Gareth Down

Gareth Down, Ph.D.

Managing Director, European Healthcare

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About Gareth

Gareth Down is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s London office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2000. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Unilever, The Wellcome Trust, and Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

Notable Transactions

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has sold its facility in Couvet, Switzerland to

€360,000,000

Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH

has acquired

$410,000,000

has been acquired by

$180,022,500

Initial Public Offering

Not Disclosed

has been acquired by

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has been acquired by

Not Disclosed

a portfolio company of Hg

has been acquired by

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has acquired

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has been acquired by

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has been acquired by

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