William L. Rivers
Of Counsel
Bill’s practice includes representing private equity and hedge funds; representing companies receiving investment capital or debt financing; advising clients regarding choice of entity considerations and equity compensation programs; representing purchasers and sellers in merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions; advising clients regarding general corporate matters and in contract negotiations; representing clients in real estate purchase, sale and lease transactions; and advising clients regarding workout, bankruptcy and reorganization strategies and alternatives.
Representative Experience
- Represented co-founding investor in creating a private equity fund, and represented the fund in the acquisition and disposition of investments
- Represented multiple hedge funds regarding formation and investment matters
- Represented real estate lending fund regarding fund in structuring and investment matters
- Represented mezzanine debt fund in multiple investment transactions
- Advised professional services firms (medical and architectural) in establishing agreements among owners and equity and other compensation programs, and in negotiating joint ventures and other strategic relationship agreements
- Represented technology services company in sale to NYSE company
- Represented automobile dealership in site acquisition, financing and construction matters and in the sale of the dealership and related real estate
- Represented various hedge fund and investment managers in negotiating separation agreements from prior investment funds and in establishing new funds
- Represented various companies in medical, recycling technology and electronics industries in structuring private investments and negotiating multiple layers of debt and equity financing
- Represented multiple sellers of construction equipment businesses in an industry consolidation
- Represented buyer of 41 franchised restaurants in acquisition, financing and disposition matters
- Represented NYSE multinational electronics corporation in disposition of operating subsidiaries and divisions
- Represented publicly held telecommunications company in all legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance, financing arrangements and contract negotiations
- Represented NYSE computer reseller and service provider in connection with acquisitions, divestitures and offerings of trust preferred securities
- Represented various clients in acquisition, divestiture and financing of multifamily, office, warehouse and other real estate projects
- Represented landlords and tenants in office and retail lease matters
Publications
- SEC Proposes “Family Office” Exemption Under Dodd-Frank (October 27, 2010)
- What Financial Regulatory Reform Means to Private Funds (August 5, 2010)
