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John Ivey

John Ivey

Managing Director, Co-Head of Technology

Los Angeles

About John

John Ivey, partner, is a managing director and co-head of technology Investment Banking for William Blair based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He also serves on William Blair’s extended leadership group.

Before being named co-head of technology Investment Banking in 2025, John led the application software team for four years, where he advised clients across multiple sectors.

John joined the investment banking team in 2015. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Tully & Holland and the U.S. Navy.

Community Involvement

The Honor Foundation
Crossroads

Awards and Affiliations

The Deal - 2018 Deal of the Year, Trimble Acquisition of e-Builder

Notable Transactions

  • Not Disclosed

    has received a majority
    investment from

    February 2026

    William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Sirion, a portfolio company of Avatar Growth Capital, Brookfield, Partners Group, Peak XV, and Tiger Global, in connection with its pending majority investment from Haveli Investments.

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  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of M33 Growth

    has received an investment from

    November 2025

  • Not Disclosed

    has made a growth investment in

    August 2025

    William Blair acted as financial advisor to Charlesbank Capital Partners in connection with its investment in CENTEGIX, a portfolio company of Gauge Capital.

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  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of Lightyear Capital

    has received a significant
    strategic investment from

    June 2025

    William Blair acted as financial advisor to ProfitSolv, a portfolio company of Lightyear Capital, in connection with their significant strategic investment co-led by FTV Capital and existing investor Lightyear Capital.

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  • €425,000,000

    has been acquired by

    June 2025

    William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Brightflag, a portfolio company of One Peak Partners, Sands Capital, Frontline Ventures, Tribal Ventures, and Enterprise Ireland, in connection with its pending sale to Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) for €425 million.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has received a significant
    investment from

    February 2025

  • $1,600,000,000

    has been acquired by

    August 2024

    William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Transact Campus, a portfolio company of Reverence Capital Partners, in connection with its pending $1.6 billion sale to Roper Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROP).

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  • $3,000,000,000

    a portfolio company of TCV and JMI Equity

    $900M Series F Investment led by

    July 2024

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Clio in connection with its $900 million Series F investment round led by New Enterprise Associates, at a $3.0 billion valuation.

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  • Not Disclosed

    has acquired a majority stake in

    July 2024

    William Blair served as exclusive financial advisor to KKR in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Agiloft, a portfolio company of FTV Capital (FTV).

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  • Not Disclosed

    has merged with

    April 2024

    William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Texthelp, a Five Arrows portfolio company, in connection with the company’s pending merger with N2Y.

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  • $1,860,000,000

    a portfolio company of
    Warburg Pincus and TA Associates

    has been acquired by

    February 2024

  • Not Disclosed

    a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus

    has been acquired by

    August 2023

    William Blair acted as financial advisor to Once For All, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, in connection with its pending sale to GTCR.

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