Managing Director, Technology
Charlie Kurose is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined the investment banking team in 2017. Prior to William Blair, he worked for The Spencer Foundation and The College Board.
a portfolio company of NewPort Capital
has agreed to be acquired by
Pending
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to VWE Automotive, a portfolio company of NewPort Capital, in connection with its pending sale to Main Capital Partners.
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a portfolio company of Banneker Partners
has sold its risk
management business to
August 2026
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Stone Point Capital
April 2026
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to PartsTrader in connection with its pending sale to Enlyte, a Stone Point Capital portfolio company.
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a portfolio company of
Falfurrias Capital Partners
has been acquired by
January 2026
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, LLC, a portfolio company of Falfurrias Capital Partners, in connection with its pending sale to Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
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a portfolio company of
The Riverside Company
has received a significant
investment from
December 2025
a subsidiary of Audi AG
has been acquired by
December 2025
a portfolio company of Serent Capital
has been acquired by
October 2025
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to CallRevu, a portfolio company of Serent Capital, in connection with its sale to Astira Capital Partners.
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has been acquired by
April 2025
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to smaXtec, the world’s leading provider of bolus technology for the dairy industry and AI-powered dairy health management software, in connection with its pending sale to KKR Growth and Highland Europe.
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has received a strategic
growth investment from
March 2025
a subsidiary of
Continental Automotive Systems
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Inverness Graham
December 2024
has acquired
October 2024
a business unit of CARET, a portfolio company of THL
has been acquired by
June 2024
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