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Provided by William Hanson
Agriculture & Timberland
Corporate
ERISA Fiduciary
Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
REITs
Will focuses his practice on representing institutional investors in private equity investments, with a concentration in secondaries, LP investments, equity co-investments and private investment fund formation. Will leads the firm’s secondaries group. He also regularly represents financial institutions in secured and unsecured financing transactions. Will has broad experience in advising investment managers in alternative asset classes, with a particular emphasis on timberland and agricultural investing.
Will is admitted in Massachusetts.
Boston Bar Association
French
Represented an institutional investor in the sale of a $1.25 billion portfolio of over 60 limited partnership interests
Represented an institutional investor in the acquisition of a $600 million portfolio of over 65 limited partnership interests
Represented a global commercial timberland and farmland investment management firm in the structuring, launch and closing of an open-ended timberland and farmland investment fund, with private REIT and non-REIT subsidiary portfolio companies and aggregate offering proceeds in excess of $1.3 billion to date
Regularly represents institutional investors in the consummation of primary private equity investments and co-investments
Regularly represents financial institutions with commitments to over 250 syndicated credit facilities
Boston College Law School
J.D.
Dartmouth College
B.A.
Ranked in Banking and Finance (Including Restructuring)
The Legal 500 Boston Elite
2026
Provided by Chambers
William Hanson of Sullivan & Worcester advises both sponsors and investors on the formation of private equity funds targeting a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on the food and beverage industry.
Provided by Chambers
Will Hanson is knowledgeable, efficient and listens patiently when we discuss issues. He ensures that what we need is appropriate to our business plan.
Will Hanson is knowledgeable, efficient and listens patiently when we discuss issues. He ensures that what we need is appropriate to our business plan.