Biography
Ryan Holm is a Dallas corporate and finance lawyer. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance, general corporate matters, and fund formation and management. He regularly represents companies, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and individuals in transactions and other corporate matters in a variety of industries including energy, healthcare, food and beverage, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and technology. Ryan also has experience representing financial institutions and borrowers in energy lending, secured and unsecured credit facilities, and syndicated credit facilities.
Education
B.S., Finance, St. Cloud State University, 2009
M.B.A., M.J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, 2011
J.D., magna cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law
- Order of the Coif
Bar Admissions
Texas
Energy Lending
- Syndicated credit facilities
- Oil and gas secured-credit facilities
Finance
- Title and Survey Review
- Construction Loans
Ryan has represented or assisted in the representation of:
- A private equity firm in the sale of its portfolio company for approximately $88.4 million in consideration, inclusive of approximately 150,000 shares of common stock.

September 27, 2022
Client ResultsJackson 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.

January 15, 2021
Client ResultsJackson 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.”

September 17, 2020
Client ResultsJackson 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.
August 21, 2019
Client ResultsJackson Walker Represents H2O Midstream in Acquiring Produced Water Infrastructure
Jackson Walker represented H2O Midstream in the acquisition of produced water infrastructure from Sabalo Energy, LLC concurrent with the execution of a 15-year acreage dedication to provide produced water gathering, disposal and recycling services to Sabalo.
May 16, 2019
Client ResultsJeff Drummond and Alden Crow Advise Pathologists Bio-Medical Laboratories in Sale to PathGroup
Based in Dallas, PBM is a physician-owned, independent pathology laboratory that provides technical, professional, consultative, and managerial services in pathology.
May 4, 2018
Client ResultsJackson Walker Represents Prophet Equity and Portfolio Company CID Resources in Divestiture
Jackson Walker represented Prophet Equity, a Southlake, Texas-based private equity firm, in the sale of its Coppell-based portfolio company, CID Resources, Inc., to Superior Uniform Group, Inc. for approximately $88.4 million in consideration, inclusive of approximately 150,000 shares of Superior common stock. The transaction closed on May 2, 2018.