John is Vice Chairman of Lincoln International's North American Operations and Chairman of Lincoln International - Japan. John has more than 40 years of experience as an investment banker, and has advised financial sponsors, large publicly-traded companies and leading privately held businesses on mergers and acquisitions throughout his career. John has experience in the sale of premier multi- national companies as well as businesses that are underperforming or affected by volatile or limiting market conditions. Prior to joining Lincoln International, John served as a Managing Director in the M&A practice at JP Morgan Securities Inc. John brings to Lincoln International the valuable experience of having started and led his own international M&A boutique, The Bridgeford Group, which merged with the Beacon Group in 1997 and then with JP Morgan in 2000. Prior to founding The Bridgeford Group, John spent 30 years at Lehman Brothers where he was a co- founder of and Senior Managing Director in the Merger and Acquisition Department. John Herrmann holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale College.