Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group is experiencing rapid growth including a more than 40 percent increase in assignments year-over-year and the increase of its team to over 70 dedicated professionals.
The global team recently added industry veterans, Don Charles and Dan Lynn, the company announced in a release.
Charles has been a leader in the valuations industry for decades, leading EY’s Valuation and Business Modeling practice for 12 years and then leading its Capital Transformation and Corporate Finance Business for 10 years. Lynn has over 35 years of experience valuing both closely-held business interests and intangible assets for a variety of transaction, tax and financial reporting purposes, and has provided valuation services to clients across a wide range of industries. He also has provided related strategic financial planning and other financial advisory services in connection with mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcy, reorganization, litigation and other settings.
The company also added Larry Levine, a managing director, to the team.
“The addition of Don Charles and Dan Lynn, with their combined 70 years of valuation experience, brings additional perspective to the group by assisting and advising on a number of topics including strategic planning, valuation methodologies, policies and procedures,” Ron Kahn, managing director and head of Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, said in the release. “Our current senior advisors have proven to bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and an independent view to a variety of issues, and we believe the added expertise that Don and Dan bring to Lincoln will continue to enhance our ability to provide our clients with unparalleled advice and high quality valuations.”
Kahn also expressed his enthusiasm for Levine’s appointment to the Business Valuation Resource Panel of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF).
“This position puts him (Levine) on the front lines of providing input and guidance to a leading authority to valuation professionals in the country on emerging issues and evolving best practices,” he said. “The TAF boards are responsible for setting congressionally-authorized standards and qualifications for appraisers and provide voluntary guidance on recognized valuation methods and techniques for all valuation professionals.”