Corporate Finance

Commercial & Industrial



The Commercial and Industrial Investment Banking practice at William Blair & Company provides public and private capital raising and merger-and-acquisition advisory services for clients in numerous market segments, including manufacturing, industrial, and commercial services and technologies. The firm has particularly deep knowledge, relationships, and experience in the following sectors:

  • Building Products, Technologies & Automation

  • Capital Goods Mfg.

  • Contract & Electronics Mfg.

  • Energy

  • Engineering & Construction

  • Environmental Technology & Services

  • Facility Management & Services

  • Industrial Distribution

  • Industrial Products

  • Manufacturing Equipment
  • Material Handling

  • Metal Fabrication

  • Metal Production, Processing & Distribution

  • Paper, Plastic & Packaging

  • Printing and Imaging

  • Process Controls & Technology

  • Pumps, Valves & Filtration

  • Safety Products & Services

  • Test, Measurement & Metering

  • Water & Waste Water


Selected Transactions

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Not Disclosed $10,000,000 $24,100,000

a portfolio company of
Steadfast Capital and
Penguin Ventures


has been acquired by    has been acquired by 
Barclays Private Equity  Private Placement  Thor Industries 
Financial Advisor  Financial Advisor  Financial Advisor 
August 2010 July 2010 March 2010
Full Story...   Full Story...
$243,750,000 $107,900,000 Not Disclosed


a portfolio company of Weston Presidio

    has been acquired by 
Initial Public Offering  Initial Public Offering  Markel Corporation 
Co-Manager  Co-Manager  Financial Advisor 
February 2010 January 2010 November 2009
    Full Story...
$74,997,000 Not Disclosed Not Disclosed


a portfolio company of
Solis Capital Partners

a subsidiary of
Lime Energy
  has been acquired by  has been acquired by 
Follow-on Offering  CST Industries, Inc. 
a portfolio company of
The Sterling Group 
ELUTIONS, Inc. 
Book Runner  Financial Advisor  Financial Advisor 
September 2009 September 2009 August 2009
  Full Story... More...
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Some tombstones listed may have been completed by current William Blair & Company employees while employed at other firms.




Mark Brady
Head of Commercial & Industrial Investment Banking
+1.312.364.8853
MBrady@williamblair.com

Kelley Drake
Co-Head of Industrial Investment Banking
+1.312.364.8936
KDrake@williamblair.com

Samuel Tinaglia
Co-Head of Industrial Investment Banking
+1.312.364.8086
STinaglia@williamblair.com



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