Vice President, Transaction Opinions

We are trusted investment banking advisors to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and public and privately held companies around the world. Our services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, private funds and capital markets advisory, and valuation and fairness opinions. As one tightly integrated team of more than 1,000 professionals across 15 countries, we offer an unmatched 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. Learn more at www.lincolninternational.com.

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

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

Duties & Responsibilities:

Lincoln International is seeking a Vice President 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 and are motivated by the prospect of building a leading transaction opinions practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading project teams providing valuation and financial advisory services to clients, including determining appropriate valuation methodologies and reviewing financial models for fairness and solvency opinions
• Providing quality control oversight to engagement teams
• Managing, training and developing associates and analysts at the firm
• Proactive calling on potential new clients including transactional lawyers, alternative investment managers (private equity, private credit, BDCs, etc.), financial institutions, privately held business owners and publicly traded companies
• Identifying and communicating potential engagements to management and writing business proposals and engagement letters

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years’ experience in performing business valuations, valuations of illiquid and complex securities, and fairness / solvency opinions
• Proficiency in designing financial models for discounted cash flow, market multiple, market transaction, and option pricing analyses
• Ability to develop valuation approaches for various forms of securities and unique instruments including equity and debt securities, loans, derivative instruments, structured products and intangible assets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to critically analyze companies and understand key business issues, including value drivers and investment risks
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of credit and M&A markets
• Experience with successfully managing teams of associates and analysts
• Understanding of authoritative guidance related to valuations
• Ability to act as a primary point of contact with clients
• Ability to effectively multi-task, managing multiple client engagements simultaneously
• Confidently and credibly connect with potential new clients and lead client meetings
• Excellence in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics or MBA; strong academic record (both