Andrew Arno

Andrew Arno

Managing Director, Technology

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About Andrew

Andrew Arno is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s San Francisco office. He joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2004. Prior to William Blair, he worked for WR Hambrecht and The Shattan Group.

Notable Transactions

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a portfolio company of
the Riverside Company

has been acquired by

a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group

William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to Modern Hire, a portfolio company of the Riverside Company, in connection with its acquisition by HireVue, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group.

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a portfolio company of
Century Equity Partners

has received an investment from

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Flores & Associates, LLC, a portfolio company of Century Equity Partners, in connection with its recapitalization by The Vistria Group.

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a portfolio company of Caltius Equity Partners

has received a majority investment from

Not Disclosed

a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus and JMI Equity

has received a majority investment from

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Businessolver, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus and JMI Equity, in connection with its majority investment from Stone Point Capital.

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$5,200,000,000

has acquired

William Blair acted as a financial advisor to Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (Clearlake) in connection with its pending acquisition of Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD) (Cornerstone).

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$422,222,218

Initial Public Offering

$377,838,250

Initial Public Offering

Not Disclosed

a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners

has been acquired by

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Reward Gateway, a portfolio company of Great Hill Partners, in connection with its pending sale to Abry Partners and Castik Capital.

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$275,000,000

a portfolio company of LLR Partners

has been acquired by

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to benefitexpress, a portfolio company of LLR Partners, in connection with its pending acquisition by WEX.

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has received a majority
investment from

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to PrismHR, a portfolio company of Summit Partners, in connection with its pending majority investment by Stone Point Capital LLC.

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Not Disclosed

has been acquired by

William Blair acted as financial advisor to Beeline, a portfolio company of GTCR, in connection with its pending sale to New Mountain Capital.

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$531,300,000

Initial Public Offering

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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.*

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1935

Year William Blair was founded

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1,950+

Employees worldwide

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132 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 December 31, 2023
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.

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