a portfolio company of
Vestar Capital Partners
has been acquired by
November 2023
Managing Director, Co-Head of Supply Chain & Commercial Services
Jeff Burtelow is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2004. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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a portfolio company of
Vestar Capital Partners
has been acquired by
November 2023
a portfolio company of Nautic Partners
has been acquired by
October 2023
Unitranche Credit Facility
April 2023
a portfolio company of Lineage Capital
has been acquired by
February 2023
a portfolio company of Tilia Holdings
has been acquired by
October 2022
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Audax Group
September 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Paige Electric Corporation in connection with its sale to Genuine Cable Group, a portfolio company of Audax Group.
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December 2021
a portfolio company of Tenex Capital Management
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Leonard Green and Berkshire Partners
December 2021
William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to AquaCentral, a portfolio company of Tenex Capital Management, in connection with its sale to Heritage Pool Supply Group.
Read morea portfolio company of Berkshire Partners
has been recapitalized by
November 2021
Parts Town, LLC, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners, recently completed a recapitalization of the business in partnership with management and Leonard Green & Partners.
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December 2020
a portfolio company of O2 Investment Partners
has been acquired by
November 2020
has been acquired by
October 2020
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