Transaction Opinions & Board Advisory

We provide independent fairness, solvency and other transaction opinions to a range of clients including boards of directors, private equity, private credit and large corporate / multinational clients.

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150+
transaction opinions over the last three years
175+
alternative asset manager clients
~30%
increase in transaction opinions delivered in 2023

Objective Financial Advice supported by Deep Industry Expertise

As a part of the broader Valuations & Opinions Group, Lincoln’s transaction opinions and board advisory team provides best-in-class financial advice to GP’s, boards of directors, special committees, investors, trustees and other corporate decision makers at public and private companies.

We differentiate our fairness and solvency opinions services by integrating industry sector and capital markets expertise from our M&A and Capital Advisory groups on every engagement.

Areas of Focus

Fairness Opinions

Cross-Fund/Related Party Transactions
GP-Led Secondary Recapitalizations
Buy- or Sell-Side M&A
Going-Private Transactions
Recapitalizations (Minority / Majority)
Special Situations (i.e. Debt Exchanges)
Bond Indenture Affiliate Party Covenants

Solvency Opinions

Dividend Recapitalizations (Leveraged or Unleveraged)
Stock Buyback / Redemption Transactions
Spin-Offs / Split-Offs
Corporate Restructurings and Exchange Transaction

Board Advisory & Other Valuation Opinions

Commercially Reasonable Debt Opinions
Reasonably Equivalent Value Opinions
Board Advisory Valuation Opinions
Financial advice for take private and other public company
Special Committee advisory

Perspectives & Publications

Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q4 2024 Private Market Webinar

Lincoln’s Latest

Yahoo Finance | Rob Brown on TCG Corporate Finance Acquisition & Election Outcome on Dealmaking

Bloomberg | Lincoln International CEO on Private vs. Public Markets

In the Headlines: Q2 2024 Lincoln Private Market Index

Webinar | Valuations & Opinions Group Q3 2024 Private Market Webinar

Q2 2024 Lincoln Senior Debt Index

Deeper Data Analysis: Confirms Reliability & Breadth

Q2 2024 Lincoln Private Market Index

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Recent Transactions in Valuations & Opinions

Lincoln International advised Phoenix Equity Partners in completing a multi-asset continuation vehicle transaction involving Nineteen Group and Envisage Dental

Lincoln International advised Chain Bridge Bancorp, Inc. regarding dual-class stock structure implementation in connection with an IPO

Business Services | Financial Institutions

Lincoln International advised Midwestern Electric, a portfolio company of CAI Capital Partners, on its partnership with Bear Electric

Lincoln International advises Krayden on the acquisition of Aerospheres

Aerospace & Defense

Lincoln International advised Liberty Hall Capital Partners on completing a single asset continuation vehicle involving Comply365

Lincoln International advised Griid on its agreement to merge with CleanSpark

Lincoln International advised Vector Laboratories in its merging with Absolute Biotech

Lincoln International advised HCI Equity Partners on completing a multi-asset continuation vehicle transaction involving ACR and Tech24

Business Services

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Meet Our Senior Team with Valuations & Opinions Expertise

I view working with clients as a partnership that is collaborative, insightful and transparent and deliver with the highest level of service, attention and execution.

Smitha Balasubramanian

Managing Director

Chicago

I enjoy navigating complex scenarios in real time to provide independent and trustworthy valuation advice.

Nick Baldwin

Managing Director

London

I find immense fulfillment in enabling clients to achieve their objectives and navigate the complexities of today's ever-changing landscape.

Chris Croft

Managing Director & Co-head of Transaction Opinions

New York

Individual board members have different levels of sophistication and I find it my obligation to distill the financial information in sometimes complicated, bet-the-firm transactions into easy to understand presentations.

William Epstein

Managing Director

Los Angeles

I am committed to delivering ‘high touch’ client service and thoughtful advice, based on an analytical approach grounded in relevant transaction experience.

Michael Fisch

Managing Director

Chicago

I enjoy sharing insights about market and valuation trends with my clients, while also leading a differentiated and high-touch process.

Brian Garfield

Managing Director & Head of U.S. Portfolio Valuations

New York

I enhance my clients’ decision making and governance processes by providing independent and objective financial advice in a highly responsive manner.

Chris Gregory

Managing Director & Co-head of Transaction Opinions

New York

Leading high-performing and engaged teams who share my enthusiasm for supporting client objectives with high quality work is a key motivator for me.

Varun Gupta

Managing Director

Mumbai

I find every day has a new opportunity or situation to solve. I seek to understand my clients’ point of view and how it fits with the market at the time of a valuation.

Neal Hawkins

Managing Director

Chicago

I am passionate about combining my background in capital markets and private credit transactions with sound valuation principles to provide clients with market-leading perspectives and advice.

Robert Horak

Managing Director

Chicago

I enjoy the opportunity to provide clients with insightful and unbiased advice that will help them make the most informed decisions possible.

Ron Kahn

Managing Director & Co-head of Valuations & Opinions

Chicago

I provide senior-level attention and in-depth industry, transaction and valuation expertise to benefit clients in the continuously evolving marketplace.

Lawrence Levine

Managing Director

Chicago

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