Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of
Abris Capital Partners
has been acquired by
March 2024
Consumer Products & Services
Stewart Licudi
Managing Director, Head of London Office
About Stewart
Stewart Licudi is a managing director and head of the London office for William Blair based in the firm’s London office. He originally joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2006. Before joining William Blair, he worked for 3i plc and LDC.
Notable Transactions
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a portfolio company of ICG
has been acquired by
December 2023
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of
The Riverside Company
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Hg, TA Associates, and GIC
July 2023
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Guestline, a portfolio company of the Riverside Company, in connection with its acquisition by The Access Group, a portfolio company of Hg Capital, TA Associates, and GIC.
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has acquired
a portfolio company of
PSG Equity & Verdane
May 2023
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Inflexion Private Equity in connection with its pending acquisition of a majority stake in Nomentia, from PSG Equity and Verdane.
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(European Operations)
has been acquired by
April 2023
Supply Chain & Commercial Services
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of ECI Partners
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of EQT
April 2023
Healthcare Services
Not Disclosed
has acquired a majority stake in
January 2023
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Marlin Equity Partners (Marlin) in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Cloud Technology Solutions Group.
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a portfolio company of Graphite Capital
has been acquired by
August 2022
Tech Enabled Services
Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
August 2022
Healthcare IT
$540,000,000
an affiliated portfolio company of Sun European Partners, LLP
has been acquired by
July 2022
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to C&K Switches, an affiliated portfolio company of Sun European Partners, LLP, in connection with its pending sale to Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS).
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Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of NPM Capital
May 2022
Tech Enabled Services
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to LeYa, S.A. in connection with its pending sale to Infinitas Learning Holding B.V.
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Not Disclosed
has acquired
April 2022
Consumer Products & Services
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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.