Director, Technology
Paul Kim is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2018. Prior to William Blair, he worked for KeyBanc Capital Markets (fka: Pacific Crest Securities), Wells Fargo Securities, and Ernst & Young.
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William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in connection with their pending acquisition of Energy Exemplar.
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a portfolio company of Clairvest
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William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to AlsoEnergy, a portfolio company of Clairvest Group in connection with its pending sale to Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM).
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a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management
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William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to Power Factors LLC, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management, in connection with its pending acquisition by Vista Equity Partners.
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William Blair acted as financial advisor to Assembly in connection with its strategic investment led by Advent International.
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William Blair acted as financial advisor to Sparta Systems, Inc. (Sparta), a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in connection with its pending sale to Honeywell (NYSE: HON).
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William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Linux Academy in connection with its sale to A Cloud Guru (ACG). As part of this acquisition, Bain Capital Tech Opportunities has made a significant investment in ACG, alongside participation from existing investors Elephant, Summit Partners, and AirTree Ventures.
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a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital
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William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to NetDocuments, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in connection with its investment from Cove Hill Partners, L.P.
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William Blair acted as financial advisor to ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVON), in connection with its pending sale to affiliates of CVC Capital Partners ("CVC").
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