Overview
William (Bill) Hadler counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, securities offerings and general corporate matters. Bill has advised public and private companies, as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies, in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures across multiple industries, including health care, specialty retail, consumer products and financial services.
Bill also has advised public and private companies on equity and debt financing transactions and securities law compliance, including periodic reporting requirements, corporate governance and stock exchange matters. He also represented underwriters in connection with common stock offerings, including initial public offerings.
Results
- Represented a specialty pharmacy in connection with its sale to one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States
- Represented a physician-owned surgical hospital in connection with its sale to a national surgical facility operator and subsequent acquisition of multiple physical therapy clinics
- Represented a US private equity fund in connection with its platform acquisition of a leading provider of behavioral health services specializing in the treatment of children with autism
- Represented a US private equity fund in connection with its recapitalization and sale of a healthcare software company
- Represented a US private equity fund in connection with its platform acquisition of a Canadian manufacturer of wood moulding and millwork products
- Represented a US private equity fund in connection with its sale of a national processor of stainless steel products to a Canadian metal manufacturing and processing company
- Represented a US private equity fund in connection with its platform acquisition of a leading California-based producer of pinot noir
- Represented a US private equity fund in connection with its platform acquisition of a family footwear retailer in the Midwestern United States
- Represented the underwriters in connection with a $400 million preferred stock offering of a NASDAQ-traded international financial services company
- Represented a NYSE-traded supplier of sensors and controls in connection with a $700 million Rule 144A senior notes offering
- Represented a NASDAQ-traded global consulting firm in connection with its $250 million Rule 144A convertible senior notes offering
Credentials
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, JD, with high honors, Order of the Coif, 2008
Vanderbilt University, BS, magna cum laude, 2001
Admissions
Illinois
