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Evan M. Malloy

Evan M. Malloy

Partner, Fort Worth
817.334.7225
emalloy@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Securities

Experience

  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate Governance
  • Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
  • Partnerships, S Corps, & LLCs
  • Private Equity

Biography

Evan Malloy is a corporate lawyer focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and capital markets. In his practice, Evan assists public and private companies in negotiating mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and controlled auctions in the U.S. and Canada. He also regularly advises clients on financial reporting, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission compliance, and corporate governance matters. For issuers and investors engaging in capital markets transactions, Evan offers experience with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities.

Evan serves as chair of the Firm’s Fort Worth Corporate & Securities practice group.

Outside of his practice, Evan served in 2018 and 2019 as an adjunct professor at the Texas A&M University School of Law, where he taught a course entitled “Entrepreneurship and the Law.”

Education

B.A., magna cum laude, Trinity University
J.D., summa cum laude, Texas Tech University School of Law

  • Texas Tech Board of Barristers, Director
  • Texas Tech Law Review, Articles Editor
  • Order of the Coif

Bar Admissions

Texas

Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Represented a privately-owned construction services company in its $330 million sale to a private equity firm
  • Represented Novaria Group and its affiliates in more than 10 acquisitions of U.S. and Canadian manufacturing and machining businesses serving the aerospace and defense industries taking place from 2014 through 2021
  • Represented URGO Group in its acquisition of the assets of REALM Therapeutics
  • Represented SteadMed Medical in its sale of a majority interest to an affiliate of URGO Group
  • Represented Atco Rubber Products, Inc. in its sale to Mueller Industries, Inc. (NYSE) for approximately $162 million
  • Represented Funimation in its sale to Sony Pictures Television Networks for $143 million
  • Represented a private seller in its $100 million sale of a portfolio of cell phone towers and related business to a strategic competitor
  • Represented New Birmingham, Inc. in its $225 million sale to U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE) and its related spin-off of its iron ore business and certain other assets
  • Represented American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a portfolio company of TPG Capital and Pharos Capital Group, in its sale to Kelso & Company and Estancia Capital Management
  • Represented Williams Trew Real Estate Services, LLC in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Ebby Halliday, Inc.
  • Represented Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ) in connection with its take-private acquisition by an affiliate of National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. for a total equity value of approximately $76 million
  • Represented Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ) in connection with its acquisition of the assets of Genares Worldwide Reservation Services, Ltd.
  • Represented Preferred Pump & Equipment, L.P. in the acquisition and sale of multiple water well drilling and pump distribution businesses throughout the United States
  • Represented a specialty lending company in connection with a corporate restructuring involving equity commitments from two private equity firms and in the subsequent acquisitions of multiple consumer finance and rent-to-own businesses
  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in more than 10 acquisitions of galvanizing and specialty electrical process businesses in the US and Canada, including its $250 million acquisition of Aquilex Specialty Royalty and Overhaul L.L.C. and $126 million acquisition of North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc. (NASDAQ)
  • Represented CapVest Limited, a London-based private equity firm, in an acquisition by its portfolio company of a salsa business.

Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance

  • Represented a NASDAQ public retail company in connection with its stock option exchange program
  • Represented NYSE and NASDAQ public companies in connection with the drafting and adoption of various equity incentive plans and with the registration of securities to be issued thereunder
  • Represented NYSE and NASDAQ public companies in connection with the preparation of annual, quarterly and periodic SEC reports and proxy statements and information statements regarding annual and special meetings of shareholders
  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in a private placement of $125 million of senior unsecured notes
  • Represented a public partnership in connection with its defense in a proxy fight

Capital Markets

  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in a private placement of $125 million of senior unsecured notes
  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in connection with a Private Shelf Agreement providing for possible private placements of up to $100 million of senior unsecured notes
  • Represented XTO Energy, Inc. in registered public offerings of equity and debt securities with proceeds exceeding $1 billion
  • “Top Attorneys” List, 360 West Magazine, 2017-2021
    • Corporate Finance, 2017-2021
    • Mergers & Acquisitions, 2017-2021
    • Business Law, 2017-2019
  • “Top Attorneys” List – Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions, Fort Worth Magazine, 2016-2020, 2022
  • “40 Under 40” List, Fort Worth Business Press, 2017
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2013-2017
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Jackson Walker Represents Novaria Group in Completing Six Acquisitions in Seven Months

September 27, 2022

Jackson Walker Advises Freedom Powersports in Sale to RumbleON

November 19, 2021

More Client Results

February 1, 2023

Attorney News

‘Fort Worth Magazine’ Lists 16 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among the “Top Attorneys” of 2022

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 16 Fort Worth-based attorneys to Fort Worth Magazine’s “Top Attorneys” list for 2022.

