Director, Industrial Growth Products
Jon O'Donnell is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2021. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Lazard, RoundTable, and PwC.
the parent company of Milacron
has sold a
51% majority interest to
March 2025
William Blair acted as financial advisor to Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) in connection with a pending majority interest sale of its subsidiary company, Milacron, to Bain Capital.
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a portfolio company of Insight Equity
has been acquired by
February 2025
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to LDX Solutions, a portfolio company of Insight Equity, in connection with its sale to Andritz AG.
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a portfolio company of
Blue Wolf Capital Partners
has been acquired by
June 2024
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to EDGE Industrial Technologies, a portfolio company of Blue Wolf Capital Partners, in connection with its sale to Falfurrias Management Partners.
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has acquired
May 2024
has acquired
(Kohler Energy, a business unit of
Kohler Co.)
May 2024
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of KKR
April 2024
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Nothum Food Processing Solutions in connection with its sale to Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, a KKR portfolio company.
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a portfolio company of McNally Capital
has been acquired by
January 2024
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Advanced Micro Instruments, a portfolio company of McNally Capital, in connection with its sale to Enpro Inc. (NYSE: NPO).
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a portfolio company of Solix Group
has been acquired by
January 2024
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Svanehøj Group A/S, a portfolio company of Solix Group AB, in connection with its pending sale to ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT) for a total enterprise value of approximately $400 million.
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a portfolio company of JZ Partners
has received a minority
investment from
December 2023
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Felix Storch, Inc., in connection with JZ Partners’ exit from its portfolio company, with a new minority investment from 65 Equity Partners.
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has acquired
a portfolio company of L Catterton
November 2023
has acquired
December 2021
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Kohler Co. in connection with its acquisition of Curtis Instruments.
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has acquired
December 2021
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to KKR in connection with its pending acquisition of Bettcher Industries, a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting tools, processing systems, and aftermarket solutions for meat processing markets.
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