MANAGING DIRECTOR
William Ullmer has over 20 years of global investment banking experience, advising boards and senior management teams on complex M&A, capital structure and strategic transactions. He has worked in Melbourne, Sydney, New York and London across a broad range of sectors including general industrials, consumer and transport infrastructure
Prior to joining Flagstaff Partners in 2021, William was a Managing Director at Perella Weinberg in New York, where he advised S&P 500 clients predominantly in the general industrials sector. He also led Perella Weinberg’s Japanese cross‑border M&A activities in partnership with Mizuho. Before joining Perella Weinberg in 2013, William was at Gresham Partners in Australia, and began his career as a graduate analyst at UBS in 2006
Since joining Flagstaff, William has advised on a number of high‑profile and complex transactions, including: advising Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook on the A$3bn buy‑out of Star Entertainment’s interest in Queen’s Wharf Brisbane and the associated A$1.2bn refinancing; Orora on the carve‑out and sale of its closures business to Interpack; Beak & Johnston on the carve‑out sale of City Kitchen and B&J New Zealand to Woolworths; Pact Group on its response to the A$922m off‑market takeover offer by Kin Group; Aurizon on the A$925m sale of East Coast Rail to Magnetic Rail Group; and Star Entertainment on its A$800m capital raising and proposed A$17bn merger with Crown Resorts (subsequently withdrawn). William has also advised multiple ASX 100 companies on strategic and capital management reviews
