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Will McDonald is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Private and Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions practice groups. Will advises strategic and private equity clients on public and private M&A and corporate finance transactions, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border M&A. He advises across multiple industries, including aerospace and defence, real estate, industrials and consumer. He has worked for many years with US private equity firms on their US and cross-border investments into EMEA. Will has particular experience in UK public M&A, having been seconded for two years to the UK Takeover Panel as a case officer. During his time at the Panel, he regulated more than 250 transactions governed by the Takeover Code, including Anheuser-Busch InBev's £71 billion offer for SABMiller, the UK’s largest takeover. Will received a M.A. Hons. in History (first class) from the Universities of Edinburgh and Washington in 2004 and a Graduate Diploma in Law with commendation from BPP Law School in 2005. He completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School in 2006. He is admitted to practice in England and Wales. Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Will was a partner in the mergers and acquisitions practice of another major international law firm.
