Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> April 8, 2015

Global Infrastructure Companies Using Technology to Drive More Efficiency

Maria, Larry De
Larry De Maria, CFA, Co-Group Head — Global Industrial Infrastructure, joined William Blair & Company, L.L.C. in 2011 and focuses on agriculture, construction, mining and capital goods. Mr. De Maria was a Managing Director of global industrial infrastructure equity research at Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc. for the last four years, serving as Co-Manager of the group. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President — Sales Trading Pod Manager, institutional equity sales and trading at Prudential Equity Group from 2000 to 2007, and an Associate Vice President of institutional equity sales and trading at A.G. Edwards from 1998 to 2000. Mr. De Maria has a B.S. in business management with a finance concentration from Providence College. Profile
TWST: Looking at the global industrial infrastructure space, what are the most important themes you are seeing right now?

Mr. De Maria: We are seeing some very large themes in the