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John Clifford

John Clifford

Director, Consumer Products & Services

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About John

John Clifford is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2016. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Allier Capital and Macquarie Capital.

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Notable Transactions

  • $665,000,000

    has merged with

    May 2022

    William Blair served as financial advisor and capital markets advisor to Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ: HYAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in connection with its merger with Biote.

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  • $385,000,000

    has been acquired by

    December 2021

  • $230,000,000

    has sold its consumer health assets to

    July 2021

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Akorn, Inc. in connection with the pending sale of its Consumer Health business to Prestige Consumer Healthcare.

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  • $487,060,000

    Initial Public Offering

    July 2021

  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    August 2020

  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    August 2019

    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.

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  • $750,000,000

    has been acquired by

    July 2019

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Ranir LLC, a leading global self care company providing oral care products to consumers worldwide owned by the Kiphart family and Camden Partners, in connection with its pending sale to Perrigo Company plc.

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  • $300,000,000

    Term Loan B

    December 2017

  • Not Disclosed

    has been acquired by

    November 2017

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      Year William Blair was founded

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    • 89 Years

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    • 20+

      Offices worldwide

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      Companies under coverage

    As of September 30, 2024
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