William Blair & Company
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| Private Company | |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Predecessor | Blair, Bonner & Co. |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Founder | William McCormick Blair and Francis A. Bonner |
| Headquarters |
Franklin Center Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Products | Investment Banking, Equity research, Brokerage, Asset Management, Private Capital |
| Revenue |
 $845 Million (2014) |
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Number of employees
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1,480 (2016) |
| Website | www |
William Blair & Company ("William Blair") is a privately held, employee-owned financial services firm that provides investment banking, equity research, brokerage, asset management and private capital services.
Headquartered in Chicago, it has 16 offices on five continents in cities such as Boston, Frankfurt, London, New York, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Sydney, and Zurich. It also maintains a presence in Asia, taking an ownership stake in Business Development Asia, which has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Ho Chi Minh City, Seoul, and Tokyo.
In 2015, William Blair received "M&A Deal of the Year," "Corporate and Strategic Acquisition of the Year," and "Cross-border Deal of the Year" from M&A Advisor; that same year, the firm received "Americas Investment Bank of the Year" and "Investment Bank of the Year" from M&A Atlas. Most recently, William Blair was ranked as the 14th "Best Global Investment Bank" by the Vault Guide.
The firm regularly works with household-name clients such as Google, Shake Shack, Whole Foods, and IBM.
William Blair & Company opened on January 8, 1935, as Blair, Bonner & Co. The firm was founded by William M. Blair and Francis A. Bonner who had worked together at investment firm Lee, Higginson & Co., prior to its collapse in 1932-1933.
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