William Blair

About William Blair

William Blair is a American private equity and investment platform with capital deployed across 2 active fund vehicles, headquartered in New York. The firm operates across multiple alternative strategies, with capital deployed into European businesses across consumer, software, industrials and business services.

Investment thesis

William Blair operates across complementary alternative investment strategies, deploying capital into European businesses across consumer, software, industrials and business services. The multi-strategy platform enables diversified capital deployment across the business lifecycle from venture and growth equity to mid-cap buyouts, with capital sourced from institutional limited partners and selective family-office capital across North America with selective European deployment.

Recent activity

Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 6 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.