William S. Price III

William S. "Bill" Price III is an American businessman, investor, and winemaker. He is one of the three co-founders and a partner emeritus of the private equity firm TPG Capital, formerly known as the Texas Pacific Group.

Early life and education Price was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Hawaii. where he specialized in corporate securities transactions. where he rose to become partner and co-head of the financial services practice. In their first major deal, in 1993 they completed the leveraged buyout of Continental Airlines.

During his tenure, Price was also involved with all of TPG's subsequent investments, most notably Beringer, Petco, Ducati and Grohe.

In 2006, Price announced that he would scale back his work at TPG to focus on personal pursuits, including his holdings in wine vineyards. Kistler Vineyards, Three Sticks Wines and Lutum. He is currently chairman of Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery, and was chairman of Kosta Browne from 2009 through 2015.

Personal life Price lives in Sonoma, California. He is married and has three children.