Our Leadership

LINCOLN PAYTON  – Co-Founder and Principal, New York. 

Lincoln Payton is a senior Investment Banking leader, with 35 years experience in international banking, and leadership roles on 3 continents. 

Prior to co-founding Wynnwood, his career was built with BNPParibas, a top 10 Global Financial Institution where in addition to being Global Head of Energy & Commodity Investment Banking, Lincoln was a member of the Global Executive Committee. 

He has a comprehensive background across Strategic Advisory, Capital Raising, Risk Management, Principal Investing and Corporate Banking.

Applicable sector experience with major international banks while based in Europe and the Americas, with multiple cross border transactions of all types, gives Lincoln a genuinely international advisory skill set. Lincoln was also overall Regional Head of Latin America for BNPP, due to his knowledge, experience and contact base in the region. 

Lincoln has led and managed many billions of dollars of complex transactions; Amongst which;

• Investment Banking assignments for Oil Majors and Independents including complex full country exits for several oil majors, 
• Strategic direction refocuses for public and private companies, with the resultant implementation of tactical asset sales and purchases and concomitant financing considerations, 
• Take private transactions,
• Complex capital raising and risk management structures, enabling optimal financing of investments

Lincoln is supported by a team with extensive energy industry and international business experience.