Advises on complex mergers and acquisitions, structured equity investments, joint ventures and integrated capital solutions transactions.
Significant experience with private equity investors, asset managers and other investors, and their portfolio companies.
Represents clients across a broad spectrum of industries, particularly conventional and renewable energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology.

Jack advises private equity and strategic clients on a broad array of complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), leveraged buyouts, divestitures, recapitalizations, minority and growth investments and joint ventures (JVs).

Jack's practice also includes bespoke transactions across the capital structure, including preferred equity and hybrid capital investments, restructurings, liability management and distressed M&A.

Jack has experience in wide array of industries, including automotive, business services, consumer goods, construction, data and technology, enterprise software, fintech, health care, hospitality, industrials, infrastructure, insurance, logistics and transportation, manufacturing, media, oil and gas, oilfield services, packaging, renewable energy, retail, technology, and telecom.

Jack was a collegiate swimmer, helping Emory University to three top three NCAA Division III finishes in his four years.

Jack was Akin’s firmwide Pro Bono Associate of the Year in 2021.

Representative Work

Private Equity

Private equity firms and other asset managers, sponsors, and investors in leveraged buyouts, platform investments and add-ons, dispositions, recapitalizations and other portfolio company matters:

Represented EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC, a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners, in its $950-million acquisition of Caprock Midstream Holdings
Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with its leveraged buyout of a family of companies involved in the building materials and packaging verticals.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged buyout of a construction equipment rental business
Represented Main Street Capital Corporation in its leveraged acquisition of Pinnacle Plastics, Inc. and Integrity Plastics, Inc.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its sale of a mapping and geographic information system (GIS) database services company.
Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with the acquisition of a waste and recycling company.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged buyout of a leading provider to HVAC rental equipment for industrial and commercial customers. Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged buyout of a distressed automotive concern.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged buyout of a distributor of electrical wire and cable products.
Represented a portfolio company of a private equity group, in its acquisition by merger of an oilfield services company, establishing a leading independent global provider of high-value oilfield products and technical services
Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged buyout of a construction services business.

Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged acquisition of a petroleum and car wash service.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged acquisitions of automotive, construction, consumer electronics, life sciences companies, a compensation consultancy, a market research firm, and a processor and distributor of food products.
Represented a private equity sponsor in a minority recapitalization of a staffing and recruiting company.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its acquisition and reorganization of a leading franchisor platform of home services brands.
Represented a private markets investment firm in its recapitalization of an existing energy transition joint venture.

Capital Solutions / Hybrid Capital

Top private credit funds and other asset managers in hybrid capital financings and innovative capital solutions - often in the form of preferred stock, structured equity, debt-like preferred equity or other alternative financings:

Represented Blackstone Credit (formerly GSO Capital Partners) in connection with a $1.6-billion preferred equity investment in Targa Badlands LLC
Represented Blackstone Credit (formerly GSO Capital Partners) in its $500 million preferred equity investment in Elevation Midstream LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Extraction Oil & Gas Inc.
Represented a sovereign wealth fund as the lead investor in a $725-million preferred equity financing round in a fintech leader that operates a global insurance brokerage.
Represented Invesco Senior Secured Management in a preferred equity investment in Franklin Energy, a provider of tech-enabled sustainable energy management solutions.
Represented Vista Credit Partners in its $223-million growth investment in Rocket Lawyer Incorporated.
Represented Vista Credit Partners in its $150 million preferred equity investment in VideoAMP, an adtech company providing measurement, data and software solutions for the advertising ecosystem.
Represented Kennedy Lewis Investment Management in its $60-million growth investment in EchoNous, the leader in portable artificial intelligence-guided ultrasound tools and software.
Represented a private markets investment firm in its preferred equity commitment and structured acquisition financing with respect to a telecom business.
Represented a private markets investment firm in its preferred equity commitment and structured acquisition financing with respect to a solar facility.
Represented an asset manager in its $30 million structured equity acquisition financing.

Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions

Strategic buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and recapitalizations:

Represented EOG Resources, Inc. in its acquisition of Encino Acquisition Partners from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Encino Energy for $5.6 billion.
Represented Energy Harbor on a series of asset divestitures for a transition to carbon free energy.
Represented SLB in its acquisition of Gyrodata Incorporated, a global company specializing in gyroscopic wellbore positioning and survey technology.
Represented a public oil and gas company in its joint venture with a company backed by a financial sponsor in the west coast retail and wholesale fuel distribution business.
Represented Noventis, an electronic payments network that was focused on optimizing payments delivery solutions, in its merger agreement with WEX Inc., a corporate payments solution provider.
Represented a public oil and gas company in its acquisition of a low carbon fuels, oil and lubricants sales and distribution business
Represented a real estate firm in the consolidation of $1.3 billion in solar, battery storage and transmission assets totaling over 1GW into a new growth platform.
Advised a green energy construction company in its sale to a building industry solutions company.

