William J. Kent

William Kent advises privately held companies, long-term holding companies, private equity sponsors and venture capital firms in a broad range of transactional, corporate and securities matters. From mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions to general corporate matters, Mr. Kent has closed transactions ranging from a few hundred thousand to multi-billion dollars. Clients in the healthcare, manufacturing, technology, hospitality and retail sectors value his counsel on both strategic and operational matters.

His practice involves:

• representing sellers and buyers in both public and private company transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures.
• advising companies in a broad range of general corporate matters including commercial contract negotiation, equity transactions and general business matters.
• representing both private and publicly-traded companies on a variety of corporate governance, securities issuances and securities regulation matters.
• assisting founders in formation and negotiation of long-term holding companies and subsequent mergers and acquisitions.