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Phone: 214.397.0015
Fax: 214.594.5512

William E. Swart

Shareholder

Mr. Swart's practice is focused on private equity transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged financings, and add-on acquisitions.  He is often engaged to provide strategic counsel to portfolio companies, relating to recapitalizations and other liquidity transactions. He regularly counsels boards of directors and executive officers relating to fiduciary duties, interested party transactions and corporate governance issues, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Mr. Swart's areas of emphasis:

  • Private equity
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Commercial Lending
  • Board of director representation

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Dallas Bar Association
  • University of Texas at Dallas School of Arts & Humanities
    • Advisory Board, Chairman
  • The Friends of WRR
    • Board of Directors,
    • Past President
  • St. John’s Episcopal School
    • Past Board of Trustees
  • Preston Hollow Presbyterian School
    • Board of Trustees
    • Past Chairman
  • Dallas Opera
    • Executive Committee, Past Member
  • City of Dallas Cultural Affairs Commission
    • Past Chairman
  • Metropolitan National Bank
    • Past Director

Distinctions

  • Selected for inclusion in 2005 Texas Super Lawyers

Experience

  • Represented private equity fund in sale of the general partner of a publicly traded master limited partnership in $600 million transaction
  • Represented lenders in asset-based and structured finance transactions
  • Represented lender in loans to developer of time-share resorts in the aggregate amount of $70 million
  • Formation of partnerships to serve as platforms for private equity funded acquisitions
  • Represented U.S. hedge fund in Latin American loan transactions
  • Represented media company owned by private equity fund in $70 million financing
  • Represented asset-based lenders in transactions involving loans to retailers, manufacturers, distributors, finance companies, the oil and
    gas industry, and television stations
  • Represented financial institution in sales of commercial and consumer loan pools totaling over $60 million
  • Represented restaurant chain in restructuring of $50 million debt, converting secured debt to equity
  • Handled acquisition of quarrying operation on behalf of British public company in $60 million transaction
  • Represented Japanese trading company in the formation of an international joint venture among domestic and foreign marine
    engine manufacturers and distributors Represented private equity fund seller of midstream gas gathering
    and transmission company in $355 million transaction
  • Represented privately held restaurant chain in the sale of operating assets to a publicly held competitor
  • Represented health insurance company in acquisition of managed mental healthcare provider
  • Represented home décor company owned by private equity fund in the acquisition of manufacturing facilities in Mexico
  • Represented board of directors of SEC reporting company in recapitalization involving $350 million of debt
  • Represented beauty products manufacturer in $25 million equity transaction with private equity fund
  • Handled various debt financing transactions, including acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, loan restructures, syndicated loan
    transactions, and all types of secured and unsecured credit facilities, representing lenders and borrowers

Publications & Presentations

January 2011
2004
University of Texas Mortgage Lending Institute
May 1989
April 1989
1978