Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
October 2024
Industrial Growth Products
Elliot Farkas
Managing Director, Head of Industrial Growth Products
About Elliot
Elliot Farkas is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. Elliot joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2006 and now leads the Industrial Growth Products team for the firm. He has over 20 years of experience advising industrial companies across a range of transaction types completing close to 200 public and private M&A transactions and financings. Before William Blair, Elliot worked at Robert W. Baird & Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers in both Chicago and Columbus.
Elliot holds an M.B.A., from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and graduated with a B.S.B.A. in accounting from the Ohio State University. He lives in the city of Chicago with his wife of 21 years and together they have three children.
Board Membership
Anti-Defamation League - Midwest Chapter Board Member
Community Involvement
Common Pantry
ADL
Notable Transactions
$565,000,000
has been acquired by
July 2024
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Rytec Corporation (Rytec) in connection with its pending sale to Nucor Corporation (Nucor).
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Not Disclosed
a subsidiary of Unigel
has been acquired by
June 2024
Industrial Growth Products
$538,000,000
a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners
has been acquired by
March 2024
Industrial Growth Products
Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
March 2024
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Atmos Technologies in connection with its sale to Insight Equity.
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Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
January 2024
Industrial Growth Products
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of
Ardian’s North America Fund
has been acquired by
August 2023
Industrial Growth Products
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of
Arsenal Capital Partners
has been acquired by
March 2023
Industrial Growth Products
Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Pritzker Private Capital
March 2023
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to CENTAURI Technologies, LP in connection with its sale to Aurorium, a portfolio company of Pritzker Private Capital.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of GTCR
has acquired
February 2023
Industrial Growth Products
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Behrman Capital
has been acquired by
August 2022
Industrial Growth Products
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of AEA Investors
has been acquired by
March 2022
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Pexco, a portfolio company of AEA Investors, in connection with its sale to Odyssey Investment Partners.
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Industrial Growth Products
High-growth companies, market leaders, and tech-enabled businesses across the industrial landscape count on our knowledge of sector trends and our relationships with leading strategic acquirers and financial sponsors to assist across a range of advisory and financial alternatives. We bring deep expertise into the global trends redefining industrial activity, such as connected buildings and machines (IoT), the development of innovative specialty materials, and production technologies and regulatory changes.
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About William Blair
William Blair is a premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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1,900+Employees worldwide
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147 billion+Client assets
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90 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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~650Companies under coverage
As of December 31, 2024
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.