Real Estate Steps Up to Rising Demand for Green Cities

Evans Food Group and Highlander Partners

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Evans Food Group (Evans), a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, in connection with its sale to Highlander Partners.

MDSL and Oak Hill Capital Partners

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to MDSL, a portfolio company of Sumeru Equity Partners (SEP), in connection with its pending sale to Oak Hill Capital Partners and planned merger with Calero Software.

Syndigo and Summit Partners

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Syndigo, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company (TJC), in connection with its investment from Summit Partners.

Limelight Networks Inc Initiation

William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Limelight Networks, Inc. (LLNW $5.05), a provider of digital content delivery, video, cloud security, and edge computing services that enhance its customers’ ability to provide better digital experiences.

Biotech IPOs in 2021 Outpacing Last Year’s Record as Advances in Technology Drive Investor Interest

Enthusiasm in biotech discoveries has been a boom for biotech initial public offerings.

Varonis Systems Inc Initiation

William Blair & Company initiated research coverage of Varonis Systems, Inc. (VRNS $89.00), an enterprise software vendor that safeguards an enterprise’s underlying data, provides more visibility into that data, and ensures compliance with regulatory mandates such as GDPR.

Verticalization of Financial Technology Accelerates in 2019

In addition to the ongoing verticalization of FinTech, companies providing solutions related to software-led payments, BankTech, and RegTech are attracting high levels of interest from investors and strategic acquirers.

PrismHR and Stone Point Capital Transaction

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PrismHR, a portfolio company of Summit Partners (Summit), in connection with its pending majority investment by Stone Point Capital LLC (Stone Point).

PowerDMS and NEOGOV

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PowerDMS, a portfolio company of Frontier Growth, in connection with its pending merger with NEOGOV, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus.