Director, Technology
Charles Ruppert is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He originally joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2012. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Jefferies & Company.
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William Blair is acting as the exclusive financial advisor to Donuts, a portfolio company of Adams Street Partners, Austin Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners, Generation Partners, and TL Ventures, in connection with its pending sale to ABRY Partners. The transaction is expected to close in September 2018.
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William Blair is acting as the exclusive financial advisor to TriTech Software Systems, a portfolio company of Insight Venture Partners, in connection with its pending recapitalization by Bain Capital Private Equity. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval with an anticipated close date in June 2018.
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William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Nominum, Inc. in connection with its sale to Akamai Technologies, Inc. The transaction was announced on October 11, 2017.
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