Initiate LCLN at OP: The Price is Still Right for Sponsor Access

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Initiate LCLN at OP: The Price is Still Right for Sponsor Access

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LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL, INC. (LCLN) June 15, 2026

Initiate LCLN at OP: The Price is Still Right for Sponsor Rating:

Access Outperform

Price:

$24.84

The Wolfe Byte Price Target:

We are initiating coverage of LCLN at OP ($29PT; +17% upside). We view LCLN $29

% Upside:as an attractive way to get middle market sponsor exposure given differentiated 16.7%

revenue growth / share gains and an undemanding valuation versus its closest

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public comps (HLI, PIPR). View Comp Table

Company Information

LCLN Abridged Overview. We are initiating on Lincoln International (LCLN) with an 52-Week Range $22 - $25

Outperform rating and a $29 PT (+17% upside). LCLN is an independent advisory firm Market Cap. (MM) $786

with a long track record serving as a sell-side Sponsor M&A advisor, complemented Enterprise Value (MM) $2,707 Shares Out. (MM) 31.7

by its capabilities across Valuations and Opinions (VOG) and Capital Markets / Private Avg. Value Traded (MM) $5.85

Funds Advisory (PFA). LCLN's business mix is most comparable to HLI / PIPR given SI% of Float 1.3%

its focus on middle-market (MM) M&A and its valuation business, albeit with a more

cyclical mix. 25.526

In this note we unpack the six key debates we expect to drive share performance, 24.524

23.5including: 1) The outlook for MM sponsor activity; 2) Normalized earnings potential; 3)

Inorganic growth opps.; 4) Outlook for VOG amid Private Credit headwinds; 5) Comp 22.5

leverage; and 6) Valuation. 21.522

Investment Case: Discounted Exposure to Sponsor Gearing, Durable Share Gainer. Jun-26

The MM advisory landscape remains highly fragmented, supporting structural Source:LCLNFactSet