Managing Director, Financial Sponsors Group
Maarten Meurs is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Amsterdam office. He originally joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2019. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO Bank.
has been acquired by
January 2025
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Robin Radar, advising the founder and shareholders, including Inkef Capital and SHIFT Invest, in connection with its pending sale to Parcom Capital Management.
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has acquired a significant
minority stake in
April 2024
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to CVC Capital Partners in connection with its pending partnership with TOPdesk, a service management software provider.
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a portfolio company of
Torqx Capital Partners
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus
January 2023
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Cable Connectivity Group, a portfolio company of Torqx Capital Partners in connection with its pending sale to Infinite Electronics, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus.
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a portfolio company of Rivean Capital
has been acquired by
November 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Muon Group B.V. (Muon Group), owned by Rivean Capital B.V. (Rivean Capital or Rivean) and management, in connection with its pending sale to IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX).
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has been acquired by
October 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to GenDx, a portfolio company of Ampersand Capital Partners, in connection with its pending sale to Eurobio Scientific (ENXTPA:ALERS) for €135 million in total consideration.
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a portfolio company of Navis Capital
has been acquired by
October 2022
William Blair acted as financial advisor to B Medical Systems, a company backed by Navis Capital in connection with its pending sale to Azenta, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZTA) for a €410m cash purchase price to be paid at closing with an additional €50m in cash consideration to be paid upon achievement of certain future performance milestones.
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has been acquired by
June 2022
has sold its distribution activities in France and Benelux to
a portfolio company of G Square Capital
May 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to The Surgical Company, in connection with the pending sale of its distribution activities in France and Benelux to Duomed Group, a portfolio company of G Square Capital.
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a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity Investments
has acquired
March 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to EMPWR, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, in connection with its acquisition of Noble Foods Nutrition, Inc (Noble Foods).
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has been acquired by
December 2021
William Blair acted as financial advisor to BioAgiltyix in connection with its pending sale to Cinven.
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a portfolio company of Gilde Buy Out Partners
has been acquired by
May 2021
has agreed to be acquired by
a portfolio company of Torqx Capital Partners
Pending
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William Blair's Financial Sponsors Group is focused on developing and institutionalizing relationships with leading private equity firms around the world. Many of these relationships have been developed for over two decades providing us with senior-level access and credibility with the key decision-makers at each private equity firm. With over 295 successful sales to financial sponsors since 2015, we have proprietary insights into each financial sponsor's unique investment criteria, approach, and behavior. Our team's highly-relevant experience with and relevance to the private equity community uniquely positions William Blair to deliver exceptional results for our M&A sell-side clients.
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