Expert Strategies for Business Founders and Owners
The latest edition of Client Focus highlights strategic approaches and considerations for business founders and owners, as well as ways to empower emerging entrepreneurs.
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William Blair Private Capital Advisory: 2025 Secondary Market Report
After an exceptional 2024—with global secondary volume growing approximately 40% from 2023—market insiders remain bullish and expect $175 billion in global transaction volume this year.
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Five Highlights of Rollover Equity and Management-Equity Incentives
Owner-operators seeking to sell their companies are increasingly being offered rollover equity and management-equity incentives—to keep them committed to the company’s ongoing success.
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William Blair Thinking
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Shaping the Future: Innovations and Trends in Obesity Treatment
William Blair biotech analysts Matt Phipps and Andy Hsieh discuss Andy’s innovative scoring system for evaluating investigational agents in obesity treatment. This system, highlighted in Andy’s report “Shaping the Future: Innovations and Trends in Obesity Treatment,” considers both weight loss and gastrointestinal side effects to provide a more comprehensive clinical assessment. Tune in to hear their insights on the future of obesity therapies, upcoming industry catalysts, and more.
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Navigating the Boom: Technological Advancements and Scaling AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems create and leverage vast amounts of data for practitioners, consumers, and investors. In our second installment of confronting GenAI’s most pressing questions, we explore AI's technological advancements and the potential ways experts are scaling them.
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Monthly Macro with Richard de Chazal—March 2025
William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal discusses the juxtaposition between weak consumer sentiment and solid economic data, exploring whether a recession is imminent and the implications of shifting inflation regimes, fiscal policy dominance, and ongoing tariff uncertainty.
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