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  • Controlled Company (new) — The company will be a controlled company under NYSE rules, allowing it to rely on exemptions from independent director and committee requirements.
  • Super-voting (new) — Class C shares carry ten votes per share and are held exclusively by LILP Controlling Partners, giving them approximately 87% of voting power.
  • Related-party Redemptions (new) — $180M of offering proceeds will redeem LILP units from insiders, including $125M to directors and executive officers.
  • Special Dividend to Insiders (new) — A $70.4M special dividend will be paid to pre-IPO LILP unit holders immediately before the offering, funded partly by debt.
  • Tax Receivable Agreement (new) — The company must pay 85% of certain tax benefits to pre-IPO owners, with a potential termination payment of $214.8M.
  • Immediate Dilution (new) — New investors pay $19.00 per share but receive only $0.73 in pro forma net tangible book value, an immediate dilution of $18.27 per share.
LCLN LCLN S-1/A

Lincoln International files S-1/A for IPO of 20.6M Class A shares at $19.00, raising $368M net for company

Filed May 14, 2026 · ~2 min read

Key Changes

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    Company offers 20,604,046 Class A shares at $19.00; selling stockholders offer 445,942 shares. Net proceeds to company: $368M.

    The Offering verify on EDGAR →
  • high

    Use of proceeds: $180M to redeem LILP units from insiders ($125M to directors/executives), $186M to repay term loan debt.

    Use of Proceeds verify on EDGAR →
  • high

    GAAP net loss of $28.0M for Q1 2026; pro forma EPS loss of $0.24. Company is not profitable on a GAAP basis.

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Figures/quotes linked to EDGAR · Narrative written by AI · Aug 31, 2026 · How we verify