Managing Director, Healthcare Services
Manuel Chavez is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2010 and works in the healthcare group, focusing on pharmaceutical services and outsourced medical device manufacturing. Prior to William Blair, he worked for BP and Amgen.
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The People's Music School (Board of Directors since 2025)
a portfolio company of
The Carlyle Group and GTCR
has sold its Lebanon, NJ facility (formerly Whitehouse Laboratories) to
a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners and Leonard Green & Partners
March 2024
has been acquired by
March 2024
a portfolio company of
The Jordan Company
has been acquired by
December 2023
has made a growth investment in
April 2023
has sold its manufacturing facility in Syracuse, NY to
January 2023
a portfolio company of
WindRose Health Investors
has merged with
a portfolio company of
GHO Capital Partners
August 2022
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Lykan Bioscience, a portfolio company of WindRose Health Investors, in connection with its merger with RoslinCT, a portfolio company of GHO Capital Partners LLP.
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has been acquired by
March 2022
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Reaction Biology in connection with its sale to Cobepa.
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has been acquired by
December 2021
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Norwood Medical in connection with its sale to Heraeus.
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has been acquired by
January 2021
has been acquired by
January 2021
has been acquired by
December 2020
has been acquired by
October 2020
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