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Paul M. William

Paul M. William

Partner

Kansas City

T: +1 816 374 3266

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Biography

Mr. William represents public and private businesses in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, commercial lending, corporate governance, securities law reporting, and general business matters. His clients span a broad range of industries, including financial services, regulated utilities, transportation, manufacturing, mining, and agriculture.

He regularly counsels SEC-reporting companies on the preparation of periodic reports and proxy materials. Mr. William excels at long-term client engagements and often serves as outside general counsel. He also routinely represents issuers and underwriters in debt and equity offerings, including private placement transactions involving Regulation S, and has significant experience representing clients in the negotiation and documentation of term, revolving and bridge loan facilities.

Admissions

  • Missouri, 2008
  • New York, 2004

Education

Fordham University, J.D., 2003

William Jewell College, B.A., 2000

Related Capabilities

  • M&A & Corporate Finance

  • Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization

  • Corporate

  • Debt Capital Markets

  • Agribusiness

  • Food & Beverage

  • Restaurants, Pubs & Clubs

  • Food & Agribusiness

  • Securities & Corporate Governance

  • Tax & Private Client

Experience

Mr. William represents clients in tender offers, exchange offers, mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, recapitalizations, going-private transactions, corporate and limited liability company governance and other general corporate matters. Selected representations include:

  • Advising special committee of public company client in $3.2 billion recapitalization and concurrent $1.5 billion split-off of 48% stake by majority shareholder pursuant to an exchange offer.
  • Representing a limited liability company’s board of managers in a going-private transaction taking the form of a recapitalization of membership units.
  • Numerous debt financings, including notes issued to finance private equity acquisitions, ranging in size from $100 million to multi-billion.
  • Preparing universal shelf registration statements, for the future issuance of common stock, preferred stock, notes, warrants and/or units in amounts up to $100 million.
  • Private placements of equity and debt securities in Regulation D/Rule 506 offerings.
  • Preparation of proxy materials and transaction documents for the sale of a closely-held corporation to a public corporation.
  • Listing client’s securities for trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

He also regularly counsels issuers with respect to a broad range of issues, including:

  • SEC reporting requirements;
  • Corporation and limited liability company formation;
  • Sarbanes-Oxley compliance;
  • Audit, compensation and corporate governance committees;
  • Shareholder proposals; and
  • Section 16, Rule 144, Rule 10b5-1 and related issues.