Investment Banking

William Blair’s investment banking group enables corporations, financial sponsors, and owner/entrepreneurs around the world to achieve their growth, liquidity, and financing objectives.

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Monday, May 12, 2025

SevenRooms Has Agreed to be Acquired by DoorDash

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to SevenRooms in connection with its pending sale to DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH).
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Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Right Platform for This Moment

Amid the evolving economic landscape of the past few years and continued shifts in 2025, we at William Blair have worked hard to expand our platform and provide creative solutions.
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Monday, April 28, 2025

Armira Has Partnered With Osypka AG

William Blair acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to Armira on its partnership with Osypka AG.
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Monday, April 28, 2025

Headlines vs. Trendlines: Unpacking an Up-and-Down First Quarter

2025 began with a record-setting January, but gave way to a quiet March.
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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Abry Partners and CAPZA Have Agreed to Make a Strategic Minority Investment in European Dynamics

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Abry Partners in connection with its pending significant minority investment in European Dynamics, alongside CAPZA.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

William Blair Adds Secondaries Lead in Europe

William Blair announced today the continued growth of the firm’s Private Capital Advisory team in Europe with the addition of Tim-Oliver Seidel.
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How We Can Help

Drawing on the collective intellectual capital and deep sector expertise of a global team that spans four continents, William Blair brings a rigorous and innovative approach to mergers and acquisitions, corporate board advisory projects, equity and debt financing, and wealth planning for liquidity events.

We are a trusted partner for your organization’s most important decisions. Truly strategic advice and process execution are the result of knowledge and vision. By combining a deep understanding of your objectives, your industry, and today’s global market, we help you navigate the short- and long-term opportunities and challenges facing your organization.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Comprehensive sell- and buy-side advisory services for publicly traded and privately held companies.
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Private Wealth Planning for your Liquidity Event

Customized advice for liquidity events.
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A Trusted Partner for Founder-Owned Businesses

Guiding owners of closely held businesses and their trusted advisors through monumental decisions.
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Capital Markets

Empowered by a holistic approach, our Capital Markets group provides bespoke solutions to public and private clients seeking to fund organic growth and acquisitions, deleverage, and source liquidity. We combine the expertise of our Public Capital Markets, Private Capital Markets, and Leveraged Finance teams to provide comprehensive financing and liquidity capabilities and to meet the need for customized and creative solutions in all market environments. Since April 2020, we have completed approximately 570 capital markets transactions representing more than $250 billion in value (as of March 31, 2025). More about our Capital Markets group.

Public Equity and Equity-Linked Capital Markets

Delivering compelling results to growth-oriented issuers of IPOs, follow-on offerings, convertibles, PIPEs, ATMs, and Registered Directs, via access to a global network of high-quality growth-focused institutional investors.
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Private Capital Markets

Accessing a diverse pool of active and passive investors to finance organic growth, acquisitions, and shareholder liquidity.
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Leveraged Finance

Specializing in advisory and arrangement services for public and private companies seeking debt capital.
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William Blair’s investment banking group enables financial sponsors and owner/entrepreneurs around the world to achieve their growth, liquidity, and financing objectives.

Financial Sponsors Coverage

Creating value as a trusted partner to the private-equity community.
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Venture Capital Coverage

As a trusted partner to the venture capital community, we work closely with premier venture firms and their portfolio companies to provide unique insight, creative solutions, and optimal execution.
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Private Capital Advisory

Comprehensive solutions for the private equity community.
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As industry specialists, our bankers have extensive knowledge of your sector and the competitive landscape.

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

We are a trusted advisor to investors and high-growth companies in the aerospace and defense industries, as well as firms providing services to governments at the federal, state, and local levels.
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Biopharma

We serve clients that operate across a broad range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, immunology, neurology, rare disease, genetic medicines, liver disease, and other specialty pharma areas.
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Consumer Products & Services

We serve clients across a host of subsectors, including: consumer products, consumer services, consumer technology and e-commerce, food, beverage and agriculture, consumer driven health and wellness, beauty and personal care, pet, automotive aftermarket, multisite retail, and restaurants.
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Financial Services

We are a trusted advisor to high-growth companies and investors within the financial services sector. We advise across a full spectrum of transaction types, including corporate advisory, M&A, and public and private capital raise situations.
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Healthcare IT

We have extensive experience working with clients across the healthcare continuum, including those in the following subsectors: analytics and machine learning, consumer / patient engagement, hospital and physician solutions, payer and employer solutions, pharma / life sciences IT, pharmacy IT solutions, post-acute care IT, and revenue cycle management.
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Healthcare Services

We serve clients across the healthcare ecosystem, including leading companies in the following subsectors: behavioral health, distribution, laboratory services, multisite – dental, dermatology, animal health, and optical, outsourced medical manufacturing, pharmaceutical services, post-acute / home health, and specialty provider groups.
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Industrial Growth Products

Our clients represent a broad range of industrial growth subsectors, including: building technologies, chemicals, diversified industrials, engineered components, industrial technology (including robotics and automation, machinery and equipment, motion and flow control, sensors and vision and energy and power), packaging and specialty materials.
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Medical Technology

We serve clients across the medical technology spectrum, including diagnostics, therapeutic devices, biopharmaceutical production, outsourced services, and research tools.
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Supply Chain & Commercial Services

We serve clients across the supply chain and commercial services ecosystem, including the following subsectors: environmental services, facility services, industrial services, specialty distribution, transportation and logistics, utility, and infrastructure services.
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Tech Enabled Services

We work with compelling growth stories across a wide array of subsectors, including: education and training; financial services; governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) and legal services; human capital management; information services; insurance and insurtech; marketing services; outsourced and IT services; professional services; and real estate services.
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Technology

We serve clients in a broad range of technology subsectors, including: application / vertical software; benefits and HR technology; digital media and marketing technology; e-commerce / e-retail; education technology; enterprise IT; gaming; human capital management; insurance technology; legal technology; managed services; outsourced / IT solutions providers; payments and payments security; security; and systems and semiconductors.
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$552+

billion in M&A transactions
72%

of transactions involve repeat clients
30

countries represented by our clients and counterparties

April 2020 – April 2025

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Latest News & Insights

SevenRooms Has Agreed to be Acquired by DoorDash

The Right Platform for This Moment

Armira Has Partnered With Osypka AG

Headlines vs. Trendlines: Unpacking an Up-and-Down First Quarter

Abry Partners and CAPZA Have Agreed to Make a Strategic Minority Investment in European Dynamics

William Blair Adds Secondaries Lead in Europe

How We Can Help

Mergers & Acquisitions

Private Wealth Planning for your Liquidity Event

A Trusted Partner for Founder-Owned Businesses

Capital Markets

Public Equity and Equity-Linked Capital Markets

Private Capital Markets

Leveraged Finance

Financial Sponsors Coverage

Venture Capital Coverage

Private Capital Advisory

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Biopharma

Consumer Products & Services

Financial Services

Healthcare IT

Healthcare Services

Industrial Growth Products

Medical Technology

Supply Chain & Commercial Services

Tech Enabled Services

Technology

$552+

72%

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