William Schwitter
Partner
New York
William Schwitter
Partner
New York
Contact Details
Bill is Chair of A&O’s US private equity practice and has a diversified practice covering mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities law, and he is a recognized long-standing leader in the US debt capital markets. He has extensive experience advising clients on domestic and cross-border transactions, which frequently involve complex structuring and financing arrangements, as well as on corporate governance and other strategic advisory matters.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.S.M.E, 1980 (cum laude)
Albany Law School of Union University J.D., 1983 (cum laude)
Experience highlights
Advising TDR Capital (TDR) on the sale of the International Car Wash Group (ICWG) to Atlanta-based private equity firm Roark Capital Group (Roark). ICWG is the world’s largest car wash operator, washing more than 35 million cars every year through 900 locations across Europe, Australia and the U.S.
Advised WillScot Corporation [NASDAQ:WSC] on its stock-for-stock merger with portable storage solutions provider Mobile Mini, Inc. [NASDAQ:MINI] and related financing including a $2.4 billion ABL credit facility and offering of $650 million of senior secured notes. The public company combination creates an industry-leading specialty leasing company.
Represented EG Group on the acquisition of Cumberland Farms, which operates approximately 600 convenience retail stores and fuel stations across the U.S.
Advised WillScot in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Pennsylvania-based competitor, Modular Space Holdings, Inc., which representation included advising WillScot on all aspects of the multifaceted transaction, including in respect of the complex debt and equity financing package used to finance the acquisition.
News & insights
News: 07 DECEMBER 2020
Nick Marchica joins Allen & Overy’s U.S. Private Equity practice
Allen & Overy today announced that Nick Marchica has joined the firm as a partner in A&O’s U.S. Private Equity (PE) group based in New York.
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Publications: 25 JUNE 2020
In response to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the US federal government has responded with an unprecedented and rapidly unfolding set of business stimulus programs.
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Publications: 07 APRIL 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus - advice for the U.S. Private Equity industry
The Covid-19 crisis continues to impact the global economy in unprecedented ways. Shelter-in-place orders and non-essential business closures around the world have disrupted operations across all…
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News: 01 JULY 2020
Allen & Overy’s U.S. M&A, capital markets and leveraged finance teams represented WillScot Corporation [NASDAQ:WSC], a leading specialty rental services provider of innovative modular space and…
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Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.S.M.E, 1980 (cum laude)
Albany Law School of Union University J.D., 1983 (cum laude)
