The seasoned transactional lawyers bring decades of combined experience across private equity, M&A and corporate advisory, reinforcing the firm’s strategic growth in the Texas market.
Global law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher have appointed a trio of private equity transactional lawyers to its corporate and financial services department as partners. Jesse Betts, Jessica Hammons and Nathan Meredith will be based in the firm’s Dallas office.
Betts joins from international law firm Akin where he spent just over four years. Prior to this, Betts served almost 15 years at law firm Thompson & Knight (now known as Holland & Knight). He represents high-net-worth individuals, management teams and private equity sponsors across a variety of industries such as oil and gas, logistics, manufacturing, medical devices and technology on corporate matters. Within his wheelhouse, Betts advises on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, compliance, internal restructurings, joint ventures, venture capital investments and more.
Of his new position, Betts commented: “The opportunity to partner and collaborate with this group of distinguished and trusted advisors, many of whom I have known for years, is truly inspiring. Willkie’s dedication to the Texas market and excellence in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets perfectly complements our clients’ needs and my professional goals.”
Hammons career development mirrors Betts’, having served over 18 years at Thompson & Holland, and a further four years at Akin. Her practice focuses on public and private mergers, private equity investments, public and private securities offerings, corporate governance and other corporate matters. She also advises across several industries including financial services, manufacturing and energy.
Meredith also spent time at Thompson & Knight, and most recently served five years at global law firm A&O Shearman. He guides private equity funds and publicly and privately held companies through portfolio company investments, joint ventures, commercial transactions and other corporate matters, across the infrastructure, energy, technology and manufacturing sectors.
Managing partner of the firm’s Dallas office Holt Foster said: “The addition of Jesse, Jessica and Nathan further strengthens Willkie’s first in class transactional team in Dallas and continues the momentum of our Dallas office, which has welcomed several impressive lateral partners in recent months. Many Willkie partners in Dallas, including myself, worked with Jesse, Jessica and Nathan previously and know them to be premier transactional practitioners who are trusted advisors to their clients. We are thrilled to be working with them again. They have deep market knowledge and extensive experience that will complement our strong M&A and private equity capabilities in Texas and across the Firm.”
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