Lincoln International

This article is about the investment banking firm. For the insurance and investment management company, see Lincoln Financial.
Lincoln International LLC
Company typePrivate company
IndustryInvestment banking
PredecessorLincoln Partners
Peters Associates
Founded1996
FounderRobert B. Barr, Jim Lawson
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
ProductsMergers & Acquisitions, Fairness Opinions, Capital Advisory, Joint Ventures & Partnering
Number of employees
1,000+
Websitewww.lincolninternational.com

Lincoln International LLC is a multinational independent investment bank and financial services company specializing in advisory services and financings on middle market transactions. The firm works with publicly traded and privately owned companies, financial sponsors (private equity, venture capital, family offices, and hedge funds), and lenders. The firm provides advisory services including mergers & acquisitions,[1] capital advisory[2] consisting of growth equity,[3] debt [4] and restructuring advisory,[5] valuations and opinions,[6] private funds advisory and joint ventures & partnering.[7] The firm completed more than 400 advisory assignments globally in 2021, as well as over 10,000 debt and equity valuations.[8]

The firm, which is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1996. The company operates through 23 offices in North America (Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco), Europe (Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich), Asia (Beijing, Mumbai, Bangalore and Tokyo) and South America (São Paulo).

Since April 2023, the firm also increased its geographic reach into Oceania through a strategic partnership with Miles Advisory Partners, which has offices in Sydney and Melbourne. The Indian office is running its operations in Mumbai.

  1. ^ "Mergers and Acquisitions | Global M&A Investment Banking". Lincoln International. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  2. ^ "Capital Advisory".
  3. ^ "Growth Equity".
  4. ^ "Debt Advisory, Debt Counseling | International Debt Advisory". Lincoln International. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  5. ^ "Restructuring".
  6. ^ "Company Valuation Opinion | Independent Valuation Services". Lincoln International. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  7. ^ "Joint Ventures & Partnering | Lincoln International". Lincoln International. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  8. ^ "2021 Record Results". 7 January 2022.