• Corporate/M&A
• Share & Asset sales
• Joint ventures
• Corporate reorganisations
• Private Equity

William advises clients across the following sectors

• Energy
• Pharmaceutical
• Technology
• Finance
• Aviation
• Real estate sectors

Engagements

William is a frequent guest speaker at lectures on corporate law at the Law Society of Ireland

Education

• Trinity College Dublin, LLB
• The London School of Economics and Political Science, LLM

Professional Memberships

• Law Society of Ireland
• Law Society of England and Wales (non-practising)
• Law Society of New South Wales (non-practising)

• Advised Elgin Energy on its sale of a portfolio of 16 solar farm projects across Ireland with the capacity to generate 191 MW of electricity to Allianz Capital Partners, acting on behalf of Allianz Insurance Companies and other institutional investors.

• Advised Statkraft Ireland Limited on the sale of the newly-constructed Ballymacarney solar farm, located close to Dublin, which has a combined capacity of 199 MW to Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT).

• Advising the Temporis Aurora fund on a joint venture in respect of an Irish onshore wind development platform comprising circa 80 pre-planning onshore wind developments (totalling c.2GW) located throughout the Republic of Ireland.

• Advising Bord Gais Energy (BGE) on a joint venture for the development of two large-scale gas peaking plants, together with battery and storage projects.

• Advising Statkraft Ireland Limited on the completion of its sale of the Taghart wind farm located in County Cavan.

• Advising Encavis Asset Management AG as asset manager for one of its managed investment funds on the acquisition of Sheskin wind farm project from ABO Ireland.

• Advising Impax Asset Management on its joint venture with Irish solar developer BNRG to deliver portfolios of solar energy projects with an initial focus on Ireland and the US.

• Advising Assa Abloy Group on Irish aspects of its acquisition of Arran Isle Holdings Limited, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of door and window hardware (primarily trading under the brands of Carlisle Brass and Mila).

• Advising Fane Valley Co-operative Society Limited on its acquisition of a 50% interest in Drummonds Limited and its subsequent joint venture arrangements with Freshgrass Holdings.

• Advising the shareholders of Gem Plastics Limited, which is Ireland’s leading provider of plastic blow-moulded products, on the sale of the company to a German entity, Schutz GMBH & Co KGAA.