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William A. Newman

Partner

William A. Newman is a partner in the Corporate Department of our New York office. Mr. Newman advises both global and domestic operating businesses and their owners on their business structures, capital acquisitions and investments and strategic growth. He structures and negotiates corporate finance and M&A transactions in public and private markets. His clients operate in the software, financial services, life sciences and information technology industries, among others. He also advises private investment funds and their managers.

Representative Client Work

  • Represented a publicly held U.S. software business in the acquisition of a Finnish chip technology business
  • Represented a U.S./German private company in the acquisition of a life sciences capital equipment business in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium
  • Represented a privately held offshore acquirer in the acquisition of a combined asset-management, investment-banking and securities-brokerage business
  • Represented several issuers in capital raises, including, venture loans, private placements, PIPE financings and a registered direct offering
  • Represented private investment funds in connection with their private placements to raise funds for investment in financial assets and direct real estate assets

Bar & Court Admissions

  • New York, 1974
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Publications

  • "The Future of M&A," Business Credit (September 2002)
  • "How an Accounting Rule Spoiled a Popular Deal Format," Mergers & Acquisitions (December, 1997)
  • "War Stories—What We Can Learn from Previous Mergers," in Law Firm Mergers, NYSBA (1986)

Awards & Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell featured AV® Peer Review Rated
  • The Legal 500 US (Media & Entertainment), 2007

Professional & Civic Activities

  • The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Board of Directors, On2 Technologies, Inc. since 2001; also member of the Executive Committee of the Board

Education

  • J.D., The University of Michigan Law School, 1973
  • B.A., Yale College, 1969
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