About
Global investment banking and asset management firm.
William Blair was founded in 1935 by William McCormick Blair. It is an independent and employee owned firm based in Chicago with offices in 18 cities across four continents. It has more 1,400 employees and more than $82 billion in client assets (as of September 30, 2016).
William Blair & Company LLC is a Chicago- based investment firm offering investment banking, asset management, equity research, institutional and private brokerage, and private capital to individual, institutional, and issuing clients. It is an independent, employee-owned firm, with a philosophy is to serve their clients' interest first and foremost.