William Blair Debt Capital Markets Expansion Continues

Opens Ohio Offices; Adds Bankers in Connecticut, Illinois, Texas

CHICAGO & CINCINNATI & COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- William Blair, a global investment banking and asset management firm, today announced that it has continued its strategic expansion of its public finance investment banking business by hiring a well-known Ohio municipal banking team headed by Andrew Brossart, managing director.

Mr. Brossart, along with Heather Arling, vice president, and Laura Hennessey, analyst, will work from the Cincinnati office. David Tiggett joins as a director and will work from the firm’s Columbus office. The team, with nearly six decades of combined experience, will focus on providing sophisticated financing solutions to state and local municipal issuers in Ohio.

“We continue our strategic U.S. expansion of our public finance business with a highly experienced municipal banking team in Ohio,” said Ajay Thomas, managing director and head of public finance at William Blair. “Andy, David, Heather, and Laura are highly respected public finance bankers in Ohio, consistently leading transactions for a diverse clientele across the state. We are pleased to add to our talented municipal team recognized market leaders, completely aligned to William Blair’s culture and philosophy of unwavering client service.”

“We’re excited to join a growing firm with a stellar reputation of providing exceptional client service,” said Mr. Brossart on behalf of the team. “We look forward to offering clients optimal execution on transactions by leveraging William Blair’s expanded resource base, commitment to pricing transparency, and client-centered service.”

In addition to the Ohio team, the firm recently added three vice presidents—John Healey in Hartford, Connecticut, Justin Rodriguez in San Antonio, and Liberty Ziegahn in Chicago.

“We continue to expand our municipal business with talented bankers in key markets that complement and enhance our existing team,” said Mr. Thomas. “Adding John, Justin, and Liberty to William Blair, elevates our ability to serve more municipal clients across sectors in those regions of the country.”

In 2015, William Blair raised its visibility in the municipal industry, becoming a “Top 20*” negotiated municipal underwriter while focusing on municipality, state agency, and public education sector financings – a significant improvement from one year ago. William Blair entered the Texas and Michigan markets in 2014, and in 2015 ranked among the “Top 5*” municipal underwriters for negotiated lead-managed K-12 municipal transactions.

*IPREO Muni Analytics, negotiated issues between 1/1/15 and 12/31/15

About William Blair Public Finance and Municipal Bonds Sales and Trading

William Blair’s public finance investment banking business combines significant transaction experience, rich sector knowledge, and deep relationships to deliver successful advisory and financing solutions to our municipal clients. With 11 strategically located public finance banking offices throughout the United States, William Blair provides local service to the leading municipal issuers. As a trusted, long-term partner for borrowers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, William Blair is committed to helping its clients find the optimal solution for their financing needs. Through our experienced, dedicated fixed-income salesforce and proven underwriting capabilities, we provide high-quality distribution for our issuing clients and optimized execution for investors.

As one of the leading national underwriters of municipal debt, we are committed to helping issuers of all sizes minimize their borrowing costs. We maintain an active inventory of investment-grade municipal bonds and serve as underwriter on competitive and negotiated issues and as remarketing agent for variable-rate issues. We possess broad distribution capabilities through our Illinois, California, and New York institutional salesforces and our growing retail network.

About William Blair

William Blair is a global investment banking and asset management firm. We are committed to building enduring relationships with our clients and providing expertise and solutions to meet their evolving needs. An independent and employee-owned firm, William Blair is based in Chicago, with offices in 19 cities across five continents. For more information, please visit williamblair.com.

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William Blair & Company
Tony Zimmer, 312-364-8611
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