Thinking About Quantitative Tightening Feb 2022

At the January FOMC meeting, the Fed announced that it is keen to “significantly” shrink the size of its balance sheet.

Real Estate Steps Up to Rising Demand for Green Cities

Reaching Out More Valuable Than Ever

William Blair kicked off its 2019 Courageous Conversations series, inspirational talks to nurture an inclusive and diverse workplace, on April 1 with University of Chicago Professor Nicholas Epley.

William Blair Diversity Talk Features Chicago Jazz Institute Director

William Blair wrapped up its 2020 virtual speaker series promoting the value of diversity and inclusion with a conversation about Chicago’s historic and thriving jazz scene with Heather Ireland Robinson, executive director of the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

Evans Food Group and Highlander Partners

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Evans Food Group (Evans), a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, in connection with its sale to Highlander Partners.

MDSL and Oak Hill Capital Partners

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to MDSL, a portfolio company of Sumeru Equity Partners (SEP), in connection with its pending sale to Oak Hill Capital Partners and planned merger with Calero Software.

Syndigo and Summit Partners

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Syndigo, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company (TJC), in connection with its investment from Summit Partners.

Varonis Systems Inc Initiation

William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Varonis Systems, Inc. (VRNS $89.00), an enterprise software vendor that safeguards an enterprise’s underlying data, provides more visibility into that data, and ensures compliance with regulatory mandates such as GDPR.

ContextLogic Inc Initiation

William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of ContextLogic Inc., which does business under the name Wish (WISH $20.93). Wish is an online e-commerce platform serving over 100 million monthly active users in 100 countries.

Biotech IPOs in 2021 Outpacing Last Year’s Record as Advances in Technology Drive Investor Interest

Enthusiasm in biotech discoveries has been a boom for biotech initial public offerings.