Evan Malloy

September 27, 2022

Client Results

Jackson Walker Represents Novaria Group in Completing Six Acquisitions in Seven Months

Novaria Group, a leading manufacturer of specialty hardware, components, and coatings for the aerospace and defense industries, recently completed its acquisition of STROCO Manufacturing, Inc. This deal marks the sixth acquisition Novaria has announced from December of 2021 through July of 2022, taking place after its successful acquisitions of FMi Chemical, Hohman Plating, Advanced Coating, Hydro Fitting, and GK Mechanical Systems.

ATVs powersports vehicles with Jackson Walker logo

November 19, 2021

Client Results

Jackson Walker Advises Freedom Powersports in Sale to RumbleON

A Jackson Walker team led by recent Fort Worth additions Evan Malloy, Kayla Matus, and Taylor Cummins represented Freedom Powersports in the sale of its business to Dallas-based RumbleON, Inc., the largest U.S. retailer of powersports vehicles. The transaction was announced on November 9, 2021, and is expected to close in late 2021 or the first quarter of 2022.

Fort Worth

October 21, 2021

Attorney News

Jackson Walker Welcomes Corporate & Securities Team Led by Evan Malloy and Chelsea Wood to Fort Worth

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of Evan M. Malloy and Chelsea T. Wood as partners in the Fort Worth office, along with new associates Taylor Cummins, Kayla Matus, and Nathan McCune. Joining our Chambers-ranked Corporate & Securities practice, Evan and Chelsea and their team will expand the Firm’s experience handling mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, and capital markets transactions.

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Practice Experience

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Represented a privately-owned construction services company in its $330 million sale to a private equity firm
  • Represented Novaria Group and its affiliates in more than 10 acquisitions of U.S. and Canadian manufacturing and machining businesses serving the aerospace and defense industries taking place from 2014 through 2021
  • Represented URGO Group in its acquisition of the assets of REALM Therapeutics
  • Represented SteadMed Medical in its sale of a majority interest to an affiliate of URGO Group
  • Represented Atco Rubber Products, Inc. in its sale to Mueller Industries, Inc. (NYSE) for approximately $162 million
  • Represented Funimation in its sale to Sony Pictures Television Networks for $143 million
  • Represented a private seller in its $100 million sale of a portfolio of cell phone towers and related business to a strategic competitor
  • Represented New Birmingham, Inc. in its $225 million sale to U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE) and its related spin-off of its iron ore business and certain other assets
  • Represented American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a portfolio company of TPG Capital and Pharos Capital Group, in its sale to Kelso & Company and Estancia Capital Management
  • Represented Williams Trew Real Estate Services, LLC in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Ebby Halliday, Inc.
  • Represented Hastings Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ) in connection with its take-private acquisition by an affiliate of National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. for a total equity value of approximately $76 million
  • Represented Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ) in connection with its acquisition of the assets of Genares Worldwide Reservation Services, Ltd.
  • Represented Preferred Pump & Equipment, L.P. in the acquisition and sale of multiple water well drilling and pump distribution businesses throughout the United States
  • Represented a specialty lending company in connection with a corporate restructuring involving equity commitments from two private equity firms and in the subsequent acquisitions of multiple consumer finance and rent-to-own businesses
  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in more than 10 acquisitions of galvanizing and specialty electrical process businesses in the US and Canada, including its $250 million acquisition of Aquilex Specialty Royalty and Overhaul L.L.C. and $126 million acquisition of North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Inc. (NASDAQ)
  • Represented CapVest Limited, a London-based private equity firm, in an acquisition by its portfolio company of a salsa business.

Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance

  • Represented a NASDAQ public retail company in connection with its stock option exchange program
  • Represented NYSE and NASDAQ public companies in connection with the drafting and adoption of various equity incentive plans and with the registration of securities to be issued thereunder
  • Represented NYSE and NASDAQ public companies in connection with the preparation of annual, quarterly and periodic SEC reports and proxy statements and information statements regarding annual and special meetings of shareholders
  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in a private placement of $125 million of senior unsecured notes
  • Represented a public partnership in connection with its defense in a proxy fight

Capital Markets

  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in a private placement of $125 million of senior unsecured notes
  • Represented AZZ incorporated (NYSE) in connection with a Private Shelf Agreement providing for possible private placements of up to $100 million of senior unsecured notes
  • Represented XTO Energy, Inc. in registered public offerings of equity and debt securities with proceeds exceeding $1 billion

Recognition & Accolades

  • “Top Attorneys” List, 360 West Magazine, 2017-2021
    • Corporate Finance, 2017-2021
    • Mergers & Acquisitions, 2017-2021
    • Business Law, 2017-2019
  • “Top Attorneys” List – Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions, Fort Worth Magazine, 2016-2020, 2022
  • “40 Under 40” List, Fort Worth Business Press, 2017
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2013-2017

Community Involvement

  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Securities

Experience

  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate Governance
  • Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
  • Partnerships, S Corps, & LLCs
  • Private Equity
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