2027 Full-Time Analyst, Valuations & Opinions Group

Lincoln International Inc. (NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies and to public and privately held companies. Our services include mergers and acquisitions advisory private funds and capital markets advisory and valuations and fairness opinions. The global enterprise is comprised of a tightly integrated team of more than 1400 professionals in more than 30 offices in 14 countries offering an unobstructed perspective on the global private capital markets backed by superb execution and a deep commitment to client success. With extensive industry knowledge and relationships timely market intelligence and strategic insights we forge deep productive client relationships that endure for decades. Connect with us to learn more at .

At Lincoln International we know that the success of our global organization is a direct outcome of the strength of our people. We encourage diversity of thought and create talent density by attracting retaining and engaging high performers from all demographics backgrounds and perspectives. We value diversity equity and inclusion as a catalyst to foster innovation and creative problem solving access the best candidates and adapt to a highly dynamic competitive environment. We know that employing a diverse team and valuing the unique perspectives of our people allows us to better understand and serve the needs of our clients.

Lincoln International is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. We encourage you to read more about our commitment to diversity and Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) efforts.

Lincoln International follows a hybrid work structure with an emphasis on in office collaboration.

Our employees work in our offices Monday through Thursday each week with the option to work remotely or from the office on Fridays.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Lincoln International is seeking Analysts to join our rapidly growing Valuations & Opinions Group (VOG). Successful candidates have strong cognitive and interpersonal abilities want to develop their professional and personal skills are excited to gain exposure to a broad range of asset classes and industries and are motivated by the prospect of building a leading valuations practice.

The Analyst position within the Valuations & Opinions Group provides an excellent opportunity to become an expert in portfolio valuations though Analysts may occasionally be required or volunteer to work on valuation engagements for other valuation services. The Analyst serves as the analytical and organizational anchor for the Valuations & Opinions Group and would have the opportunity to work with clients including many of the most sophisticated blue chip institutional investment firms in the industry. Responsibilities at Lincoln International are often more entrepreneurial than at other firms providing self-motivated individuals with many opportunities to contribute to a dynamic and growing platform. Successful Analysts are assertive motivated self-starters with the desire and potential to succeed in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.

We envision the Valuations and Opinions Analyst will be initially tasked with the following:

• Supporting our Portfolio Valuation team Asset-backed Finance or Transaction Opinions & Board Advisory team
• Performing financial statement analysis and other quantitative and qualitative assessments
• Reviewing client investment memoranda board of directors presentations specific debt and equity agreements and financial models to develop an understanding of the company or securities being analyzed
• Compiling statistical summaries of companies financial information developing and computing financial ratios and presenting the analyses in an organized manner and/or using our standard formats and presentations
• Reviewing and compiling published financial information such as public company filings press releases reports from published research analysts and Bloomberg data across a wide range of industries and sectors
• Identifying relevant comparable public companies and M&A transactions based upon information services such as S&P Capital IQ and Bloomberg along with knowledge of the appropriate Standard Industrial Classification and other methods as appropriate
• Constructing and reviewing valuation and other financial analyses including the guideline public companies guideline precedent transactions and discounted cash flow analyses using Lincoln International proprietary models
• Researching and providing information on:
  • General economic conditions
  • Industry-specific conditions and trends
  • Acquisitions and divestitures within specific industries
  • Various investment attributes of publicly traded and privately held securities
• Participating in due diligence meetings communicating with clients and responding to auditor questions regarding valuation analyses prepared by Lincoln International
• Designing and drafting client deliverables
• Assisting in the preparation of fee proposals to clients including scoping discussions pitch materials and internal engagement pricing committee memoranda
• Performing other ad-hoc research analytics and support for the VOG team as required
• Coordinating with internal administrative support teams to prepare engagement invoices and other compliance/end-of-engagement close out procedures

Qualifications:

The Analyst position at Lincoln International is extremely challenging offers an excellent learning experience and provides a solid foundation upon which an individual can build a future business career. Interested candidates should meet the following requirements:

Professional and Cultural Characteristics:

• Authentic individual with high integrity whose personal and professional values are consistent with Lincolns Culture Statement (Excellence Entrepreneurship Integration Collaboration Integrity)
• Assertive articulate and self-motivated can manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong collaborator who enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Driven and ambitious professional who gains satisfaction from achieving personal and team goals
• Ability to demonstrate good judgment and handle highly confidential information in a professional manner

Additional Qualifications:

• Excellent analytic foundation with advanced understanding of financial statements and various valuation methodologies (DCF LBO comparable company analysis etc.)
• Excellent understanding of financial statements analysis with the ability to work through key assumptions implicit caveats and limitations
• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or Economics from top tier institution; Masters degree is preferred but not required
  • Strong academic record of 3.5 GPA or above (both undergraduate and graduate)
  • Must have graduated by or before June 2027
• Proficiency at financial modeling with advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Understanding of integrated cash flow modeling is strongly preferred
• One year of professional experience in valuations corporate finance accounting or related is preferred
• Strong writing skills and experience with PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
• Effective organizational skills and the aptitude to manage people and work products
• Strong communication skills and experience interacting with teammates and clients
• Active CPA and/or minimum of CFA Level I is preferred but not required

Additional Information:

Lincoln International is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.

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We expect this role to start on July 19th 2027.

The salary range for this role is $95000 on an annual basis. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Illinois New York and California. An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs.

This job is also eligible for bonus pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to eligible employees.

You can apply for this role through LinkedIn or Lincolns Company Page or through Lincolns Internal Jobs Board if you are a current employee.

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