Billy is a corporate attorney who focuses on the formation of private investment funds and complex corporate transactions. He has worked with a diverse client base, including emerging and established managers of various types of private fund and investment management organizations, large and middle-market companies, start-up and emerging growth companies, institutional investors and real estate investment managers.

Billy advises fund sponsors and investors on the organization, negotiation, structuring and operation of private investment funds. His experience in fund formation matters and operational issues faced by their sponsors includes small first-time funds and newly organized sponsors, through much larger funds and established sponsors.

He also counsels clients in mergers and acquisitions, structured equity, strategic partnering and joint ventures, private equity and venture capital transactions, and general corporate planning. Additionally, he regularly assists real estate investment managers in negotiating and structuring real estate joint ventures.

  • Representation of Longbow Capital, along with S2G Investments, Apogem Capital and QIC, in its investment in 3C, a liquid-cooling-led data center infrastructure services company, including forming the equity syndicate and the platform structure.
  • Representation of 3C, a liquid-cooling-led data center infrastructure services company, in its merger with Datalec Precision Installations, a London-based data center engineering specialist, to launch 3C Datalec.

Events

  • Named to “Maryland Rising Stars,” Mergers & Acquisitions, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2015-2019
  • Recipient, “40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award,” The M&A Advisor, 2015