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Juggernaut Capital Partners has sold Dapple Baby to Eleeo Brands
Dapple Baby Dapple Baby is a leading independent baby cleaning brand in North America, characterized by a differentiated positioning that is anchored by authentic “by moms for moms” roots, plant-based… Read More
Gus Ferguson
Gus provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory to consumer companies across various sectors, including consumer products and services, e-commerce and direct-to-consumer. Gus has experience working on domestic and cross-border mid-market… Read More
Moneycontrol | Warburg Pincus-Backed Biba Apparels Picks Bankers for 2022 IPO
Originally published by Moneycontrol on January 10, 2022. Lincoln International’s Gaurav Marathe, Managing Director and CEO India, discusses the rise of IPO candidates in the apparel and clothing segment with Moneycontrol.… Read More
Career Path Options for Prospective Investment Bankers
If you are seeking an opportunity in a fast-paced environment where you can learn a wide variety of skills and advise clients on mergers and acquisitions as well as raising… Read More
2021 Record Results
Lincoln International is pleased to celebrate another outstanding year. In 2021, the firm advised on a record number of transactions and achieved significant growth across all of its M&A industry… Read More
Woodland Foods has received a majority investment from Graham Partners
Woodland Foods Woodland Foods is a provider of global plant-based ingredients, including herbs and spices, rice and grains and other specialty food products. Woodland Foods serves a diverse customer base… Read More
Sentinel Capital Partners has sold Fazoli’s to FAT Brands
Client: Sentinel Capital Partners, LLC Client Location: United States Target: Fazoli’s System Management LLC Target Location: United States Acquirer: FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT) Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Fazoli’s is a… Read More
How the Asian Supply Chain is Impacting U.S. Businesses, and What That Means for M&A Activity
The COVID-19 crisis highlighted the fragility of supply chains in what has become a highly globalized and complex trade market. It exposed companies’ inability to adjust to demand and multi-faceted… Read More
Premium Retail Services has been sold to Acosta
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Premium is a leading provider of technology-enabled retail merchandising, in-store sales and training, advanced analytics and other purpose built solutions for omnichannel retail. The combination… Read More
Fortune Screen Printing has been sold to Mad Engine, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity
Client / Target: Fortune Screen Printing Client / Target Location: Mexico Acquirer: Mad Engine, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Founded in 2009 and based in… Read More
A group of private shareholders has sold babyartikel.de and EURET to Avedon Capital Partners
About KP Family International (babyartikel.de) With its pure digital distribution model, babyartikel.de is one of the largest online distributors of baby products and accessories in the Germany, Austria and Switzerland… Read More
Paladone has been sold to IVEST Consumer Partners
Paladone is an award-winning, U.K.-headquartered, lifestyle products company with an exciting U.S. growth trajectory. The company offers an exclusive range of trend-based, beautifully designed products on a predominantly licensed basis.… Read More
Founders and institutional shareholders have sold Company Bike Solutions to DPE
Munich-based Company Bike is a leading provider of bike mobility solutions, offering fully integrated bike leasing services to large corporations in Germany. Following a successful positioning in the market and… Read More
Private Company Performance Lifts Lincoln International’s Private Market Index to New Heights
Private Company Fundamentals Drive Rapid Enterprise Value Growth Private company enterprise value growth continued in the third quarter as the Lincoln Private Market Index (Lincoln PMI), formerly known as the… Read More
Mission Consumer Capital has sold Local Hive Honey to Falfurrias Capital Partners
Local Hive produces 23 varietals of raw and unfiltered honey sourced exclusively from local beekeepers across various states and regions throughout the United States. Each honey has its own unique… Read More
“Play On” – Investing in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Experience Economy
As we come to terms with the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s fair to say we have entered a new age in the consumer economy. While nearly all… Read More
Endeavour Capital has sold Wineshipping to Greenbriar Equity Group
Wineshipping Wineshipping, headquartered in Napa, California, is the undisputed market leading provider of direct-to-consumer logistics and fulfillment solutions for the wine and alcoholic beverages industry. The company is uniquely positioned… Read More
Ornua Co-operative Limited has acquired Whitehall Specialties, Inc. from Mason Wells
Ornua’s acquisition of Whitehall complements its U.S. ingredients division, Ornua Ingredients North America (OINA), and is central to Ornua’s long-term growth strategy in the U.S. cheese market. OINA is a… Read More
Sauer Brands Inc., a portfolio company of Falfurrias Capital Partners, has acquired Mateo’s Gourmet Salsa
Mateo’s is one of the leading, independent salsa brands in the U.S. Mateo’s is available in national retailers, such as Costco, Walmart, Target, Publix and Kroger. The company’s all-natural line… Read More
H.I.G. Capital has acquired Quick France Restaurants, a portfolio company of Groupe Bertrand
Client: H.I.G. Capital Client Country: United States Target: Quick Restaurants Target Country: Belgium Acquirer: H.I.G. Capital Acquirer Country: United States Target Description: Quick is one of very few long-standing and multi-country… Read More
Mancini’s Sleepworld a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners has completed a leveraged dividend recapitalization
Client: Mancini’s Sleepworld Client Headquarters: United States Target: Mancini’s Sleepworld Target Headquarters: United States Target Description: Mancini’s Sleepworld is a retail outlet to buy premium quality mattresses and furniture from top brands.
Real Deals | Consumer Business on Verge of Breaching Covenants
Originally published by Real Deals on September 27, 2021, by Simon Thompson. Private consumer businesses in the UK and Europe are close to breaching their lenders’ covenants. That is according to… Read More
Private Debt Investor | Loan Note: Defaults Still Loom in Consumer Sector; CIP Preps Renewables Debt Offering
Originally published by Private Debt Investor on September 23, 2021. Richard Olson, Managing Director at Lincoln’s Valuations and Opinions Group discusses with Private Debt investor on consumer sector performance over… Read More
CapMan Buyout has sold Solera Beverage Group to Royal Unibrew
Solera is a leading importer and distributor of wine and other beverages across Norway, Sweden and Finland. The group houses over 700 world-renowned brands and sold over 44 million liters… Read More
Summit Park has sold Fast Growing Trees to Berkshire Partners
Client: Summit Park Client Location: United States Target: Fast Growing Trees Target Location: United States Acquirer: Berkshire Partners Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Fast Growing Trees is an online… Read More