William Blair expanded its financial services team with the addition of William Nay as managing director. Based in Atlanta, Nay will support the firm’s delivery of comprehensive investment banking services to insurance distribution and other financial services firms.
“Throughout his career as both an investment banker and corporate M&A strategist, Bill has delivered exceptional results to clients and management teams,” Britt Trukenbrod, managing director and head of tech-enabled services investment banking at William Blair, said. “Bill’s deep sector knowledge and relationships with executives, companies and investors in the insurance sector provide a strong addition to our financial services practice.”
Nay most recently served as chief acquisition officer (CAO) for Galway Holdings, a financial services, insurance distribution and wealth management platform. In addition, he served as CAO for EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Galway’s retail brokerage subsidiary. Before Galway, Nay spent 16 years as an insurance sector banker with SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (now Truist), where he was responsible for origination and execution of M&A and capital raising transactions across a comprehensive range of companies in the insurance, insurtech and fintech spaces. He received a Bachelor of Administration in finance from University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.
“William Blair’s financial services investment banking team leverages deep technical expertise to provide critical capital-raising and strategic advisory solutions to growth-minded companies in the insurance sector and across the global financial services landscape,” Nay said. “I’m thrilled to join this group of collaborative bankers to continue building its capabilities, strong relationships and exceptional client service.”
