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.
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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).
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.
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.
We also publish a quarterly report that tracks M&A activity for the building
services and technology sectors, including transaction volume, dollar value, and
valuation trends, as well as public company valuation metrics, stock price performance, and EBITDA multiples.
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.
Pump Industry Insights is a comprehensive overview of the global pump sector. This report analyzes the market size, growth
prospects, industry trends, end-market outlook, consolidation drivers, transaction activity, and public market valuations.
