William Blair Adds Managing Director in Chicago

William Blair, a global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management, has appointed Jim Conniff as a managing director in the firm’s investment banking group.

Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Conniff joins the industrial growth products (IGP) team, bringing more than 25 years of experience focused on large industrial growth companies from a broad spectrum of specialised verticals, delivering advice and representation for clients on M&A and capital-raising assignments. Conniff also has extensive experience working with industrial clients owned by founders/entrepreneurs and private equity.