Not Disclosed
Senior Secured Credit Facilities Preferred Equity
June 2024
Healthcare Services
Michael Ward
Managing Director, Head of Leveraged Finance
About Michael
Michael Ward is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He originally joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 1997. Before joining William Blair, he worked for First Chicago Corp.
Community Involvement
2nd Vice President – Union League Boys and Girls Clubs
Awards and Affiliations
CPA
Notable Transactions
$75,000,000
Senior Secured
Credit Facility
May 2024
Industrial Growth Products
$180,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility
March 2024
Technology
$165,000,000
Unitranche Credit Facility
April 2023
Supply Chain & Commercial Services
Not Disclosed
Senior Secured Credit Facility
December 2021
Consumer Products & Services
$180,000,000
Unitranche Credit Facility
July 2021
Technology
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to HungerRush, LLC, a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group, to refinance its existing indebtedness and to support future growth.
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Not Disclosed
Unitranche Credit Facility
July 2021
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Rockbridge Growth Equity
Senior & Subordinated Debt Preferred Equity
June 2021
Healthcare IT
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Connect America, a portfolio company of Rockbridge Growth Equity (Rockbridge), in connection with the pending acquisition and financing of Philips Aging and Caregiving.
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$170,000,000
Unitranche Credit Facility
February 2021
Industrial Growth Products
Not Disclosed
Unitranche Credit Facility
October 2020
Technology
$160,000,000
Unitranche Credit Facility
May 2019
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
$410,000,000
First Lien and Second Lien Credit Facilities
May 2019
Technology
Rigorous pursuit of your success. Every transaction. Every time.
Our investment bankers are 100 percent committed to your organization’s sustained success. By drawing on our deep industry and product experience as well as our dedicated global resources, we provide advisory and financing services that allow you to capitalize on today’s opportunities and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.
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Leveraged Finance
William Blair's leveraged finance team has extensive experience arranging all types of leveraged loans for sponsor-backed, non-sponsored, and public clients. We provide trusted, objective advice on how best to structure debt issues, and we are skilled at negotiating key terms of debt agreements.
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About William Blair
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.