William Blair is a global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. It is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in more than 20 cities on four continents. The firm helps corporations, financial sponsors, and owner/entrepreneurs around the world achieve their growth, liquidity, and financing objectives. Since the beginning of 2018, the firm has completed more than 1,400 transactions for clients totaling $700 billion in transaction value. Today, its research group covers more than 700 companies.

William Blair is consistently rated a top place to work in the financial services industry. In 2023, among its many honors, it was named a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune. And in 2022, four of its deals were recognized at Mergers & Acquisitions’ annual Middle Market Deal of the Year Awards, and it earned a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index, which rates corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.