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Christopher Lane

Christopher Lane

Managing Director, Vice Chair of Investment Banking

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About Christopher

Chris Lane is a managing director and vice chair of Investment Banking for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2013. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Jefferies & Company, Inc., Broadview International LLC, and Deutsche Bank.

Notable Transactions

  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of Partech Partners, Tesi, and Molten Ventures

    has agreed to receive a majority investment led by

    Pending

    William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to M-Files, the leader in knowledge work automation, in connection with its pending majority recapitalization led by Haveli Investments and Bregal Milestone.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has received a majority
    investment from

    November 2024

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to AMCS, a portfolio company of Insight Partners, Clearlake, Highland Europe, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, and Enterprise Ireland, in connection with its pending majority sale to EQT Private Equity.

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    have acquired

    May 2024

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in connection with their pending acquisition of Energy Exemplar.

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  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of TA Associates

    has received a significant growth investment from

    October 2023

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PDQ, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in connection with a significant growth investment from Berkshire Partners.

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  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of Pamlico Capital

    has been acquired by

    October 2023

  • $1,385,000,000

    a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners and Thoma Bravo

    has been acquired by

    August 2023

  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of TA Associates

    has received a strategic
    investment from

    June 2023

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Financial Information Technologies, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in connection with its strategic investment from General Atlantic.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has received a strategic growth investment from

    February 2023

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Foundant Technologies in connection with its strategic growth investment from L Squared Capital Partners.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners & Harvest Partners

    October 2022

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Rock Solid Technologies, Inc., a portfolio company of Strattam Capital Management, LLC., in connection with its sale to Granicus, Inc., a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners and Harvest Partners.

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  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of Pamlico Capital

    has been acquired by

    with new investment from Cox Enterprises

    September 2022

    William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Cartegraph Systems, LLC, a portfolio company of Pamlico Capital Management, L.P., in connection with its pending sale to OpenGov, Inc. with new investment from Cox Enterprises, Inc.

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  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital

    has received a strategic growth investment from

    May 2022

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