The Perpetual Growth Machine: Why Innovation Still Wins
William Blair’s Olga Bitel and Alexa Davis argue that progress isn’t linear—it’s a continuous cycle of needs sparking tools, tools sparking innovation, and innovation generating entirely new needs.
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Client Focus: Celebrating Five Decades of Identifying Opportunity
The latest edition of Client Focus celebrates the 300th publication of Current Better Values, a cornerstone of William Blair’s equity research since 1976. Explore how this philosophy has enabled investors to identify opportunities across market cycles and the ways our experts continue to uncover growth opportunities that stand the test of time.
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300 Current Better Values: An Investment Philosophy In Motion
For nearly five decades, William Blair’s Current Better Values list has anticipated the companies shaping the future, often before the broader market sees what’s coming. An Investment Philosophy In Motion uncovers the disciplined research, enduring principles, and forward‑looking mindset that transformed a simple idea into one of the firm’s most iconic traditions.
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Going for Gold: After a Respectable 2025, Does a Resurgence Await?
The leveraged finance market proved resilient in 2025, with stable-to-rising activity despite policy swings and economic uncertainty. With borrower-friendly conditions and anticipated M&A momentum, 2026 is poised for a stronger finish if volatility stays contained.
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William Blair Deepens Sector Expertise With Strategic Hires Across Chemicals, Energy, and Equity Capital Markets
William Blair today announced another step in its continued growth with the addition of three managing directors, expanding the firm’s Industrial Growth Products team to provide enhanced coverage in the chemicals and specialty materials and in the energy transition, power, and electrification sectors, while also bolstering its comprehensive Equity Capital Markets capabilities.
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Alcon Inc. and RxSight, Inc.: Initiation of Research Coverage
Analyst Steven Lichtman initiated research coverage of Alcon Inc. (ALC $80.42) and RxSight, Inc. (RXST $9.11) and resumed William Blair’s coverage of The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO $80.48) and Sight Sciences, Inc. (SGHT $6.03). All four companies are in the medical technology industry and specialize in vision and eye care products.
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