Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson, a senior managing director, heads global Activism/Raid Defense and the Strategic, Defense & Shareholder Advisory practice.

Mr. Anderson advises companies worldwide across all industries in connection with M&A, activism/raid defense, special committee situations, corporate governance issues, cross-border transactions, contested shareholder situations and preparing for hostile activity.

Notable M&A and spinoff transactions include Anadarko/Occidental Petroleum, Aerojet Rocketdyne/L3Harris, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Celgene, Chevron/Hess, Cimarex Energy/Cabot Oil & Gas, CoreLogic/Stone Point, Envision/KKR, Grubhub/Just Eat Takeaway.com, Jazz/GW Pharmaceuticals, Medivation/Sanofi, Nuance/Microsoft, MTS Systems/Amphenol, Pinnacle Foods/Conagra Brands, Synopsys/Ansys, United Technologies/Raytheon, US Steel/Nippon Steel, WageWorks/HealthEquity and Whole Foods/Amazon.com.

Mr. Anderson pioneered the practice of activism defense and has advised over 500 companies facing activists or strategic raids, including many of the largest proxy fights and raid defenses over the past two decades, and over 20 recent special committee matters.

Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Anderson led Goldman Sachs defense practice and served as an M&A partner, was an M&A attorney for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, was a CPA for Coopers & Lybrand and served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve. He is a member of the firm’s Leadership Committee and the co-head of Evercore’s Veterans Network.

Mr. Anderson earned a Juris Doctor (magna cum laude and Order of the Coif) and a B.S.B.A. in accounting and history (magna cum laude) from Georgetown University. He has published articles and speaks frequently on M&A, hostile activity and board/shareholder matters.