Private Equity
Global Connections. Experience. Excellence.
Whether you’re working on small, mid-market or billion dollar transactions, Jackson Walker offers extensive experience representing hundreds of private equity firms in complex transactions in a variety of industries. We excel in serving all private equity legal needs, and our unique regional presence and global reach allow us to effectively and efficiently serve private equity clients in both domestic and cross-border transactions.
Your Legal Team – Comprehensive Experience in a Variety of Transactions
Jackson Walker advises private equity clients in all stages of an investment and in all aspects of a transaction. We have experience with fund formation and management, debt financing, stock and asset purchases, mergers, tender offers, add-on acquisitions, spin-offs, leveraged buy-outs and management equity and compensation arrangements. Jackson Walker has a team of specialists ready to assist, including attorneys specializing in foreign and domestic tax considerations, ERISA, bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate, litigation, environmental regulation, healthcare, financing and other matters. Our interdisciplinary team offers a comprehensive package of services to private equity firms, fund sponsors, portfolio companies, management teams, co-investors and other participants.
Knowledgeable in a Wide Range of Industries
Our industry experience is wide-ranging and includes healthcare, energy, entertainment, hospitality, services, distribution, consumer goods, building products, manufacturing, education, infrastructure and technology services and products, among others. Our years of experience and interdisciplinary approach allow us to help private equity clients and investors successfully navigate the purchase, ownership, and operation of businesses including highly regulated industries.
Large Complex Transaction Know-how With Development Stage Resourcefulness
By handling transactions of all sizes, Jackson Walker is able to combine complex transaction experience with development-stage resourcefulness to deliver sophisticated legal guidance in a cost-efficient manner. Clients appreciate Jackson Walker’s focus on being practical, proactive, and closing transactions efficiently and on time.
Jackson Walker Advises ELM Utility Services in Strategic Growth Investment by Tiger Infrastructure Partners
Jackson Walker represented ELM Utility Services in connection with a strategic growth investment by Tiger Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle-market infrastructure companies.
Client Results • December 15, 2025
Jackson Walker Represents Surge Private Equity on Successful Refinancing of Amuze’s Senior Debt
Jackson Walker represented Surge Private Equity, a Dallas-based private equity firm, in the successful refinancing of debt for its Amuze platform in partnership with Whitehorse Capital. This strategic refinancing is part of Surge’s ongoing efforts to enhance Amuze’s capital structure and support its long-term growth objectives.
Client Results • September 18, 2024
Jackson Walker Represents Prophet Equity in Divesting Ace Asphalt of Arizona
Kevin Jones led a Jackson Walker team representing Prophet Equity in the sale of a leading exterior facility services platform focused on providing parking lot maintenance and repair and comprehensive site development services for paved and concrete services.
Client Results • March 26, 2021
Jackson Walker Represents Prophet Equity in Divesting Portfolio Company Total Plastics Resources LLC
Jackson Walker represented Prophet Equity in the sale of its Michigan-based portfolio company Total Plastics Resources LLC, one of the industry’s largest plastic distributors. The transaction closed on December 18, 2020, for an undisclosed amount.
Client Results • January 28, 2021
Jackson Walker Advises KEEPS Corporation on Equity Investment by SSM Partners
San Antonio partner Stephanie L. Chandler, who led the Jackson Walker team handling the transaction, said, “We were honored to advise KEEPS on this transaction, which will help them continue their expansion, accelerate their innovation, and invest in sales and marketing.”
Client Results • January 15, 2021
Jackson Walker Represents Private Equity Fund in Acquiring Assets From Industrial Chiller Supplier
Jackson Walker represented the portfolio company of a Texas-based middle market private equity fund in connection with an add-on acquisition of substantially all assets from a Dallas-based company that buys, refurbishes, and re-sells used industrial chiller systems.
Client Results • September 17, 2020
Jackson Walker Represents Prophet Equity and Portfolio Company Apex Environmental in Merger
The merged Apex-Action company will operate under the Interstate Waste Services (IWS) brand as one of the largest integrated solid waste companies in the largest waste market in the United States.
Client Results • January 27, 2020
Jackson Walker Represents Tarrytown Expocare in Securing Investment From Sheridan Capital Partners
Jackson Walker served as legal counsel to Tarrytown Expocare in securing an investment from Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm Sheridan Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount.
Client Results • January 24, 2020
Jackson Walker Represents Investor Group in Ownership Expansion of Major League Soccer’s Newest Team, Austin FC
A Jackson Walker team represented an investor group including Eddie Margain, Matthew McConaughey, Marius Haas, and Bryan Sheffield in their investment in the Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion club Austin FC.
Client Results • September 12, 2019
Jackson Walker Advises TimeClock Plus in Securing Majority Investment From Providence Equity Partners
TimeClock Plus provides best-in-class technology solutions that help more than 60,000 public and private sector businesses worldwide manage complex timekeeping, employee scheduling, leave management, and other workforce needs.
Client Results • September 4, 2019
Jackson Walker Expands Health Care Team With Sheppard Mullin Partner in Dallas | Texas Lawyer
Jackson Walker expanded its health care team by hiring Phil Kim, who handles transactional and regulatory matters for a wide range of health care clients. Phil joined Jackson Walker as a partner in the health care and life sciences group in Dallas.
Attorney News • October 10, 2025
Jackson Walker Expands Tax Group With Addition of Aaron Pinegar
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Aaron Pinegar as a partner in the Dallas Tax practice. Joining from a Baltimore-based law firm, Aaron concentrates his practice on U.S. federal income tax matters for a wide range of business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, tax-free reorganizations, spin-offs, financings, restructurings, and tax incentive transactions.
Attorney News • April 19, 2023
DFW Lawyers Fear Proposed SEC Regulations Could Trigger Noncompliance | Dallas Business Journal (Subscription Required)
On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments for its Form PF that would increase reporting requirements for hedge funds and private equity funds. In an interview with Dallas Business Journal, Michael Laussade shared insights on how the proposed amendments could make an already-challenging document more difficult for private investment funds.
Mentions • January 26, 2022
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 178 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 Edition, Including 8 “Lawyers of the Year” and 31 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 178 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 67 specialty practice areas in its 2022 edition, including 8 Lawyers of the Year and 31 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.
Attorney News • August 19, 2021
- Represented Whataburger in sale of majority interest to BDT Capital Partners
- Represented Kendra Scott in securing substantial private equity investment
- Represented leading global medical technology company Acelity in $6.725B sale to 3M
- Represented Pixiu Sports in investment in Austin FC
- Represented TimeClock Plus, a workplaces SaaS solutions provider, in securing majority investment from Providence Equity Partners
- Represented Lifeline Software, a radiation therapy verification software provider, in sale for $25MM plus $6MM earnout
- Represented Sift Security, Inc., a cloud infrastructure security company based in California, in its 2018 acquisition by Netskope
- Represented Exemplar in a buyout valued at $10MM for a human services management software/SaaS provider
- Represented Trinity Private Equity Group in substantial growth capital investment in Falcon Structures Investment
- Represented Zimmer Partners in $850MM equity investment
- Represented Prophet Equity in its acquisition of substantially all assets of Francis Drilling Fluids, Ltd.
