operating three main business lines: textile,… Read More
Corning Incorporated and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have sold CORMETECH to STEAG SCR-Tech
Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it has represented Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW; “Corning”) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE:7011; “MHI”) in the… Read More
Star Capital has sold Codyeco to Smit & zoon
Lincoln International (“Lincoln”), a leading global mid-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that Codyeco S.p.A. (“Codyeco” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Star Capital SGR (“Star Capital”), has… Read More
OpenGate Capital has sold Benvic Europe to InvestIndustrial
Lincoln International is pleased to announce the sale of Benvic Europe (the “Company”), a pre-fund, legacy portfolio company of OpenGate Capital, (“OpenGate”) to InvestIndustrial. Terms of the transaction were not… Read More
Labtec has been sold to Upscience
Client: Labtec Laboratorio de Ciencia e Tecnologia S.A. Client Location: Brazil Target: Labtec Laboratorio de Ciencia e Tecnologia S.A. Target Location: Brazil Buyer: Upscience (f.k.a. Neovia) Buyer Location: France Target Description: Labtec Laboratorio de Ciencia e Tecnologia S.A.… Read More
Chemicals Market Update Q2 2017
Selling prices for key basic chemicals, intermediates, and plastics decreased during the second quarter although many were higher compared to their year earlier levels.
Arbonia has sold Schekolin’s plastic packaging coatings business has been sold to Siegwerk
The successful sale of the plastic packaging coatings business as part of the disposal of Arbonia’s coatings division underscores Lincoln International’s position as a leading M&A adviser in complex, cross-border… Read More
Paragon Partners has sold Anti-Germ to Hypred
Lincoln International is pleased to announce that PARAGON PARTNERS, sole shareholder of Anti-Germ International GmbH (“Anti-Germ”) has sold its shares in Anti-Germ to Hypred, a portfolio company of Ardian Mid… Read More