William R.Stewart Jr. (Bill)

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Bill Stewart has represented private equity funds and privately held companies in hundreds of closed transactions, including leveraged buyouts, sales, equity recapitalizations, minority investments, and other equity financings. In addition to his transactional work, Bill provides practical, efficient corporate counseling to dozens of companies in a wide range of industries.

The private equity funds with which Bill has worked include Blue Point Capital Partners, Centre Lane Partners, Crestline Investors, Cyprium Partners, Edgewater Capital Partners, High Road Capital Partners, Kirtland Capital Partners, PNC Erieview Capital, Primus Capital, Resilience Capital Partners, Tecum Capital, and The Riverside Company.

In addition to representing private equity funds and their portfolio companies, Bill represents family- and founder-owned businesses in a variety of matters, including transformative sale transactions.

Bill is active in his hometown community and is the immediate past chair of the board of directors of The Children's Museum of Cleveland as well as the immediate past president of the board of trustees of the Yale Alumni Association of Cleveland. Bill is also a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2019.

Experience

  • High Road Capital portfolio company acquires HTE TechnologiesJones Day advised High Road Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company John Henry Foster Minnesota, Inc. of HTE Technologies, a leading automation supplier operating in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois.
  • Direct lender provides $87 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed provider of medical supplies to companies in commercial cruise and shipping industriesJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, collateral agent, sole lead arranger, and lender, in connection with a $87 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large private equity sponsored company that provides medical supplies to companies in the commercial cruise and shipping industries.
  • Riverside exits G&A PartnersJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the sale of its investment in G&A Partners, Inc., a leading national professional employer organization (PEO) and human capital management provider, to global alternative asset management firm TPG.
  • ONCAP sells medical division to BiomericsJones Day advised ONCAP in the sale by portfolio company Precision Concepts International of its medical division to Biomerics, a portfolio company of Wasatch Equity Partners.
  • High Road Capital portfolio company acquires Color Putty Co., Inc.Jones Day advised High Road Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company U-C Coatings, LLC of the Color Putty product line, a manufacturing and distribution company specializing in the water- and oil-based putties used for woodwork, flooring, furniture, recreational vehicles, and cabinetry.
  • High Road Capital portfolio company acquires DevLinks, LtdJones Day advised High Road Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company John Henry Foster Minnesota, Inc. of DevLinks, Ltd, a leading systems integrator providing full-service automation solutions to include design, integration, and installation with emphasis on the plastics industry.
  • Real Alloy sells European business to SpeiraJones Day advised Real Alloy Holding, LLC in the sale of its European aluminum and magnesium recycling operations to Speira GmbH, an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners.
  • Direct lender provides $151 million senior secured credit facility to private equity-backed API integration platformJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, sole lead arranger, and bookrunner, in connection with a $151 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large private equity sponsored company that provides a SaaS platform for building, deploying, and managing integrations between software applications.
  • Hileman Group sells Company to Global PrairieJones Day advised Hileman Group, a fast-growing marketing technology firm serving leading healthcare, life sciences, higher education, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, and FinTech organizations, in the sale of the Company to Global Prairie, a 100% employee-owned international marketing consultancy.
  • High Road Capital portfolio company acquires Accu Tech USAJones Day advised High Road Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company John Henry Foster Minnesota, Inc. of Accu Tech USA, known nationally for delivering customizable automation and motion control products, and providing engineering support including application design, selection of products, and project implementation.
  • LUX Global Label sells company to Multi-Color CorporationJones Day advised LUX Global Label, a leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, and security solutions, in its sale to Multi-Color Corporation.
  • Alternative investment management firm acquires leading provider of static and electronic outdoor advertising in Commonwealth of Puerto RicoJones Day advised an alternative investment management firm in the acquisition and senior debt financing of a leading provider of static and electronic outdoor advertising in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  • High Road Capital portfolio company acquires PTS ProductsJones Day advised High Road Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company John Henry Foster Minnesota, Inc. of PTS Products, Inc., known nationally for manufacturing and building custom enclosures and electrical control panels while providing assembly (electrical, wire harness and cables) for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS).
  • Global internet infrastructure provider acquires nine data centersJones Day advised a global internet infrastructure provider in the acquisition of nine data centers, including colocation and related network services.
  • Tecum Capital invests in Keystone FoamJones Day advised Tecum Capital in its investment in Keystone Foam PA, LLC, formerly known as Keystone Foam Corporation, a fabricator of proprietary custom foam products for various end markets.
  • Resilience Capital Partners sells Trialon Corporation to Element Materials TechnologyJones Day advised Resilience Capital Partners in the sale of Trialon, a leading provider of testing and technical services including environmental, EMC, materials and vibration testing serving primarily the transportation industry, to Element Materials Technology.
  • Selman & Company, LLC sold to One80 IntermediariesJones Day advised Selman & Company, LLC (SelmanCo) in connection with the sale of SelmanCo to One80 Intermediaries, Inc.
  • Direct lender provides $100 million term loan facility to designer and developer of enterprise softwareJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, collateral agent, and sole lead arranger, in connection with a $80 million senior secured term loan facility and $20 million senior secured delayed draw term loan facility provided to a designer and developer of enterprise software, the proceeds of which were used, in part, to finance the acquisition of a data technology provider.
  • Global Medical Response acquires GrandView AviationJones Day advised Global Medical Response in the acquisition of GrandView Aviation, a leading North American organ procurement transport aviation company with 130 employees and a fleet of Phenom 300 aircraft.
  • High Road Capital portfolio company acquires Sensors Incorporated and Sensors IntegrationJones Day represented High Road Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company John Henry Foster Minnesota, Inc. of Sensors Incorporated and Sensors Integration, affiliated industrial distribution companies specializing in machine vision systems, barcode scanners/readers, and industrial sensors.
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