Corporate Venture Capital / Growth Investment

Venture funds, growth-equity investors, and other asset managers and investors—as well as startups and entrepreneurs starting businesses—in growth equity, venture capital and other growth capital financings:

Represented a family office in its $100 million preferred equity financing to support fiber-to-the-premise deployments
Represented a private fund in its $125 million Series C preferred equity investment in a communications technology venture.
Represented a private fund in a Series B preferred equity investment in a healthcare company.
Represented a public company as the lead investor in a corporate venture capital Series A preferred investment in an early-stage sustainable energy technology company and related commercial arrangements.

Additional Representative Experience

Represented an ad hoc group of creditors in the restructuring of a manufacturer and distributor of healthcare technology and equipment.
Represented an informal group of second lien creditors of Cobalt International Energy in a Section 363 bid auction for offshore deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets totaling $578 million.

Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged acquisition of a petroleum and car wash service.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its leveraged acquisitions of automotive, construction, consumer electronics, life sciences companies, a compensation consultancy, a market research firm, and a processor and distributor of food products.
Represented a private equity sponsor in a minority recapitalization of a staffing and recruiting company.
Represented a private equity sponsor in its acquisition and reorganization of a leading franchisor platform of home services brands.
Represented a private markets investment firm in its recapitalization of an existing energy transition joint venture.

Capital Solutions / Hybrid Capital

Represented Blackstone Credit (formerly GSO Capital Partners) in connection with a $1.6-billion preferred equity investment in Targa Badlands LLC
Represented Blackstone Credit (formerly GSO Capital Partners) in its $500 million preferred equity investment in Elevation Midstream LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Extraction Oil & Gas Inc.
Represented a sovereign wealth fund as the lead investor in a $725-million preferred equity financing round in a fintech leader that operates a global insurance brokerage.
Represented Invesco Senior Secured Management in a preferred equity investment in Franklin Energy, a provider of tech-enabled sustainable energy management solutions.
Represented Vista Credit Partners in its $223-million growth investment in Rocket Lawyer Incorporated.
Represented Vista Credit Partners in its $150 million preferred equity investment in VideoAMP, an adtech company providing measurement, data and software solutions for the advertising ecosystem.
Represented Kennedy Lewis Investment Management in its $60-million growth investment in EchoNous, the leader in portable artificial intelligence-guided ultrasound tools and software.
Represented a private markets investment firm in its preferred equity commitment and structured acquisition financing with respect to a telecom business.
Represented a private markets investment firm in its preferred equity commitment and structured acquisition financing with respect to a solar facility.
Represented an asset manager in its $30 million structured equity acquisition financing.

Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions

Strategic buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and recapitalizations:

Represented EOG Resources, Inc. in its acquisition of Encino Acquisition Partners from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Encino Energy for $5.6 billion.
Represented Energy Harbor on a series of asset divestitures for a transition to carbon free energy.
Represented SLB in its acquisition of Gyrodata Incorporated, a global company specializing in gyroscopic wellbore positioning and survey technology.
Represented a public oil and gas company in its joint venture with a company backed by a financial sponsor in the west coast retail and wholesale fuel distribution business.
Represented Noventis, an electronic payments network that was focused on optimizing payments delivery solutions, in its merger agreement with WEX Inc., a corporate payments solution provider.
Represented a public oil and gas company in its acquisition of a low carbon fuels, oil and lubricants sales and distribution business
Represented a real estate firm in the consolidation of $1.3 billion in solar, battery storage and transmission assets totaling over 1GW into a new growth platform.
Advised a green energy construction company in its sale to a building industry solutions company.

Corporate Venture Capital / Growth Investment

Represented a family office in its $100 million preferred equity financing to support fiber-to-the-premise deployments
Represented a private fund in its $125 million Series C preferred equity investment in a communications technology venture.
Represented a private fund in a Series B preferred equity investment in a healthcare company.
Represented a public company as the lead investor in a corporate venture capital Series A preferred investment in an early-stage sustainable energy technology company and related commercial arrangements.

Additional Representative Experience

Represented an ad hoc group of creditors in the restructuring of a manufacturer and distributor of healthcare technology and equipment.
Represented an informal group of second lien creditors of Cobalt International Energy in a Section 363 bid auction for offshore deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets totaling $578 million.