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About the Role

Lincoln International is seeking a Vice President to join the Valuations & Opinions Group with fixed income structured product experience. Officers work closely with the firm’s Managing Directors and clients in providing valuation and financial advisory services across multiple engagements and offices. This role offers opportunities to contribute to a dynamic and growing platform.

Responsibilities

• Leading project teams providing valuation and financial advisory services to clients, including determining appropriate valuation methodologies and reviewing financial models for mortgage whole loans, student loans, consumer loans, RMBS, CMBS, CLO, ABS, and other structured finance securities
• Providing quality control oversight to engagement teams
• Managing, training and developing associates and analysts at the firm
• Proactive calling on potential new clients including alternative investment managers, financial institutions, privately held business owners and publicly traded companies
• Identifying and communicating potential engagements to management and writing business proposals and engagement letters

Requirements

• Minimum of five years’ experience in performing business valuations, valuations of illiquid and complex securities, and/or structuring, trading, or whole loan modelling
• Understanding of collateral risk characteristics, deal structures, terms, and conditions
• Experience with third party systems such as Bloomberg and Intex
• 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 markets
• Experience with successfully managing teams of associates and analysts
• Understanding of authoritative guidance related to valuations a plus
• 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

Skills

• Fixed income structured product experience
• Valuation methodologies
• Financial modeling
• Bloomberg
• Intex
• Discounted cash flow analysis
• Market multiple analysis
• Market transaction analysis
• Option pricing analysis
• Valuation of equity and debt securities
• Valuation of loans
• Valuation of derivative instruments
• Valuation of structured products
• Valuation of intangible assets
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Credit markets knowledge
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint

Location

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

Work Type

• Hybrid
• In office collaboration
• In office Monday through Thursday
• Option to work remotely or from the office on Fridays

Experience Level

• Vice President
• Minimum of five years’ experience

Education Level

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, or Economics or MBA
• Strong academic record (both undergraduate and graduate)
• Active CPA, ASA and/or CFA preferred but not required

About the Company

• Lincoln International, Inc. 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.
• 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 1,400 professionals in more than 30 offices in 14 countries.
• Offers an unobstructed perspective on the global private capital markets, backed by superb execution and a deep commitment to client success.
• Has extensive industry knowledge and relationships, timely market intelligence and strategic insights.
• Fosters deep, productive client relationships that endure for decades.
• Encourages diversity of thought and creates talent density by attracting, retaining and engaging high performers from all demographics, backgrounds and perspectives.
• Values 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.
• Believes that employing a diverse team and valuing the unique perspectives of its people allows better understanding and service of client needs.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.