Gerry L. Williams is a partner in DLA Piper's Corporate and Private Equity group, based in the Atlanta office.

Mr. Williams represents private equity funds and Fortune 1000 and middle-market companies in matters involving mergers and acquisitions, securities and general corporate matters and cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures, primarily in Asia. Mr. Williams has also counseled multiple clients in structuring entities to be certified as minority business enterprises.

Mr. Williams has been named among Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend magazine and as an On the Rise Attorney by the Fulton County Daily Report. He has also been named a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Summary of Relevant Experience

• Regularly represents nationally known private equity funds and sellers selling to such funds in M&A and governance matters, including M&A transactions for aggregate consideration exceeding US$1.5 billion in the last five years
• Serves as outside general counsel to various public and private companies, including in connection with M&A transactions
• Among the clients he has represented in various industries are:
  • A US$1 billion private equity fund in the acquisition of a financial services company
  • A Florida-based public company in multiple M&A transactions in the transportation and logistics industry
  • A US$300 million private equity fund in multiple platform acquisitions
  • A US$230 million private equity fund in multiple platform acquisitions
  • Multiple independent sponsors in platform acquisitions
  • An NYSE-listed Fortune 500 company in the acquisition of its franchises in the tire retread business for an aggregate purchase price exceeding US$135 million
  • A China-based public company in the leveraged acquisition of a consumer electronic products company with revenue of US$150 million
  • A US public company in the acquisition of a staffing company based in Shanghai, China and
  • A private equity fund in the acquisition of a government-owned beverage company based in Beijing