William R. Bishop
Partner
Emerging and established companies and their investors look to Will Bishop as a partner. They trust his no-surprises approach to close mergers and acquisitions, secure financing and build market share. He listens to company leaders’ needs and learns how each business decision affects their operations. This, coupled with his ability to calm tensions and resolve sticking points, helps him move deals forward that put client goals front and center.
Will leads transactions across a variety of industries, including energy, solar, telecommunications, online retail, maritime and financial services. Public and private companies benefit from his knowledge of the timing, cost and efficiency concerns of businesses in all stages. Whether they’re founders of newly formed startups or owners of long-standing companies, clients rely on Will to match their long-term goals with current priorities to advise on:
- Antitrust matters
- Capital market transactions
- Early and late-stage financings
- Joint ventures
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Restructurings
- Securities compliance
Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
- Advised PosiGen, leading provider of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions for low-and-moderate income (LMI) households, in its acquisition of New England Conservation Services (NECS), Connecticut’s oldest active provider of residential energy efficiency services.
- Represented the owners of an oilfield services company in the sale of all of their equity interests to a large oil and gas engineering firm.
- Represented the owners of commercial lubricants wholesaler in the sale of all of their equity interests to a petroleum wholesaler.
- Represented publicly-traded telecommunications company in acquisition of publicly-traded competitor for $22.4 billion in stock and assumed debt.
- Represented the owners of an energy investment boutique in the sale of all of their equity interests to a publicly-traded diversified global financial services holding company.