Experience
Leveraging his acquired expertise in a law firm, in an audit firm and in an investment bank, William also developed a strong experience in the analysis of the public incentives to promote private investment in Africa.
Before joining SouthBridge, William collaborated with the Office of the Prime Minister as a technical advisor in charge of relations with private investors.
Previously, William worked at Deloitte within the team dedicated to francophone Africa, before joining Dentons Paris as a senior collaborator. William started his career as a financial jurist in investment banks such as Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank and HSBC France.
Within the SouthBridge leadership, William is in charge of M&A operations, project finance, structuring of investment funds and the management of private and institutional investors relationships.
William holds a public law Doctorate from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, a Master 2 in fiscal law from the same university and the Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat (“CAPA”) which he obtained from l’Ecole de Formation professionnelle des Barreaux de la Cour d’Appel de Paris (“EFB”). He also holds an Executive Education in Mergers & Acquisitions: Strategy, Execution and Post-Merger Management from Harvard Business School.
William has written several articles and studies on regulations in francophone Africa.
Education
- Executive Education, M&A
Harvard Business School - PhD in Public Law
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Master 2 in fiscal Law
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat (“CAPA”)
Ecole de formation professionnelle des barreaux de la cour d’appel de Paris (“EFB”)
Expertise
- Fund structuring
- Debt Restructuring
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Publications
- La protection des investisseurs étrangers par les codes des investissements en Afrique Francophone
Recueil PENANT N° 888 (2014) - L’extension du droit des affaires de l’OHADA à la franchise : une réforme nécessaire
Revue juridique et fiscale d’Afrique Francophone (2014) - Les principales innovations de la loi de finances pour 2014 en Guinée Conakry
Revue juridique et fiscale d’Afrique Francophone (2014) - Deux nouveaux Codes des investissements en Afrique francophone relancent la concurrence fiscale
La lettre de Deloitte en Afrique francophone (2013) - Les points clés de la réforme OHADA
La lettre de Deloitte en Afrique francophone (2013) - Doctorat Droit Public et Fiscal
Le rôle des Codes des investissements dans les politiques de développement des pays d’Afrique francophone (2012)