Market Research & Analysis

William Blair & Company researches and analyzes activity and trends in the M&A and capital markets as well as provides insight and interpretation of consolidation activity in a variety of industries.

Merger Tracker
	Merger Tracker is our monthly overview and analysis of global merger-and-acquisition trends and transactions. In this report, you will find a detailed analysis of global, U.S., and European M&A activity, with a particular emphasis on the middle market. We also analyze trends in private-equity activity, cross-border transactions, valuations, and the state of the debt and equity capital markets. View a sample report (PDF). Click here to request a copy of this month's report or to be added to the mailing list.
Food for Thought
	Food For Thought is a publication produced by the Consumer & Retail Group in William Blair's Corporate Finance Department. Through in-depth analysis, the monthly piece provides an overview that captures trends in the food and food retailing industries from an investment banking perspective. Each quarter, the Food For Thought team prepares additional quarterly commentary that highlights and discusses certain key themes affecting the food and food retailing industries. Click here to request a copy of this month's report or to be added to the mailing list.
Facility Services
	Facility Services is a comprehensive industry overview analyzing the key companies, trends, and transactions in the facility services sector. For this report, we have divided the industry into two distinct subsectors: technical services and building services. This report details the market size, end-markets, industry trends, competitive landscape, valuation drivers, and consolidation trends for the industry as a whole and for each segment. The facility services industry comprises more than 360,000 firms of various sizes and capabilities. We believe this is an attractive sector with positive growth and competitive dynamics that will generate continued consolidation and investment activity. Click here to request a copy of this report.
Cloud Insights
	Cloud Insights is our monthly overview and analysis of M&A, public equity, and venture capital activity in the Cloud Computing sector. This publication is a continuation and upgrade of our Software-as-a-Service sector updates and lays the foundation for tracking transaction activity and valuations in the Platform-as-a-Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service sectors as they continue to grow. Click here to request a copy of this report.