William B. Sheehan

Corporate Partner William Sheehan regularly represents financial institutions and companies in connection with syndicated leveraged finance, direct lending, and other credit transactions. His practice covers a wide range of bank finance—including acquisition-related credit facilities, bridge financings, private credit transactions, general corporate and investment grade transactions, asset-based loans, restructurings and debtor-in-possession financings. He has handled transactions for JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citibank, Royal Bank of Canada, UBS/Credit Suisse and Antares, as well as for other lenders and companies. Lauded by clients as a “super smart lawyer, who’s also thoughtful and commercial,” as well as one who “cuts through issues efficiently,” William is recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” by Legal 500 and is consistently ranked by Chambers USA in Banking & Finance.

Specific transactions include the representation of:

• L3Harris Technologies in connection with its announced signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, a transaction valued at $4.7 billion
• Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch and Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company (and their respective affiliates) as joint lead arrangers, joint bookrunners and initial lenders in a $17 billion bridge credit agreement for Philip Morris International in connection with its announced acquisition of Swedish Match
• Bank of America, as administrative agent, in connection with Oracle Corporation’s $15.7 billion unsecured 364-day delayed draw term loan facility to finance its acquisition of Cerner Corporation and its five year $6 billion unsecured revolving credit facility
• JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, in connection with a committed $40 billion bridge term loan facility for AT&T Inc. to finance its acquisition of Time Warner Inc.
• The lead arrangers under a $3.5 billion bridge term loan facility commitment letter with Marriott International, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
• JPMorgan in arranging a $20 billion revolving dollar and euro credit facility for General Electric Company
• Arrangers, led by JPMorgan, in connection with an amendment and restatement of Arrow Electronics’ $1.5 billion credit facility
• JPMorgan as arranger of $500 million of incremental term loans incurred by JBS USA, LLC
• JPMorgan in connection with a $225 million second lien term loan facility for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
• Teleflex in connection with a new $850 million revolving five-year credit facility
• JPMorgan in acquisition financing in connection with Exco Resources, Inc.’s $1 billion acquisition of assets from Chesapeake Energy Corporation
• JPMorgan in the refinancing of a $200 million term loan facility for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
• JPMorgan in connection with asset-based credit facilities for Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. and Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
• Lenders in connection with the refinancing of Sun Products Corporation’s credit facilities
• JPMorgan in connection with the refinancing of credit facilities by Realogy Group LLCJPMorgan in connection with a $375 million senior secured term loan facility and a $225 million asset-based loan facility for Beechcraft Holdings, LLC in its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy

William received his A.B. from Brown University in 1993 and his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1996, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He is a member of the New York City Bar Association and the American Bar Association. William joined the Firm in 1996.