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Charlie Kurose

Charlie Kurose

Director, Technology

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About Charlie

Charlie Kurose is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2017. Prior to William Blair, he worked for The Spencer Foundation and The College Board.

Notable Transactions

  • Not Disclosed

    a subsidiary of
    Continental Automotive Systems

    has been acquired by

    a portfolio company of Inverness Graham

    December 2024

  • $200,000,000

    has acquired

    October 2024

  • Not Disclosed

    a business unit of CARET, a portfolio company of THL

    has been acquired by

    June 2024

  • $230,000,000

    has acquired Accurate and Frontier Business Units from

    July 2023

  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of Apax Partners

    has been acquired by

    a portfolio company of TA Associates

    June 2022

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to MyCase, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, in connection with its acquisition by AffiniPay, a portfolio company of TA Associates and the parent company of LawPay.

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  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of PSG

    has been acquired by

    June 2022

  • Not Disclosed

    has acquired

    November 2021

  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    May 2021

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to 2020 Technologies, a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, in connection with its sale to Genstar Capital.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has received a joint investment from

    January 2021

    William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Granicus, Inc. (Granicus), a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in connection with its pending investment from Harvest Partners and Vista’s Foundation Fund IV.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    October 2020

  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    July 2019

    William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Confirmation, a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners, in connection with its pending sale to Thomson Reuters.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    May 2019

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Litera Microsystems, a portfolio company of K1 Investment Management, in connection with its pending sale to HgCapital.

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