William Tong
Advises clients on transactions including private and public M&A, early-stage and growth equity financings and investments, joint ventures and restructuring.
William advises private equity, corporate and investment banking clients on a wide range of transactions, including private and public M&A, early-stage and growth equity financings and investments, joint ventures and restructuring matters. He has handled matters across multiple industries, with extensive experience in the fintech, consumer retail and financial services sectors. He also has particular experience advising on Chinese outbound investments into Europe.
He was named among MergerLinks’ 2023 “Rising Stars: Top UK PE Lawyers.”
Experience
Fintech & Cryptocurrency
Consumer Products and Retail
Tech, Media & Telecom
- MSCI acquisition of Foxberry
- Cubic Telecom €473 million strategic investment by SoftBank
- MSCI acquisition of Trove Research
- Tencent €300 million investment in Ubisoft
- Advice to Whitney Wolfe Herd on Blackstone majority investment in MagicLab
- Amdocs $188 million acquisition of MYCOM OSI
- SS&C Technologies acquisition of Hubwise
- Davis Polk Advises Comodo on the Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Comodo Certificate Authority by Francisco Partners
Financial Services
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Public Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets
Insights
Recognition
MergerLinks – “Rising Stars: Top UK PE Lawyers,” 2023
Legal 500 UK – “William Tong is highly experienced in fintech and insurance transactions.”
Education
Prior experience
- Slaughter and May, 2010-2013
Qualifications and admissions
- England and Wales