William L. Taylor
Lawyers
Represents clients in all aspects of M&A. Named “Financial Services Dealmaker of the Year” by The Deal in 2020.
Bill represents clients in all aspects of M&A, including public and private transactions, cross-border transactions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, bankruptcy-related M&A transactions, corporate governance matters and shareholder activist situations.
He was named “Financial Services Dealmaker of the Year” by The Deal in 2020.
Experience highlights
- Charles Schwab on its $26 billion acquisition of TD Ameritrade and its $1.8 billion acquisition of brokerage and managed portfolio accounts and other assets of USAA’s Investment Management Company
- General Electric on the $11.1 billion combination of GE Transportation and Wabtec
- TIAA on its $2.5 billion acquisition of EverBank and subsequent sale of TIAA Bank to new investors
- Murphy USA on its $645 million acquisition of QuickChek
- FTS International on its $407.5 million acquisition by ProFrac Holdings
- Contura Energy on its merger with Alpha Natural Resources
- Santander Financial Services on the sale of Island Finance to J.C. Flowers
- Strategic Growth Bank and Strategic Growth Bancorp on their merger with Sunflower Financial
- Various lenders in connection with M&A, governance and related aspects of the following bankruptcies:
- Invacare
- GTT Communications
- Washington Prime Group
- Murray Energy
- GenOn
- Alpha Natural Resources
- Harvey Gulf International Marine
- Cloud Peak
- Deltic Timber on its merger with Potlatch
- C1 Financial on its $402.5 million acquisition by Bank of the Ozarks
- JPMorgan Chase on the sale of a $1.3 billion portfolio of Global Special Opportunities Group assets to Sankaty Advisors
- Sterling Financial on its $2 billion merger with Umpqua Holdings Corporation
- The special committee of the board of directors of SWS Group in connection with the sale of SWS Group to Hilltop Holdings
- ABN AMRO on its $21 billion sale of LaSalle Bank
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the U.S. Treasury’s $250 billion bank capital purchase program
- Strategic Growth Bancorp on its acquisition of Mile High Banks from Big Sandy Holding Co. under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and its acquisition of New Mexico Banquest Corporation
- Comcast on its:
- $72 billion acquisition of AT&T Broadband
- Acquisitions of: cable television operations of Adelphia out of bankruptcy, a controlling interest in E! Entertainment Television (through a joint venture with Disney) and the U.S. cable television operations of Maclean Hunter (through a joint venture with CalPERS)
- Murphy Oil Corporation on its:
- Spinoff of Murphy USA
- Sale of its Meraux refinery to Valero and its Superior refinery to Calumet
- Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises on its:
- Sale to Citizens Communications
- Spinoff of RCN and Cable Michigan
Insights
Credentials
Recognition
Chambers USA – Financial Services Regulation: Financial Institutions M&A
The Deal – “Financial Services Dealmaker of the Year,” 2020
Education
J.D., Yale Law School
- Notes Editor, Yale Law Journal
B.S., University of Kentucky
Clerkships
Law Clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1987-1988
Law Clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1986-1987
Professional history
- Partner, 1995-present
- Davis Polk since 1989
- London office, 1990-1992
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York