William Wong | London | Hogan Lovells

William Wong

Associate Corporate & Finance

Languages

English, French

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William Wong
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  • Overview
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William is an associate in our London corporate team. William has extensive experience advising on public mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions. He has advised on major Australian and cross border deals across various industries, including energy and resources, financial services, and industrials. 

Representative experience

Monument Re on the transfer of a €1.4bn legacy life reinsurance portfolio to RGA.

Asurion, a global leader in technology care, support, and protection, on its acquisition of Domestic & General, a major appliance care provider operating across the UK and Europe.

Prax (and the administrators of its upstream business) on the distressed sale of its entire UK North Sea upstream oil and gas business to Serica Energy plc.

The founders and management of Zero100 on a growth investment by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners.

MMG Limited on its acquisition of the Khoemacau copper and silver mine from Global Natural Resource Investments, a UK-based private equity firm.*

Santos Limited on its A$2.2b acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ northern Australian gas assets and business, including the Darwin LNG processing plan, gas pipeline and gas fields.*

ASX-listed Red 5 Limited on its A$2.2b merger by scheme of arrangement with Silver Lake Resources Limited.*

Wesfarmers Limited on its A$775m acquisition of the Western Australian lithium miner, Kidman Resources Limited.*

Westpac Group on the sale of its Australian Life Insurance business to TAL Dai-ichi.*

Archer Capital on the sale of Autopact Pty Limited, one of Australia’s largest motor vehicle dealership groups, to Japanese-listed Optimus Group.*

KKR-backed GenesisCare on the sale of its cardiology and sleep care businesses to Adamantem Capital.*

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Credentials

Education
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Australian National University, 2019
  • Juris Doctor, University of Western Australia, 2018
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law, Finance), University of Western Australia, 2015
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Solicitor, Australia (New South Wales)
Court admissions
  • High Court of Australia
  • Supreme Court of Western Australia
Memberships
  • Law Society of New South Wales