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Johnny Mullins

Johnny Mullins

Johnny is a Senior Advisor to Lincoln’s Valuations and Opinions Group, providing practical perspective regarding best practices, governance and quality control, with more than 25 years of experience in asset… Read More

2023 Global Results

LevFin Insights Introduces Lincoln International’s Private Credit Snapshot

Originally posted by LevFin Insights in November 2023. Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group shared findings from their proprietary data with LevFin Insights as part of Lincoln International’s Private Credit… Read More

2023: The Year of the Staredown Between Buyers & Sellers and the First to Blink

Like a game of chess with a formidable opponent, 2023 has brought a veritable dealmaking stalemate. Record level private market transactions in 2021 and 2022 have been muted by macroeconomic… Read More

Lincoln International adds Chris Croft as Managing Director

Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Chris Croft has joined as a Managing Director and co-head of the transaction opinions team in the… Read More

Chris Croft

Chris Croft

As co-head of Lincoln’s transaction opinions team, Chris provides fairness and solvency opinion advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity offerings, spin-off transactions, general partner-led continuation vehicles, dividend… Read More

Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q4 2023 Private Market Webinar

Thank you for your interest in Lincoln’s Webinar: Valuations & Opinions Group Q4 2023 Private Market Webinar.  All request submissions will be evaluated and a member of our team will… Read More

Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q4 2023 Private Market Webinar

On December 5th, 2023, professionals from Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group hosted a webinar discussing insights from the latest proprietary database. Topics included: Private company enterprise value and leverage… Read More

Q3 2023 Lincoln Senior Debt Index

Lincoln International is pleased to release the quarterly Lincoln Senior Debt Index (LSDI). The LSDI represents years of research and analysis of data and was developed by professionals from Lincoln’s… Read More

Webinar | Q3 European Private Market Insights and Q4 Outlook

On November 16th, 2023, professionals from Lincoln International’s European Capital Advisory and Valuations Groups hosted a webinar discussing the state of Q3 European private markets. Topics included: Q3 Valuations Overview… Read More

Lincoln International adds William Epstein as Managing Director

Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, is pleased to announce that William Epstein has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Valuations & Opinions Group in Los Angeles. William… Read More

Riddhi Mehta

Riddhi Mehta

Riddhi performs valuation advisory services, primarily of illiquid securities, for business development companies, private equity groups and public and private companies across industries and geographies. Leveraging her more than a… Read More

Lincoln Private Market Index Increases Marginally on Higher Fundamental Performance Despite Multiple Pressure

While private companies continued to achieve earnings growth, revenue growth slowed for a second straight quarter The Lincoln Private Market Index (LPMI), the only index that tracks changes in the… Read More

Q3 2023 Lincoln Private Market Index

Lincoln Private Market Index Increases Marginally on Higher Fundamental Performance Despite Multiple Pressure The Lincoln Private Market Index (Lincoln PMI) reveals that in Q3 2023, private market enterprise values (EVs)… Read More

William Epstein

William Epstein

William provides fairness and solvency opinion advisory services in connection with many types of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, distressed financings, dividend recapitalizations, continuation vehicles, leveraged buyouts and spinoffs. Leveraging… Read More

European Market Buzz: Emerging Trends

The European market is bustling with a myriad of activities and developments. Richard Olson, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, discussed some of these dynamics with several publications.… Read More

Performance Report: SaaS Enterprise Value and Leverage Analysis

Lincoln International analyzed more than 100 Software as a Service (SaaS) transactions and performed over 1,750 recurring SaaS portfolio valuations from 2020 to 2023 to identify potential pandemic and economic… Read More

UK Financial Conduct Authority Plans to Review Private Market Valuations

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently announced that it plans to review private market valuations. Richard Olson, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, discussed the impact that… Read More

Real Deals | Adapting to the Dealmaking Drought

Originally posted by Real Deals on September 26, 2023. 2023 has seen slower deal activity across Europe and many are hopeful that the market will pick up in the near… Read More

Dividend Recapitalization Activity Shows Signs of Renewed Life

The dividend recapitalization market slowed down in 2nd half of 2022 as companies digested rising interest rates. However, in recent months, there has been an uptick in volume as borrowers… Read More

Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q3 2023 Private Market Webinar

Thank you for your interest in Lincoln’s Webinar: Valuations & Opinions Group Q3 2023 Private Market Webinar.  All request submissions will be evaluated and a member of our team will… Read More

Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q3 2023 Private Market Webinar

On August 16th, 2023, professionals from Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group hosted a webinar discussing insights from the latest proprietary database. Topics included: M&A Transaction and Enterprise Value Trends… Read More

Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q2 2023 Private Market Webinar

Thank you for your interest in Lincoln’s Webinar: Valuations & Opinions Group Q2 2023 Private Market Webinar.  All request submissions will be evaluated and a member of our team will… Read More

Lincoln International Acquires Mumbai-based Valuations Provider, Expanding Presence and Offering in India

Adds 25 professionals to Lincoln’s growing, global Valuations & Opinions Group Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, announced today the acquisition of EthiQuant Analytics Private Limited (EthiQuant), a… Read More

LevFin Insights | EMEA Insight: Floor but no Ceiling: European Direct Lenders Keen to Prepare Loan Agreements for Falling Interest Rates

Originally posted by LevFin Insights on August 7, 2023. As inflation is easing and many are predicting interest rates will decline in the near term, direct lenders are requesting 1-2%… Read More