Darren Redmayne, managing director and CEO of the London office, will oversee all day-to-day operations of the new office. Establishing an office in London is highly strategic to Lincoln International’s goal of being an integrated global investment bank.

The London team will focus on providing mergers and acquisitions advice to private equity funds and companies throughout the UK. The primary focus will be on transactions from GBP25 to GBP250 million. Lincoln International’s UK operations are authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Lincoln International’s London team will also provide independent financial advice to management teams and pension scheme trustees, including UK pensions deficit funding and related transaction issues. Mr Redmayne will be joined by Robert Satow, managing director. Hans Peter Peters, co-chairman of Lincoln International based in Frankfurt, will also be actively involved in the firm’s London activities.

Mr Peters said: The vision of Lincoln International is to create the leading global mid-market M&A advisory firm by combining a strong domestic presence in each of the key world economies and London is at the cornerstone of that approach. This latest European expansion will further enable our firm to provide world-class advisory services to clients across the globe.