$1,300,000,000
have agreed to acquire
Pending
Tech Enabled Services
Cooper Warner
Director, Mergers & Acquisitions
About Cooper
Cooper Warner is a director in the M&A group for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. Cooper leads public company coverage and execution for businesses positioned in the technology and tech enabled services sectors. He has more than 13 years of experience advising public and private companies on matters involving M&A, activism defense/stakeholder engagement, business separations, corporate strategy, capital structure, and capital allocation. Prior to William Blair, Cooper worked at several investment banks in both Chicago and New York, including Rothschild and Lazard.
Notable Transactions
$2,500,000,000
has agreed to be acquired by
Pending
Technology
$3,300,000,000
has been acquired by
October 2025
Technology
Not Disclosed
portfolio companies of Battery Ventures
have merged
June 2025
Technology
$145,000,000
has been acquired by
March 2025
Technology
$162,000,000
Special Committee of the Board
has been acquired by
November 2024
Tech Enabled Services
$200,000,000
has acquired
October 2024
Technology
CAD$250,000,000
has acquired
May 2024
Technology
$630,000,000
has merged with
April 2024
Technology
William Blair & Company acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Powerfleet (Nasdaq: PWFL) in connection with its pending all-stock merger with MiX Telematics (NYSE: MIXT; JSE: MIX).
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Not Disclosed
has agreed to divest its
subsidiary BankCard USA to
Pending
Technology
$670,000,000
Hospitals and Large Physician Practices Business
has been acquired by
May 2022
Healthcare IT
$360,000,000
has been acquired by
April 2022
Healthcare IT
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William Blair is a premier global partnership with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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2,000+Employees worldwide
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145 billion+Client assets
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90 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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650+Companies under coverage
As of June 30, 2025
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.