William A. Curran
Lawyers
Advises on federal income tax aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A deals and global financings and restructurings.
Public and private clients turn to Bill for guidance on the federal income tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and spinoffs. He also advises on financings and restructurings that span the globe.
Bill is recognized by Chambers USA. He regularly speaks at conferences on tax strategies involving cross-border transactions and restructurings.
Experience
M&A
- Truist’s:
- $15.5 billion sale of remaining stake in Truist Insurance to investor group
- $1.95 billion sale of a stake in Truist Insurance to Stone Point Capital
- sale of Sterling Capital Management to Guardian Capital
- Summit Materials’:
- $11.5 billion acquisition by Quikrete Holdings
- $3.2 billion combination with Argos USA
- GE’s:
- spin-off of GE Transportation and Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Wabtec
- strategic realignment of GE Capital
- Novo Nordisk’s:
- $9.1 billion bid to acquire Metsera
- $11 billion acquisition of certain Catalent sites
- Elliott’s:
- $1 billion strategic investment in Pinterest
- sale of AC Milan to RedBird Capital Partners
- acquisition of majority interest in American Greetings
- AkzoNobel’s $25 billion merger of equals with Axalta Coating Systems
- Livent’s $10.6 billion merger of equals with Allkem
- SMBC Aviation Capital’s $7.4 billion acquisition of Air Lease
- Arcadium Lithium’s $6.7 billion sale to Rio Tinto
- Nuvei’s $6.3 billion going private acquisition by Advent International
- Owens Corning’s $3.9 billion acquisition of Masonite International
- PepsiCo’s $3.85 billion acquisition of Rockstar Energy Beverages
- HNI’s $2.2 billion acquisition of Steelcase
- Novo Biomedical’s $2.2 billion sale to Advanced Instruments
- Semrush Holdings’ $1.9 billion sale to Adobe
- Mastercard’s $1.8 billion acquisition of BVNK
- Dollar Tree’s $1 billion divestiture of Family Dollar
- Mobileye’s $900 million acquisition of Mentee Robotics
- FMC’s $252 million sale of FMC India to Crystal Crop Protection
- Williams on several transactions, including its $1.95 billion acquisition of natural gas storage assets from Hartree
- Sun Pharmaceutical’s acquisitions of Taro Pharmaceutical and Concert Pharmaceuticals
- Airbus’ acquisition of certain Spirit AeroSystems activities
- Kemmerer family’s sale of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
- Cerberus Capital Managements’ acquisitions and investments
Capital Markets
- Securities offerings for Arxis, Assurant, Capital One, Emera, HNI, Lucid Group, Marsh McLennan, Mastercard, Mobileye, Murphy Oil and Upgrade
Restructurings
- Advised borrowers and lenders on restructurings of Ferrellgas Partners, Neovia Logistics, Purdue Pharma, Revlon, Riverbed Technology and Virgin Orbit
IP & Commercial Transactions
- GSK’s:
- collaborations with Flagship Pioneering and CAMP4 Therapeutics
- strategic alliance with Vesalius Therapeutics
- AbelZeta and Oruka Therapeutics on commercial transactions and licensings
Insights
News
Recognition
Chambers USA – Tax, New York
MergerLinks – “Top Tax Lawyers in North America,” 2021 and 2024
Education
J.D., New York University School of Law
- magna cum laude
- Notes Editor, New York University Law Review
B.A., Economics/Government, Dartmouth College
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York