Lincoln International has hired Phillip McCreanor as Managing Director in its Global Industrials investment banking practice. Mr. McCreanor will be based in the firm’s London office.
“The addition of Phil McCreanor seamlessly expands and deepens our industrials expertise while also highlighting Lincoln’s continued investment in growing our UK presence,” said Jim Lawson, Chairman of Lincoln International.
Mr. McCreanor has experience in a range of sectors including building products, packaging and print, and automotive. His industrials clients have included privately-held entities, private equity-owned enterprises and publicly traded corporations. Mr. McCreanor was most recently with Livingstone Partners, where he spent eight years and jointly led the industrials team. Prior to his time with Livingstone, Mr. McCreanor spent 12 years with Deloitte Corporate Finance covering the industrial products sector across Europe.
“I am thrilled to join the successful and growing Lincoln organization and to contribute to the firm’s continued international expansion,” said Mr. McCreanor. “I was particularly attracted to Lincoln’s unparalleled global reach in the mid-market, which includes offices in Asia and South America, alongside its European and North American operations. Having deep sector and international coverage is incredibly important to delivering the high-quality service that clients increasingly demand and I look forward to being part of the further success of the Global Industrials team.”
Since 2010, Lincoln’s Global Industrials team has completed more than 150 M&A transactions. Overall, Lincoln International specializes in merger and acquisition advisory services, debt advisory services, private capital raising and restructuring advice on mid-market transactions. The firm also provides fairness opinions, valuations and pension advisory services on a wide range of transaction sizes. Lincoln International has 16 offices in the in the Americas, Asia and Europe and is headquartered in Chicago (www.lincolninternational.com).
2014 PEPD • Private Equity’s Leading News Magazine • 11-20-14
