The London-based Corporate Finance group of William Blair & Company provides its global client base of public and private corporations with comprehensive capital formation and advisory services, including underwriting for initial or secondary public offerings, merger-and-acquisition advisory services, restructuring advisory services, and private-equity placement services.
Established European Presence: More than 25 years in Europe, with offices in London and Zurich
Strong Asian Presence: Offices in Shanghai and Tokyo allow William Blair & Company access to local legal and business advisors and Asian financial sponsor/private-equity firms
Middle East and India Presence: William Blair & Company has an active coverage program in place for high-growth companies looking for capital as well as for cash-rich investors in search of acquisition opportunities
Dedicated Israeli Presence: Through our strategic partnership with Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest commercial bank and asset manager, the firm provides access to the Israeli market
Focus Industry Sectors: Business services, consumer and retail, healthcare, industrial, and technology/IT
Global Financial Sponsor Coverage: Established relationships with more than 800 private equity groups (both buyout groups and growth equity funds) globally
Multilingual: Investment banking professionals from 10 nationalities are fluent in 13 languages including: Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
