Managing Director, Co-Head of Technology
Christopher Lane is a managing director and co-head of Technology for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2013. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Jefferies & Company, Inc., Broadview International LLC, and Deutsche Bank.
a portfolio company of Clairvest
has been acquired by
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to AlsoEnergy, a portfolio company of Clairvest Group in connection with its pending sale to Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM).
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has received a strategic growth investment from
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to LINQ, a portfolio company of Banneker Partners, in connection with its investment from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
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a portfolio company of Turn/River
has received a strategic growth investment from
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Invicti Security in connection with a its strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners. Summit will join forces with Turn/River Capital, which first invested in Invicti in 2017 and will remain a significant shareholder going forward.
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a portfolio company of Harvest Partners and Investcorp
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Insight Partners
has been acquired by
has received a strategic growth investment from
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Government Brands, a portfolio company of PSG and Greater Sum Ventures (GSV), in connection with its strategic growth investment from PSG and TPG.
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a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management
has been acquired by
William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to Power Factors LLC, a portfolio company of Oaktree Capital Management, in connection with its pending acquisition by Vista Equity Partners.
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has received a strategic investment led by
William Blair acted as financial advisor to Assembly in connection with its strategic investment led by Advent International.
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has been acquired by
William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to Vector Solutions, a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, in connection with its pending majority investment from Genstar Capital.
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has received a strategic investment from
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Loopio Inc., an OpenView Venture Partners portfolio company, in connection with its strategic investment from Sumeru Equity Partners.
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has been acquired by
William Blair acted as financial advisor to Sparta Systems, Inc. (Sparta), a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in connection with its pending sale to Honeywell (NYSE: HON).
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has received a joint investment from
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Granicus, Inc. (Granicus), a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in connection with its pending investment from Harvest Partners and Vista’s Foundation Fund IV.
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