Managing Director, Technology
Raphael Grunschlag is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s London office. He originally joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2012. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Hambrecht & Quist.
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has agreed to be acquired by
Pending
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Robin Radar, advising the founder and shareholders, including Inkef Capital and SHIFT Invest, in connection with its pending sale to Parcom Capital Management.
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has received a majority
investment from
November 2024
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to AMCS, a portfolio company of Insight Partners, Clearlake, Highland Europe, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, and Enterprise Ireland, in connection with its pending majority sale to EQT Private Equity.
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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
a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo
April 2021
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Nuxeo, a portfolio company of Goldman Sachs Private Capital and Kennet Partners, in connection with its pending sale to Hyland Software, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo.
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and a minority stake in Graphnet Health
have been acquired by
February 2021
has been acquired by
January 2021
has been acquired by
August 2019
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of KKR
June 2019
has been acquired by
May 2019
has been acquired by
May 2019
has been acquired by
July 2018
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