Managing Director, Technology
Per-Ake Stahl is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He originally joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2012. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Jefferies, Broadview, Nokia, and Credit Suisse First Boston.
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has acquired a significant
minority stake in
April 2024
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to CVC Capital Partners in connection with its pending partnership with TOPdesk, a service management software provider.
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has been acquired by
September 2022
William Blair & Company acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Navitar, Inc. in connection with its sale to AMETEK, Inc.
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a portfolio company of MDP
has been acquired by
August 2022
William Blair & Company acted as the lead financial advisor to BlueCat, a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (MDP) in connection with its pending acquisition by Audax Group.
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a portfolio company of Monterro
has been acquired by
July 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Outpost24, in connection with its acquisition by Vitruvian Partners.
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has been acquired by
June 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Valiantys in connection with its pending sale to Keensight Capital.
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has been acquired by
March 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Ava Security Limited and its majority shareholder, Ubon Partners, in connection with its sale to Motorola Solutions.
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has received an investment from
December 2021
has been acquired by
October 2021
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to BitTitan Inc., a founder owned and led business, in connection with its acquisition by Idera, a portfolio company of TA Associates and Partners Group.
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has merged with
June 2021
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PrimeKey, a portfolio company of Pomona Group, in connection with its pending merger with KeyFactor, a portfolio company of Insight Partners.
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has been acquired by
May 2021
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to xMatters, Inc., a portfolio company of Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, in connection with its pending acquisition by Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG).
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has received a strategic growth investment from
May 2021
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Applitools, a founder-led DevOps leader VC-backed by OpenView, Sierra Ventures, and Magma, in connection with its pending investment by Thoma Bravo.
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has received an investment from
November 2020
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