Taylor Breed

Taylor Breed

Director, Financial Sponsors Group

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About Taylor

Taylor Breed is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s New York office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2022. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Bigelow, LLC, Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Nomura.

Community Involvement

Meals on Wheels
Nantucket Conservation Foundation

Board Membership

New Hampshire Children's Trust (Board of Directors since 2022)

Notable Transactions

Not Disclosed

has acquired

a portfolio company of
Palladium Equity Partners

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Charlesbank Capital Partners, in connection with its acquisition of EverDriven Technologies, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners.

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a portfolio company of Nautic Partners

has been acquired by

$1,405,000,000

a portfolio company of THL

has been acquired by

$912,500,000

has been acquired by

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a portfolio company of
WestView Capital Partners

has been acquired by

Not Disclosed

a portfolio company of Lineage Capital

has been acquired by

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Financial Sponsors

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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About William Blair

William Blair is a premier global boutique 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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1935

Year William Blair was founded

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1,850+

Employees worldwide

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142 billion+

Client assets

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89 Years

Independent and employee-owned

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20+

Offices worldwide

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~650

Companies under coverage

As of March 31, 2024
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.

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