William Blair is the premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. 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.
William Blair’s investment banking group enables corporations, financial sponsors, owners and entrepreneurs around the world to achieve their growth, liquidity, and financing objectives. Drawing on the collective intellectual capital and deep sector expertise, our investment bankers bring a rigorous and innovative approach to mergers and acquisitions, corporate board advisory projects, equity and debt financing, and wealth planning for liquidity events. As industry specialists, our bankers have extensive knowledge of your sector and the competitive landscape.

Aqua Central / SRS
AquaCentral, a portfolio company of Tenex Capital Management, in connection with its sale to Heritage Pool Supply Group

Parts Town / LGP & Berkshire
Parts Town, LLC, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners, completed a recapitalization of the business in partnership with management and Leonard Green & Partners

North American and Waxie / FEMSA
Waxie Sanitary Supply and North American sold a majority controlled interest in the combined company to FEMSA

Vessco / Gryphon
Vessco, a portfolio company of O2 Investment Partners, was acquired by Gryphon Investors

Windy City Wire / Diploma PLC
Windy City Wire was acquired by Diploma PLC

Tencarva / Bessemer
Bessemer Investors made a significant investment in Tencarva

NDC / Platinum Equity
NDC was acquired by Platinum Equity
We serve specialty distribution and supply chain services clients across all end-markets. Our knowledge of the secular, macroeconomic, and regulatory trends shaping the development of supply chains at both global and local levels has made us a trusted advisor to innovative and market-leading companies around the world.

Jeff Burtelow
Managing Director, Global Head of Distribution and Supply Chain / Commercial Services
(312) 364-8651
jburtelow@williamblair.com
Jeff Burtelow is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2004. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Credit Suisse First Boston and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Rashmi Singh
Managing Director, Co-Head of Distribution
(312) 801-7860
rsingh@williamblair.com
Rashmi Singh is a Managing Director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office, focusing on distribution and broader supply chain and industrial services sectors. She joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2018. Prior to William Blair, she worked for Goldman Sachs in Chicago and New York, and for Premji Invest.
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