William Blair Continues Private Capital Advisory Momentum With Senior Hire

CHICAGO & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--William Blair, the premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management, announced today the continued expansion of the firm’s Private Capital Advisory team, with the addition of Sprague Von Stroh as managing director. Based in San Francisco, Von Stroh joins from the Credit Suisse Private Fund Group and will focus on West Coast investor coverage across primary, secondary, and co-investment advisory assignments.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Sprague to the team,” said Jerome Wallace and Brian Williams, co-heads of Private Capital Advisory at William Blair. “Sprague is widely regarded as one of the most talented people in our industry, and we’re honored to have the opportunity to work with her again at William Blair.”

Von Stroh draws on more than 19 years of private capital advisory experience, including most recently serving as a managing director in the Credit Suisse Private Fund Group, where she was responsible for West Coast investor coverage. Before Credit Suisse, Von Stroh held investor relations roles with global private markets firms Pantheon Ventures and Grosvenor Capital Management. Von Stroh earned her B.A. from Colgate University.

“I am excited to be teaming up with my former colleagues to establish William Blair’s Private Capital Advisory practice,” Von Stroh said. “Together, we look forward to working with our clients to provide best-in-class advice and capital raising solutions.”

The Private Capital Advisory practice was founded in 2022 and today consists of over 30 professionals across four offices. The team is led by co-heads Mike Custar, Jerome Wallace, and Brian Williams; managing directors Matthew Flynn, Jeff Hypes, and Sprague Von Stroh; directors Gage Alpert, Hudson Collins, Quinn Kolberg, Tom Marking, Nick Ohler, Jake Stuiver, and Andrew Viehe, all of whom worked with one or more of the co-heads before joining William Blair.

About William Blair Investment Banking

William Blair’s investment banking group enables corporations, financial sponsors, and owner/entrepreneurs around the world to achieve their growth, liquidity, and financing objectives. Drawing on the collective intellectual capital and deep sector expertise of a global team that reaches over 20 cities on four continents, the investment banking group brings a rigorous and innovative approach to corporate board advisory projects, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financing. From 2017 to 2022, the team advised on more than $800 billion in completed transaction volume.

About 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.