William J. Rowe
Biography
A seasoned deal lawyer, William J. Rowe is a mergers and acquisitions partner in Chicago. He partners with global clients, many Fortune 100 strategic acquirers and family offices, with transformational domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs and joint ventures. These deals range from private and public target acquisitions in the United States and around the world to complex, multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and sell side transactions.
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
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Newly Weds Foods, a food products company operating in over 90 countries, on its USD 4.0 billion plus sale to Redwood Holdings.
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Denso, a Japanese public company, on its USD 500 million strategic investment in a carve-out subsidiary of Coherent Corp, a US public company operating in the Silicon Carbide space.
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Kao Corporation, a Japanese public company, on its AUD 400 million plus acquisition of Bondi Sands, its US 200 million plus acquisition of Washing Systems and other transactions.
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McDonald's on the acquisition of artificial intelligence companies, Apprente (Silicon Valley) and Dynamic Yield (Israel), and its flagship commercial transaction with Uber.
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FedEx on its e-commerce acquisition of ShopRunner, its USD 1.4 billion acquisition of Genco Distribution System, its USD 4.8 billion acquisition of TNT Express and other matters.
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Servier on its USD 1.8 billion carve-out acquisition of the oncology business of Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Mercedes-Benz Group, Daimler Trucks, Booking Holdings, FedEx, Google and confidential technology companies and family offices in multiple minority investments in Silicon Valley and other technology and autonomous driving venture-funded businesses.
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Walgreens, Hyland, Crane Co., Stryker, GE Aviation, Entegris, Safran, Brunswick, Material Handling Systems, Almirall, Hospira, and Abbott on global joint ventures, carve outs, acquisitions and divestitures.
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Medtronic, Ecolab, Telvent and CME Group in connection with US public target acquisitions and tender offers.
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Confidential high net worth individuals and non-profits in over USD 1 billion in private loans and family office transactions.
Professional Honors
- William Rowe has spoken at conferences held by or been published by Merger Market, Bloomberg, Practicing Law Institute, the Chicago Bar Association and Deal Lawyers, among others, on practical developments for international acquisitions.
Corporate Responsibility
- Board member of the Japan America Society of Chicago, a 92 year old non-profit organization promoting economic, cultural and social connections between Chicago and Japan.
- Board member of Northwestern University Settlement Association, a 130 year old community settlement association which operates an elementary charter school among other community programs.
Admissions
- Illinois~United States (2007)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., Honors) (2007)
- Northwestern University (B.A. Legal Studies, Honors) (2004)