$365,000,000
a portfolio company of PSG
has received a strategic
growth investment led by
March 2025
Technology
Akash Patel
Director, Technology
About Akash
Akash Patel is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s New York office. He joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2021. Before William Blair, he worked for Evercore, J.P. Morgan, and Teach for America.
Awards & Affiliations
40 Most Influential Teachers in the U.S. Under 40 (2013)
Notable Transactions
$370,000,000
a portfolio company of Highgate Technology Ventures, Spectrum Equity, Eight Roads, and F-Prime Capital
has received a Series C
investment from
December 2024
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Partech Partners, Tesi, and Molten Ventures
has received a
majority investment led by
November 2024
Technology
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to M-Files, the leader in knowledge work automation, in connection with its pending majority recapitalization led by Haveli Investments and Bregal Milestone.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Serent Capital
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Hg, TA Associates, and GIC
May 2024
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of MidOcean Partners
has acquired
March 2024
Tech Enabled Services
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Zonda, a portfolio company of MidOcean Partners, in connection with its acquisition of Builders Digital Experience.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners and The Tornante Company
has been acquired by
February 2024
Technology
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of
The Riverside Company
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Hg, TA Associates, and GIC
July 2023
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Guestline, a portfolio company of the Riverside Company, in connection with its acquisition by The Access Group, a portfolio company of Hg Capital, TA Associates, and GIC.
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$150,000,000
has made a Series A investment in
November 2022
Technology
$400,000,000
a portfolio company of Alpine Investors
has received a strategic growth investment from
November 2021
Technology
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Paradigm, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, in connection with its pending strategic growth investment by Francisco Partners.
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Technology
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William Blair is a premier global partnership 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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1935Year William Blair was founded
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1,900+Employees worldwide
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147 billion+Client assets
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90 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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~650Companies under coverage
As of December 31, 2024
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.