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a portfolio company of Frontenac
has been acquired by
December 2025
Consumer Products & Services
Chu-An Lee
Managing Director, Consumer Products & Services
About Chu-An
Chu-An Lee is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined the investment banking team in 2008. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Deutsche Bank, Protiviti, and Arthur Andersen.
Languages Spoken
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Notable Transactions
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a portfolio company of Trivest Partners
has been acquired by
December 2025
Consumer Products & Services
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a portfolio company of
Falfurrias Capital Partners
has been acquired by
November 2024
Consumer Products & Services
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has been acquired by
June 2024
Consumer Products & Services
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a portfolio company of Arbor Investments
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Pritzker Private Capital
March 2024
Consumer Products & Services
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a portfolio company of E2P
has been acquired by
December 2023
Consumer Products & Services
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a portfolio company of Tilia Holdings
has been acquired by
October 2022
Consumer Products & Services
Not Disclosed
has acquired
October 2022
Consumer Products & Services
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a portfolio company of
The Riverside Company
has been acquired by
August 2022
Consumer Products & Services
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity Investments
has acquired
March 2022
Consumer Products & Services
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to EMPWR, a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, in connection with its acquisition of Noble Foods Nutrition, Inc (Noble Foods).
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a portfolio company of Seidler Equity Partners
has been acquired by
September 2021
Consumer Products & Services
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Sunny Sky Products, a portfolio company of Seidler Equity Partners, in connection with its acquisition by The Jordan Company.
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has received a minority equity investment by
September 2020
Consumer Products & Services
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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1,950+Employees worldwide
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154 billion+Client assets
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90+ YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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30+Offices worldwide*
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650+Companies under coverage
As of December 31, 2025
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