Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Turn/River Capital
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
TA Associates and Centerbridge
Technology
Vik Sharma
Managing Director, Technology
About Vik
Vik Sharma is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2016. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Samsung, BlackBerry, and TELUS serving in corporate development, strategy, sales, and software engineering roles.
Awards and Affiliations
Patent inventor in mobile software (USPTO US8892083B2)
Notable Transactions
Not Disclosed
has agreed to acquire a
significant minority stake in
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to CVC Capital Partners in connection with its pending partnership with TOPdesk, a service management software provider.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Turn/River Capital
has been acquired by
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of TA Associates
has received a significant growth investment from
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PDQ, a portfolio company of TA Associates, in connection with a significant growth investment from Berkshire Partners.
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$190,000,000
has led a growth investment in
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Bain Capital Tech Opportunities in connection with a $190 million growth investment in Blackpoint Cyber (Blackpoint), with participation from Accel. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Accel join existing investors including Adelphi Capital Partners, Telecom Ventures, Pelican Ventures and WP Global Partners.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of MDP
has been acquired by
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
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Outpost24, in connection with its acquisition by Vitruvian Partners.
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$5,400,000,000
has acquired
a portfolio company of Francisco Partners
Technology
Not Disclosed
has received an investment from
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Turn/River
has received a strategic growth investment from
Technology
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Invicti Security in connection with a its strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners. Summit will join forces with Turn/River Capital, which first invested in Invicti in 2017 and will remain a significant shareholder going forward.
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Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to BitTitan Inc., a founder owned and led business, in connection with its acquisition by Idera, a portfolio company of TA Associates and Partners Group.
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$880,880,000
Initial Public Offering
Technology
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Technology
We have built the premier technology investment banking franchise by using our deep sector expertise and our relationships to connect innovative, high-growth companies with transformative sources of capital and strategic partnerships. By drawing on our knowledge of strategic roadmaps and investment trends across the technology ecosystem, we have helped companies in the most dynamic verticals accelerate their growth and unlock their potential.
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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.*
1935
Year William Blair was founded
1,950+
Employees worldwide
132 billion+
Client assets
89 Years
Independent and employee-owned
20+
Offices worldwide
~650
Companies under coverage
As of December 31, 2023
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.