Elliot Farkas

Elliot Farkas

Managing Director, Head of Industrial Growth Products

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About Elliot

Elliot Farkas is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2006. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Robert W. Baird & Co and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Board Membership

Anti-Defamation League - Midwest Chapter Board Member

Community Involvement

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Notable Transactions

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a portfolio company of Wise Equity SGR SpA

has been acquired by

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a portfolio company of Investindustrial

has sold its Compounds Business to

William Blair acted as financial advisor to Benvic Group and Investindustrial in connection with the signing of a binding put option for the pending sale of Benvic’s compounds business to International Chemicals Investors Group.

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$1,150,000,000

a portfolio company of Olympus Partners

has been acquired by

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a portfolio company of Behrman Capital

has been acquired by

$625,000,000

has acquired

a portfolio company of 3i Group

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Datwyler Holding AG (SWX:DAE) in connection with its pending acquisition of QSR from Q Holding Company, a portfolio company of 3i Group plc.

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a portfolio company of AEA Investors

has been acquired by

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Pexco, a portfolio company of AEA Investors, in connection with its sale to Odyssey Investment Partners.

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has been acquired by

William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to North West Rubber (NWR) in connection with its sale to TorQuest Partners.

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has been acquired by

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has been acquired by

a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital

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has been acquired by

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has been acquired by

William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to Aurora Plastics, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, in connection with its sale to Nautic Partners.

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has acquired

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Industrial Growth Products

High-growth companies, market leaders, and tech-enabled businesses across the industrial landscape count on our knowledge of sector trends and our relationships with leading strategic acquirers and financial sponsors to assist across a range of advisory and financial alternatives. We bring deep expertise into the global trends redefining industrial activity, such as connected buildings and machines (IoT), the development of innovative specialty materials, and production technologies and regulatory changes.

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About William Blair

William Blair is a premier global boutique 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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1935

Year William Blair was founded

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1,950+

Employees worldwide

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132 billion+

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89 Years

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20+

Offices worldwide

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~650

Companies under coverage

As of December 31, 2023
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.

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