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William B. Gwyn, Jr.
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Bill has served corporate clients for over thirty years on domestic and international transactions and as corporate counsel advising on a wide range of legal issues.
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Examples of transactions include the sale of a US-based robotics company with subsidiaries in China and Mexico to a US public company, sale of a US-based pharmaceutical packaging company to a UK public company, sale of a North Carolina based convenience store chain to US based PE buyer, international distribution agreements for a US based medical device company, sale of a statewide North Carolina wine distributor to a US based national beverage distribution company, leveraged ESOP acquisition of US robotics company, debt financing of restaurant chain, sale of affiliated US and UK manufacturing companies to third-party buyer, debt financing of US subsidiary of Asian automotive parts manufacturer, sale of US based veterinary products company to US public company, sale of US based construction services company to a US public company, European distribution agreements for a North Carolina manufacturing company, worldwide software distribution agreement for a North Carolina software developer, merger of a privately-held robotics company with US based public company, formation of a Chinese subsidiary for US company, formation of a Romanian subsidiary for US company, acquisition of a robotics distribution company with operations in the U.S. and Europe, and formation of a US joint venture for international agribusiness company.
Credentials
Education
- Wake Forest University (J.D., M.B.A., B.S)
Admitted to Practice
- North Carolina
Professional Memberships & Activities
- North Carolina Bar Association – former Chair of the Business Law Section, former Co-chair of the Legal Opinions Committee, former Chair of Legislative Committee, former Member of Board of Governors and Finance Committee; American Bar Association – member of Business Law Section (Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, Private Equity Committee, International Transactions Committee and Legal Opinions Committee).
- American Bar Association Member
- Wake County Bar Association member
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© (2007-2027) for Business Organizations, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Recognized by Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” (2006, 2009-2019, 2021-2026)
- Recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers (2009, 2012-2026) for Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, International
- Recognized with a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV Rating™ (2023)
Representative Transactions
- Reorganization of US subsidiaries of a foreign public corporation
- Sale of shares of a North Carolina privately-held robotics company with ESOP shareholders to a US NYSE traded corporation
- Sale of shares of a North Carolina pharmaceutical packaging company to a European based pharmaceutical packaging company
- Sale assets of a North Carolina convenience store chain to a southeast US convenience store chain
- Sale of assets of a North Carolina statewide wine and beer distributor to a national beverage distributor
- Sale of shares of a North Carolina parking and logistics company to a US parking and logistics company
Community Engagement
Active in the community, Bill has served on the Board of the Directors of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), on the Alumni Council of the Wake Forest University Business School, and as an elder at the White Memorial Presbyterian Church, among other activities.