William J. Ching is a partner of the Corporate and Securities Group of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Atlanta where he chairs the Firm's Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice Group. 

Experience

• Provides strategic advice to companies, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and executive management related to:  

  • Buy-Side Acquisition Structures and Strategies
  • Growth Equity, Venture Capital, and Mezzanine Financings
  • Sell-Side M&A Transactions
  • Portfolio and Growth Company Operational Matters
  • Incentive and Executive Compensation Strategies

Private Equity/M&A Transactions

• Representation of Private Equity Fund in $21 million acquisition of e-discovery service business
• Representation of Private Equity Fund in $5 million acquisition of niche manufacturer
• Representation of Private Equity Fund in $4 million acquisition of specialty components manufacturer
• Representation of Company and Management in $68 million sale transaction to a Private Equity Fund
• Representation of Management in connection with $105 million acquisition of service business in the automotive industry
• Representation of Growth Equity Fund in connection with $68 million exit from a SAAS Healthcare IT portfolio company
• Representation of Strategic Buyer in $6 million acquisition of classified government contracting solutions provider
• Representation of Private Equity Fund in $12 million Acquisition of services business
• Representation of Controlling Shareholder in sale of control in gaming industry
• Representation of SAAS solutions provider in $105 million growth equity recapitalization with Private Equity Fund