About
William Akman is Director of Assistant European Legal Counsel at Advent. He specializes in private equity, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and strategic advisory matters.
Experience
- AdventDirector - Assistant European Legal Counselcurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- AdventLegal Counsel2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPPrivate Equity Associate2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Morrison & Foerster LLPM&A Associate2018 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Morrison & Foerster LLPTraining Contract2016 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Ghana National Petroleum CorporationInternship (Legal and Commercial)2012Tema, Ghana
Education
- The University of LawLPC MSc, Law2015 — 2016
- Cardiff University / Prifysgol CaerdyddBachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law2011 — 2014
- Dame Alice Owen's SchoolA-levels2009 — 2011
- Ghana International School2004 — 2009
Skills & more
Project Management6Commercial Awareness9Legal Research9Networking9Project Coordination3Team Building2Start-ups3Marketing Strategy2Social Networking4Event Planning5Marketing4Research14
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Colleagues at Advent International
Adele Aviles
Senior Associate at Advent International
Akshay Alladi
Senior Director at Advent International
Andres Aybar
Director at Advent International
Andrew Li
Managing Director at Advent International
Brenno Raiko
Managing Director at Advent International
Bryan Taylor
Managing Partner at Advent International
Chris Egan
Managing Partner at Advent International
Christian Alba
Vice President at Advent International
Frequently asked questions
- Where does William Akman work?
- William Akman is Director at Advent International.
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