Managing Director, Financial Sponsors Group
Taylor Breed is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Boston office. He joined the investment banking team in 2022. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Bigelow, LLC, Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Nomura.
Meals on Wheels
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
New Hampshire Children's Trust (Board of Directors since 2022)
a portfolio company of Abry Partners
has received a strategic
minority investment from
September 2026
a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity
has been acquired by
September 2026
William Blair acted as financial advisor to FDH Aero, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, in connection with its pending sale to Bain Capital.
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Single Asset Continuation Fund for
June 2026
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Centauri Health Solutions and Abry Partners in connection with the raising of a single-asset continuation fund to acquire Centauri from Abry Fund IX and the sale of Centauri’s Provider Solutions business.
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a portfolio company of Nautic Partners
has been acquired by
February 2026
a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity
has been acquired by
November 2025
William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to Trexon, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, in connection with its pending sale to Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH) for approximately $1.0 billion.
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a portfolio company of
Charlesbank Capital Partners
has received a strategic
investment from
August 2025
have acquired
a portfolio company of
Frazier Healthcare Partners
July 2025
a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity
has received a strategic
investment from
July 2025
a portfolio company of Highgate Technology Ventures, Spectrum Equity, Eight Roads, and F-Prime Capital
has received a Series C
investment from
December 2024
has made a strategic
investment in
September 2024
a portfolio company of Bain Capital
has been acquired by
August 2024
a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners
and Spectrum Equity
has received a
strategic investment led by
August 2024
William Blair acted as financial advisor to Varicent, a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners and Spectrum Equity, in connection with its pending strategic investment led by Warburg Pincus, LLC, alongside existing investor Great Hill Partners, with participation from Spectrum Equity and company management.
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William Blair's Financial Sponsors Group is focused on developing and institutionalizing relationships with leading private equity firms around the world. Many of these relationships have been developed for over two decades providing us with senior-level access and credibility with the key decision-makers at each private equity firm. With over 295 successful sales to financial sponsors since 2015, we have proprietary insights into each financial sponsor's unique investment criteria, approach, and behavior. Our team's highly-relevant experience with and relevance to the private equity community uniquely positions William Blair to deliver exceptional results for our M&A sell-side clients.
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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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