William Blair

since 1935
  • 1,001-5,000 employees
  • Financial Services

William Blair

William Blair is the premier global boutique 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.*

*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.

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Expertise

Investment Banking, Asset Management, Equity Research, Private Wealth Management, Institutional Sales & Trading, Investment Management, Institutional Investment Management, and Private Shares Trading

Critical Tariff-Related M&A Due Diligence Questions
  • 1 day ago

Recent tariff-related disruptions have significantly expanded the scope of M&A due diligence, with buyers now asking target companies an array of questions to assess new trade policy risk.

College Was Awesome. Now What?
  • 6 days ago

College graduation marks the start of a career with new responsibilities and decisions. It can be an exciting time but filled with uncertainty.

Economics Weekly: The Dollar Dilemma
  • 11 days ago

While further softening in the exchange rate is expected, in this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal discusses why the U.S. is likely still unable to shed its exorbitant privilege and reserve curr...

The Right Platform for This Moment
  • 12 days ago

Amid the evolving economic landscape of the past few years and continued shifts in 2025, we at William Blair have worked hard to expand our platform and provide creative solutions.

Cash is Still King, Especially During the Great Iberian Blackout (El Apagón)
  • 14 days ago

The complete power outage across the Iberian Peninsula last week was a wake-up call. William Blair’s Richard de Chazal outlines five lessons to take away from the event.

The AI Opportunity: Investing Billions, Impacting Trillions
  • 15 days ago

In part one of this new series, AI Alpha unveils AI’s promise; in part two, it tempers that optimism with critical inquiry.

Economics Weekly: From Growth to GARP
  • 18 days ago

In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal discusses the shift from low, stable inflation to a more volatile regime and its implications for investors, including a potential move from growth inves...

Monthly Macro with Richard de Chazal: April’s Economic Rollercoaster
  • 19 days ago

William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal breaks down a wild month of macroeconomic news, focusing on the impact of President Trump’s tariff policies on the global economy, equity and bond mark...

Navigating the AI Boom: Applications and Monetization
  • 20 days ago

The number of GenAI companies emerging continues to grow, and how these apps are utilized differs between consumers and enterprises. In our third installment of Navigating the AI Boom, we explore t...