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Marina S. Bozilenko Joins William Blair & Company

CHICAGO, 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. In this role, Ms. Bozilenko will be based in the firm's Boston office and will be responsible for expanding the firm’s healthcare franchise. She brings to the firm over 20 years of investment banking and other healthcare industry expertise, including raising more than $12 billion in capital and executing numerous M&A transactions.

Most recently, she was a principal at Kidd & Company, a private-equity firm, and prior to that, worked at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. as a senior managing director in the healthcare group. Before that, Ms. Bozilenko was at Banc of America Securities as a managing director and head of biotechnology, and Vector Securities International, where she was a partner. She received her B.A. in molecular biology and M.A. in economic history from the University of Chicago.

"Marina brings a breadth of capabilities that are highly complementary to those of our existing team," said Brent Felitto, principal and head of healthcare investment banking at William Blair & Company. "Her long track record of success serving clients in the healthcare industry complements our growing and industry-leading healthcare advisory and capital raising efforts."

"William Blair & Company continues to invest in talent and expand our presence across industry coverage groups throughout the globe. Marina is a key addition to the life sciences effort within our healthcare investment banking group and positions us to continue as an industry-leading advisor to healthcare companies," said Brent Gledhill, global head of corporate finance. "We look forward to deepening our client relationships in this vibrant healthcare sector."

Since 2008, the healthcare investment banking group has successfully completed 38 growth financing and advisory transactions, representing more than $5.4 billion for clients.

William Blair & Company, L.L.C. is a global investment firm offering investment banking, asset management, equity research, institutional and private brokerage, and private capital to individual, institutional, and issuing clients. Since 1935, we have been committed to helping clients achieve their financial objectives. As an independent, employee-owned firm, our philosophy is to serve our clients' interests first and foremost. We place a high value on the enduring nature of our client relationships, the quality of our products and services, and the continuity and integrity of our people. William Blair & Company is based in Chicago, with office locations including Boston, London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Zurich. For more information, please visit www.williamblair.com.


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