$1,327,500,000
Follow-on Offering
March 2025
Consumer Products & Services
Eric Roddy
About Eric
Eric Roddy is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s New York office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2021. Before William Blair, he worked for Nomura Securities, Macquarie Capital, and Deutsche Bank.
Notable Transactions
Not Disclosed
Single-Asset Continuation Fund for
December 2024
Industrial Growth Products
$36,800,000
Follow-On Offering
September 2024
Consumer Products & Services
Not Disclosed
has acquired
August 2024
Supply Chain & Commercial Services
Not Disclosed
a subsidiary of Lyons Magnus
has been acquired by
August 2024
Consumer Products & Services
$869,400,000
Follow-on Offering
June 2024
Consumer Products & Services
$71,300,000
Follow-on Offering
June 2024
Consumer Products & Services
$37,211,421
Block
December 2023
Consumer Products & Services
$475,000,000
has merged with
December 2023
Consumer Products & Services
$222,000,000
a portfolio company of
Garnett Station Partners
has acquired
October 2023
Consumer Products & Services
$1,711,000,000
has merged with
February 2022
Consumer Products & Services
William Blair is acting as the lead financial advisor and capital markets advisor to Black Rifle Coffee Company in its pending merger with Silver Box Engaged Merger Corp I.
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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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1,900+Employees worldwide
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139 billion+Client assets
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90 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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~650Companies under coverage
As of March 31, 2025
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.