Bill Swart

About Bill Swart

Bill Swart provides transactional counsel to middle-market and early stage companies in a variety of industries, including healthcare, technology, consumer products and energy. During his extensive career as a corporate attorney in Dallas, Bill has put his experience and perspective to good use in addressing his clients’ most critical concerns, whether in connection with a sale transaction, a growth strategy or a recapitalization. Clients often say that they consider Bill a trusted advisor and rely heavily on his understanding of their objectives and risk tolerance when planning their strategies. His nuanced understanding of private equity structures and conventions allows him to manage expectations among buyers, sellers, lenders, management and other parties to complex transactions.Bill is frequently called upon to represent boards of directors and management teams in circumstances in which such clients need independent counsel. Examples include interested party transactions and other transactions in which there are delicate or contentious governance issues.In today’s economy, many successful professionals are leaving established private equity funds and hedge funds to create their own private investment platform or family office. In that sector Bill has represented a number of founders of new funds and fund-less sponsors, both in establishing new platforms as well as in exiting their existing firms. He has also represented major investors in such funds or in specific acquisitions made by private equity funds.

Experience

1. Shareholder

   Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.

   Mar 2021 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   For decades, business owners, executives and investors have turned to Munsch Hardt for expert advice and counsel related to the acquisition or disposition of mature businesses and their assets. Although we represent multi-billion dollar conglomerates and other large business enterprises, our emphasis in transactional matters is on the middle-market – primarily private companies at various stages of growth, conducting transactions valued between $10 MM and $500 MM. This frequently leads to negotiating multistate, cross-border transactions on both the buy and sell side.Our attorneys are experienced in guiding deals through virtually any transaction or financing structure your company may wish to pursue. From deal inception to business integration, our attorneys provide start to finish assistance with structuring, negotiating and closing the deal. Our attorneys also offer in-depth experience in representing both domestic and international funds with formation and compliance matters. We also assist funds with their own capital needs by working with fund sponsors, as well as institutional funds and individual investors. By regularly representing both fund clients and investors, we understand concerns from both sides of a transaction – the importance of deal flow for investors and the importance of access to capital for companies. Our corporate attorneys also advise on the practical aspects of organizing and operating a fund, while also capturing the pulse of market conditions and identifying the relative bargaining power of all interested parties.

Education

• Texas Tech University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1972 — 1975

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  1976 — 1978

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Humanities - Studies in Literature

  2017

Skills

• Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Financial Structuring
• Acquisitions
• Business Transactions
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Creditors' Rights
• Private Equity
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation
• Corporate Law