Not Disclosed
has agreed to acquire
Industrial Growth Products
Jamil Ali
Managing Director, Corporate Advisory
About Jamil
Jamil Ali is a managing director for William Blair’s Corporate Advisory group. Jamil leads public company coverage and execution for businesses positioned within the industrials and consumer & retail sectors. He has more than 18 years of experience advising companies on matters involving corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, business separations, sales, shareholder engagement, capital structure, and capital allocation. Prior to William Blair, Jamil worked at Lazard, Citi, and ABN Amro in Chicago, New York, and London.
Jamil holds an M.B.A., with high distinction, from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He graduated magna cum laude with his B.SB.A. in finance and accounting from Washington University in St. Louis.
Notable Transactions
$222,000,000
a portfolio company of
Garnett Station Partners
has acquired
Consumer & Retail
$1,200,000,000
has been acquired by
Supply Chain & Commercial Services
$418,000,000
has acquired
a portfolio company of
Industrial Growth Partners
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) in connection with its pending acquisition of ASPEQ Heating Group, a portfolio company of Industrial Growth Partners.
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$107,000,000
a subsidiary of Vontier Corporation
has been acquired by
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Vontier Corporation on the sale of its subsidiary, Global Traffic Technologies, LLC, to Miovision.
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$25,000,000
Senior Term Loan
Consumer & Retail
Not Disclosed
has merged with
Consumer & Retail
William Blair & Company acted as the exclusive financial advisor to CarLotz (Nasdaq: LOTZ) in connection with its pending merger with Shift Technologies (Nasdaq: SFT).
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$625,000,000
has acquired
a portfolio company of 3i Group
Industrial Growth Products
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Datwyler Holding AG (SWX:DAE) in connection with its pending acquisition of QSR from Q Holding Company, a portfolio company of 3i Group plc.
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Not Disclosed
has received a minority investment from
Consumer & Retail
William Blair acted as lead financial advisor to We Are The Chompians, LLC in connection with its minority investment from Stride Consumer Partners LLC.
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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.