$2,100,000,000
Multi-Asset Continuation Fund for Five Assets Held Across Multiple Funds
September 2024
Mike Custar
Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Capital Advisory
About Mike
Mike Custar is a managing director and co-head of Private Capital Advisory for William Blair based in the firm’s New York office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2022. Prior to William Blair, he worked for M2O Private Fund Advisors, Credit Suisse, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Community Involvement
Abilis – Board Director
Athletic Advisory Council for Greenwich Country Day School
Notable Transactions
Not Disclosed
Single-Asset Continuation Fund
June 2024
Consumer Products & Services
Not Disclosed
Single-Asset Continuation Fund for StoneRidge Insurance Brokers, Inc.
May 2023
Financial Services
Not Disclosed
LP Stake Sale with a Stapled
Fund Commitment
December 2023
Not Disclosed
Single-Asset ContinuationFund for
December 2023
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
Not Disclosed
Single-Asset Continuation Fund for
August 2023
Healthcare Services
Not Disclosed
has made a minority equity
investment in existing
portfolio company
March 2023
Healthcare Services
Rigorous pursuit of your success. Every transaction. Every time.
Our investment bankers are 100 percent committed to your organization’s sustained success. By drawing on our deep industry and product experience as well as our dedicated global resources, we provide advisory and financing services that allow you to capitalize on today’s opportunities and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.
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Private Capital Advisory
William Blair has extensive experience providing private equity firms with leading advice and execution across M&A, capital raising, and other strategic transactions. Our team of experts provides financial sponsors and their investors with holistic, bespoke solutions across all stages of the private equity lifecycle. Our Private Capital Advisory team works closely with our industry bankers, M&A Advisory group, and capital markets professionals to provide thoughtful insights and creative solutions designed to optimize client outcomes.
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Financial Sponsors
William Blair's Financial Sponsors Group is focused on developing and institutionalizing relationships with leading private equity firms around the world. Many of these relationships have been developed for over two decades providing us with senior-level access and credibility with the key decision-makers at each private equity firm. With over 295 successful sales to financial sponsors since 2015, we have proprietary insights into each financial sponsor's unique investment criteria, approach, and behavior. Our team's highly-relevant experience with and relevance to the private equity community uniquely positions William Blair to deliver exceptional results for our M&A sell-side clients.
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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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149 billion+Client assets
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89 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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~650Companies under coverage
As of September 30, 2024
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.