$365,000,000
a subsidiary of The University of Chicago
has been acquired by
February 2026
Technology
Robert Abbe
Managing Director, Technology
About Robert
Robert Abbe is a partner and managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He joined the investment banking team in 2012. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Jefferies and Broadview LLC.
Notable Transactions
£3,500,000,000
has made a minority investment in
a portfolio company of Montagu
September 2025
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners
has been acquired by
August 2025
Technology
William Blair acted as financial advisor to AVI-SPL, a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners (Marlin), in connection with its pending sale to 26North Partners (26North).
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Not Disclosed
a subsidiary of
Continental Automotive Systems
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Inverness Graham
December 2024
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Turn/River Capital
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
TA Associates and Centerbridge
February 2024
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of MDP
has been acquired by
August 2022
Technology
William Blair & Company acted as the lead financial advisor to BlueCat, a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC (MDP) in connection with its pending acquisition by Audax Group.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Monterro
has been acquired by
July 2022
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Outpost24, in connection with its acquisition by Vitruvian Partners.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Carousel Capital
has been acquired by
July 2022
Technology
$715,000,000
a portfolio company of Inflexion
has been acquired by
December 2021
Technology
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Halo Technology, a portfolio company of Inflexion Private Equity Partners, in connection with its sale to Amphenol.
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$240,000,000
has been acquired by
May 2021
Technology
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to xMatters, Inc., a portfolio company of Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, in connection with its pending acquisition by Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG).
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Not Disclosed
has received a strategic growth investment from
May 2021
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Applitools, a founder-led DevOps leader VC-backed by OpenView, Sierra Ventures, and Magma, in connection with its pending investment by Thoma Bravo.
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Not Disclosed
has agreed to sell its Registry business to
April 2020
Technology
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Technology
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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 30 offices worldwide.*
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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1,950+Employees worldwide
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145 billion+Client assets
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90+ YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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30+Offices worldwide*
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700+Companies under coverage
As of March 31, 2026
*Includes strategic alliances with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Equity Ltd.