News for 2010

March 12, 2010 - William Blair & Company announces the success of its client, Logistics Health, Inc., in connection with its recapitalization by Gundersen Lutheran.

March 10, 2010 - March 10, 2010 - Please join us for William Blair & Company’s next Financial Talk Series webinar as we discuss how quality growth investing has fared over previous economic cycles and explain its relevance in today’s market conditions.

March 9, 2010 - William Blair & Company announces the success of its client, Renew Energy LLC, in connection with the sale of its assets to Valero Renewable Fuels Co., pursuant to a §363 auction.

March 4, 2010 - William Blair & Company today announced that Mark Watt has joined the firm’s technology investment banking group as head of Internet and digital media banking.

March 3, 2010 - William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc., a leading North American tissue company, with an Outperform rating and Aggressive company profile.

March 1, 2010 – William Blair & Company’s Esther Berg and Mike Placencia will be included in panel discussions at Information Management Network’s 8th Annual California Municipal Finance Conference.

February 19, 2010 - Brent Gledhill, principal and global head of Corporate Finance, will be a panelist at the 9th Annual Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company Private Equity Conference today.

February 19, 2010 - William Blair & Company hosted a Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Industry Discussion & Reception during the informEx 2010 conference in San Francisco.

February 18, 2010 - William Blair & Company announced today that Daniel P. Charles will join the firm as global head of distribution for William Blair Investment Management, effective March 10.

February 17, 2010 - Please join us for William Blair & Company’s next Financial Talk Series webinar as William Blair & Company’s Tina Milligan and Michael Lee will discuss the planning opportunities and challenges that exist amid a dynamic environment.

February 11, 2010 - William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Red Hat, Inc., the leading provider of open-source infrastructure software, with an Outperform rating and Aggressive Growth company profile.

February 8, 2010 - William Blair & Company today announced that Charles Watson has joined the firm’s financial sponsors group as head of southeast coverage.

February 4, 2010 - William Blair & Company's David Long comments on MasterCard Incorporated and Visa Inc. in a live interview with the Business News Network (Canadian business television).

February 3, 2010 - William Blair & Company's Jason Ader is a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" to give a preview of Cisco Systems, Inc. earnings.

January 28, 2010 - William Blair & Company today announced that Marina S. Bozilenko has joined the firm's healthcare investment banking group as head of biotechnology and pharma.

January 26, 2010 - Please join us for William Blair & Company’s next Financial Talk Series webinar as Jim McKinney and Michael Lee will discuss potential opportunities in the municipal bond market and the role municipal bonds can play in a diversified portfolio.

January 21, 2010 - William Blair & Company's David Long discusses American Express Company's earnings with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo on "Closing Bell."

January 14, 2010 - William Blair & Company recently announced that it has named 11 new partners. This announcement is made as the firm celebrates its 75th anniversary this month.

January 14, 2010 - William Blair & Company acted as exclusive financial advisor to AMR Research, Inc. in connection with its sale to Gartner, Inc. for total consideration of $63 million.

January 12, 2010 - William Blair & Company issued a report on the data storage market and initiated research coverage of four companies in the space.

January 12, 2010 - William Blair & Company announces the success of its client, PharmaForce, in connection with its acquisition by Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Daiichi-Sankyo Company, Ltd.

January 6, 2010 - William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Transcend Services, Inc., the third-largest medical transcription outsourcing company in the United States, with an Outperform rating and Core Growth company profile.

January 5, 2010 - William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Sharps Compliance Corp., a leading provider of medical waste management solutions outside the hospital setting, with an Outperform rating and Aggressive Growth company profile.