William Smolinski advises clients on the federal tax implications of a broad range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, acquisition finance and securities offerings, as well as in connection with the structuring and formation of private investment funds. William has advised some of the world’s most prominent private equity sponsors in connection with the tax aspects of transactions across numerous industries, including infrastructure and consumer products and services.
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Work Highlights
- EQT in connection with the formation and raising of EQT Infrastructure V, EQT Infrastructure IV, EQT IX and EQT VIII
- CVC in connection with the formation and raising of CVC Capital Partners VIII, CVC Capital Partners VII, CVC Capital Partners Asia V and CVC Growth Partners II
- Nebula Caravel Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by True Wind Capital, in its business combination agreement with A Place for Rover, Inc.
- KKR and BlackRock in their $4 billion pipeline infrastructure deal with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
- Blackstone in its €12.25 billion sale of Logicor to China Investment Corporation
Education
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University of Chicago Law School, 2015 J.D.
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Cornell University, 2012 B.A.
William Smolinski is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s New York office and is a member of the Firm’s Tax Department. He advises clients on a broad range of transactions, including the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, acquisition finance and securities offerings. William’s experience includes representations involving clients such as Blackstone, Bridgepoint, Cinven, CVC Capital Partners, EQT, KKR and Macquarie.
William advises, among others, several of the Firm’s private equity, infrastructure, credit and secondaries funds clients, including Apax Partners, Bridgepoint, Cinven, Coller Capital, CVC Capital Partners, EMH Partners, EQT, Hedosophia, Macquarie and Morgan Stanley, on tax matters related to the structuring of private investment funds and their investments and co-investment arrangements, as well as other aspects of private investing in alternative asset classes.
William’s recent work highlights include advising:
- Nebula Caravel Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by True Wind Capital, in its business combination agreement with A Place for Rover, Inc.
- Silver Lake in its announced strategic growth investment in Relativity
- KKR and BlackRock in their $4 billion pipeline infrastructure deal with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
- True Wind Capital in its equity investment, alongside FTV Capital, in Sysnet Global Solutions
- Blackstone in its €12.25 billion sale of Logicor to China Investment Corporation
- CVC in the establishment of CVC Capital Partners VIII, CVC Capital Partners VII, CVC Capital Partners Asia V and CVC Growth Partners II
- EQT in connection with the formation and raising of EQT Infrastructure V, EQT Infrastructure VI, EQT IX and EQT VIII
- Cinven in connection with establishment of the Seventh Cinven Fund
- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in connection with the formation of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners IV
- Bridgepoint in a strategic minority investment by Dyal Partners
William received his B.A. from Cornell University in 2012 and his J.D. from University of Chicago Law School in 2015, where he was awarded the Entrepreneur’s Advocate Award from the Institute for Justice. William is admitted to practice in New York.