Managing Director, Financial Sponsors Group
Sean Gardner is a partner and managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s New York office. He originally joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2015. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Credit Suisse, American Securities Capital, and Merrill Lynch.
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Momentum Golf & Education
a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co.
has been acquired by
William Blair acted as the lead financial advisor to U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners, a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company, in connection with its sale to the Vistria Group.
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a portfolio company of Clarion Capital Partners, LLC
has been acquired by
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Madison Logic, a portfolio company of Clarion Capital, in connection with its acquisition by BC Partners.
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has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Behrman Capital
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Apax Partners
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of TA Associates
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to MyCase, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, in connection with its acquisition by AffiniPay, a portfolio company of TA Associates and the parent company of LawPay.
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has been acquired by
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a portfolio company of WCAS
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a portfolio company of Hg
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to MMIT, a portfolio company of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), in connection with its pending merger with Evaluate, a portfolio company of Hg Capital.
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has acquired
has merged with
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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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