William W. Hooper

Partner,

Atlanta

Phone: +1 404 881 4697
Email: will.hooper@alston.com

Will is an M&A and capital markets attorney with a depth of experience in the banking, fintech, and payments industries. Public and private companies rely on Will to guide them through complex strategic transactions, both in the United States and abroad.

Payments and Fintech

Represented a global merchant acquirer in its acquisition of a well-known and established payments gateway business in the UK and Ireland.
Represented a global financial services company in its acquisition of a provider of loyalty solutions for merchants and consumers.
Represented CPS Payment Services in its $78 million sale to Repay Holdings Corp.
Represented a global merchant acquirer in its acquisition of a point-of-sale software provider with operations in the United States, Belize, Ireland, and Lithuania.
Represented a global merchant acquirer in its acquisition of numerous merchant portfolios in the United States and the UK.
Represented a global merchant acquirer in its acquisition of a payment technology company in Norway.
Represented top U.S. retailers in the negotiation of key payment processing agreements.
Represented numerous merchant acquirors, payment facilitators, and ISOs in negotiating key commercial agreements and strategic partnerships.
Represented a global payments company in its acquisition of a payment technology company in Gibraltar.
Regulatory counsel to a B2B payments company in its $300 million private capital raise.

Capital Markets

Represented Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc. in its $65 million public offering of subordinated notes.
Represented The First Bancshares Inc. in its $65 million private placement of subordinated notes and subsequent exchange offer for identical registered subordinated notes.
Represented Northpointe Bancshares Inc. in the private placement of $95 million of depositary shares representing 1/40th of a share of its non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, series B.
Represented The First Bancshares Inc. in its $50.8 million follow-on offering of shares of its common stock.
Represented one of the largest banks in the United States in a minority investment in a health care payments company.
Represented a wealth management company in a $50 million private recapitalization.
Represented investors and issuers in numerous recapitalizations of banks and bank holding companies involving issuances of voting and non-voting equity securities.
Counsel to underwriters and placement agents in numerous public and private offerings of equity and debt securities.
Counsel to numerous bank holding companies in public and private securities offerings, including common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, and debt.

Bank M&A

Counsel to The First Bancshares Inc. in seven acquisitions of other community banks.
Counsel to SmartFinancial Inc. in its acquisition of Progressive Financial Group Inc. and the pending acquisition of Sevier County Bancshares Inc.
Counsel to FB Financial Corporation in its acquisition of Clayton Bank and American City Bank.
Counsel to one of the largest banks in the United States in its disposition of its health savings account line of business.
Counsel to Piedmont Bancorp Inc. in its acquisitions of WestSide Bank and Mountain Valley Bank.
Counsel to CoastalSouth Bancshares Inc. in its acquisition of Foothills Financial Corporation.
Counsel to FirstSouth Bancorp Inc. in its sale to First-Citizens Financial Corporation.
Counsel to Charter Financial Corp. in its sale to Centerstate Bank Corporation.

William W. Hooper

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