William J. Swartzwelder
Of Counsel
- J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, summa cum laude, Member, UA Little Rock Law Review
- B.B.A., University of Central Arkansas
- Arkansas
Bill is part of a team based in Arkansas that has a local and national practice representing clients across a wide array of corporate and securities matters, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private offerings of securities, corporate governance, venture capital investments and other related transactional and regulatory matters. Bill focuses his practice primarily on:
- representing buyers and sellers in mergers & acquisitions transactions;
- representing private companies in connection with the issuance of equity and debt securities, including preferred equity, convertible debt and other forms of venture capital financing;
- representing private institutional and individual investors in connection with minority investments in private companies and investment funds; and
- general advice and compliance with respect to matters of state law applicable to the formation and governance of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other forms of business entities.
Bill has experience representing clients across a wide array of industries, particularly software and technology, construction and waste services, financial services, telecommunications, retail, and food and beverage. Bill’s recent representations include:
Software and Technology
- A provider of a mentoring, networking and talent development and engagement software platform in its $22.5 million sale to a portfolio company of a private equity group;
- A private equity group in its $27.5 million acquisition of a relocation software and tech-enabled services provider;
- A private equity group in its $70 million acquisition of a cloud-based e-discovery services provider;
- A technology-driven litigation support company in its $19 million sale to a private equity group;
- An early-stage housing data analytics company in connection with an investment by an institutional investor in Series A preferred stock;
- An early-stage cyber-security company in its offering of series seed preferred stock;
- A regional hospital system in its minority investment in a healthcare technology joint venture;
Construction and Waste Services
- A national mechanical services company in its $250 million sale to a private equity group;
- A national mechanical services company in its $55 million acquisition of a Texas-based plumbing company;
- Firmament Group in its acquisition of Whitecap Waste Holdings, LLC, a leading waste collection service company based in southern West Virginia;
- Firmament Group in its acquisition of BP Environmental Services, LLC, a commercial waste and jobsite services company based in Pennsylvania;
- An oil pipeline construction business in its $22.5 million sale to a private equity buyer;
- Habitat for Humanity of Washington County, Inc. in its merger with Habitat for Humanity of Benton County, Inc.;
Financial Services
- Stone Bancshares, Inc. in its merger with Alton Bancshares, Inc.;
- A financial services and payment processing company in its $75 million sale to a private-equity-backed payment processor;
Food and Beverage
- Westrock Coffee Company in its strategic acquisition of Bixby Coffee;
- Westrock Coffee Company in its strategic acquisition of Kohana Coffee; and
- Safe Foods Corporation, a global leader in food safety processing, in its merger with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. Ltd., a leading provider of food safety and contract sanitation services for food processing facilities.
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® "Ones to Watch" in Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts; and Private Equity Law, 2024-2025
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