OVERVIEW
William is of counsel in Maples and Calder's Corporate team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. William advises on a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments, corporate restructurings and shareholder matters.
BACKGROUND
William joined the Maples Group in 2015. Previously, he was an associate in the corporate department of another large Irish law firm. William has been recognised as a key lawyer with The Legal 500 EMEA.
Recent transactions
- Altify on its sale to Upland Software
- AMCS on various international acquisitions
- Bain Capital on corporate governance and company law matters
- BGF on its €10.5m investment in Edgescan
- BidX1 on the strategic investment by Pollen Street Capital
- Carlyle Cardinal Ireland on its investment in Abtran
- Code Institute on its recent investment from Kernel Capital and Infinity Capital
- CurrencyFair on its merger with Assembly Payments, and on the investment from Standard Chartered into CurrencyFair
- Digital Marketing Institute on an investment led by Spectrum Equity
- Firmwave on its acquisition by Taoglas
- Great Point Partners on the recapitalisation of SteriPack Group
- GW Plastics on its acquisition of Avenue Mould Solutions
- Gym+Coffee on its equity fundraise from Castlegate Investments
- Marathon Asset Management on various Irish acquisitions and investments
- MBK Partners on its acquisition of Accordia Golf
- Pharmapod on its CAD3m investment from the Canadian Pharmacists Association and various commercial matters
- Sky Leasing on Aircraft ABS Transaction, SLAM 2021-1
- Spotlight Oral Care on the €12m Investment from Development Capital Fund
- Tech Mahindra on the acquisition of Perigord Life Science Solutions
- The Avolon Group on its acquisition of the CIT Group
- The shareholders of 3D4Medical on its sale to Elsevier
- Upland Software on its acquisition of Interfax Communications
- Wayflyer on its investment round led by QED Investors
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
2014 – Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
2015 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (non-practising)
EDUCATION
University College Cork, BCL (Clinical), 2008, First Class Honours
University of Limerick, LLM (International Commercial Law), 2009, First Class Honours
Dublin Business School, Diploma in Taxation, 2011, Distinction
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KNOWLEDGE
- New Statutory Directors' Duty to Have Regard to the Interests of Creditors 26 October 2022
- New Obligations for Irish Entities on UK Land Ownership 28 September 2022
- A Look at the Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 29 August 2022
- Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 - Ireland 05 July 2017
NEWS & DEALS
- Netherlands Office Move 01 November 2022
- Kieran Fox Joins Maples Group to Lead European Business Development 28 October 2022
- Nine Maples Group Partners Recognised in 12th Edition of Women in Business Law Expert Guide 25 October 2022
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise Rockpool Capital Limited on the Launch of its New Real Estate Fund 14 October 2022
- Maples Advises Baring Private Equity Asia on its Largest Fund to Date 19 September 2022