Hendrik Jordaan serves as Chair of the firm's Private Equity Investments & Buyouts practice. He specializes in advising financial and strategic buyers and sellers in public and private M&A transactions and complex corporate transactions.
In the course of his M&A practice, Mr. Jordaan routinely structures, negotiates, and documents a wide array of transactions including leveraged acquisitions, divestitures, asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, mergers, auction transactions, tender offers, going-private transactions, and cross-border transactions. His practice spans a variety of industries including telecommunications, technology, media, health care, manufacturing, and sports and entertainment.
Mr. Jordaan holds various regional and national leadership positions in the field of M&A. He serves as Chair of the Distressed M&A Task Force of the American Bar Association's M&A Committee (which has more than 3,000 members and includes M&A specialists from more than 40 countries), as Co-Chair of the M&A Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, on the ABA's "Deal Points Study" working group (having served as Vice Chair of the Market Trends Committee), and on a task force drafting a dictionary of M&A terms. Mr. Jordaan also previously worked on revisions to the ABA's Model Stock Purchase Agreement and on the Committee's Task Force on Acquisitions of Public Companies.
He has been recognized in Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers, Super Lawyers (2009 and 2010), Chambers & Partners (Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer - Colorado), and The Legal 500 – United States. In 2010, he was selected by peers as the top M&A lawyer in Colorado as published in Law Week Colorado's "Barrister's Best 2010."
While receiving his J.D. from Southern Methodist University, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of The International Lawyer, one of the most widely-circulated legal periodicals in the world. Prior to law school, Mr. Jordaan attended Southern Methodist University on a full tuition scholarship where he captained the varsity tennis team for two years.
Representative Matters
- Represented KRG Capital in its acquisition of The Frank Gates Companies
- Represented KRG Capital in its acquisition of Attenta, Inc.
- Represented KRG Capital in its acquisition of Tronair, Inc.
- Represented KRG Capital in its acquisition of Federal Flange, Inc.
- Represented Frontrange Solutions in its $200 million sale to Francisco Partners
- Represented the acquisition entity in HIG Capital's acquisition of Wexler Video
- Represented Emergency Medical Services Corporation in its acquisition of Air Ambulance
- Represented EMSC in its acquisition of Pinnacle Anesthesia
- Represented Mantucket Capital in its acquisition of Actagro, Inc.
- Represented UPC in Liberty's $1.5 billion unsolicited tender offer for outstanding shares of Nasdaq-listed UPC
- Represented Simtek in its $46 million sale to Cypres Semiconductor
- Represented The Decatur Group in its acquisition of Vas Vegas Color Graphics
- Represented the sellers in UMB Bank's acquisition of JD Clark, Inc.
Speaking Engagements
- Mock Negotiation: Key Topics from the ABA's Most Recent Deal Points Study, Colorado Bar Association, September, 2010, Denver, Colorado
- Privacy Issues in M&A, ACCA, 2010, Denver, Colorado
- Rocky Mountain Top 200 Dealmakers Conference, Co-Chair, 4L Events, June, 2010, Denver, Colorado
- M&A Negotiation Trends: Insights from the 2009 Deal Points Study on Private Targets, American Bar Association Section of Business Law, 2009, National Webcast
- Profit from Planning with the Deal Team: A Case Study, The International Forum, 2009, Los Angeles
- Opportunities in Distressed M&A: A Field Guide to Acquiring Distressed Companies and Assets, University of Texas School of Law, M&A Institute, 2009, Dallas, Texas
- Private Equity SuperConference, CLE International, Co-Chair, 2008, 2009 and 2010, Denver, Colorado
- Building and Utilizing High-Performance Corporate Development Teams, Association for Corporate Growth Intergrowth Conference, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada
- M&A in a Distressed Environment, Mergers & Acquisitions Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2008, Dallas, Texas
- Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures, CBA Business Law Section 9th Annual Business Law Institute, 2008, Vail, Colorado
- U.S. Private Target Deal Points Study – Sandbagging and Non-Reliance, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2008, New York New York
- M&A Negotiation Trends and Practices in the U.S. and E.U.: Private Target, Public Target and LBO Deals, American Bar Association Business Law – Global Business Law Conference, 2008, Frankfurt, Germany
- Private Equity Groups as Sellers, University of Texas School of Law, M&A Institute, 2007, Dallas, Texas
- Private Equity: Lower and Middle Markets, CLE International, 2007, Denver, Colorado
- M&A Market Trends and Developments: Highlights from the 2007 Deal Points Studies on Private Targets, Public Targets and Private Equity-Backed Going Private Transactions, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2007, San Francisco, California
- Private Equity Groups as Sellers: Emerging Issues and Key Strategies, Thomson West, 2007, National Webcast
- Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance, Colorado Association of Corporate Counsel, 2007, Denver, Colorado
- Best Practices in Today's M&A Markets, CBA Business Law Section, ACCA and CACC, 2006, Denver, Colorado
- Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Mining Sector: Lessons Learned from the Recent Wave of Transactions, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2006, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Minimizing Environmental Risk in Today's M&A Transactions: Structuring, Diligence and Other Considerations, Colorado Bar Association, 2006, Denver, Colorado
- The Price is Right! Or is It? A Framework for Assessing Whether a Fairness Opinion is Fair and Accurate, American Electronics Association, 2005, Denver, Colorado
- Practical Strategies for M&A Dealmakers, Colorado Bar Association, 2005, Denver, Colorado
- Perspectives on the Current M&A Landscape, American Electronics Association, 2004, Denver, Colorado
Publications
- Co-Author – "Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Mining Sector: Lessons Learned from the Recent Wave of Transactions" Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2006
- Co-Author – "On the Precipice of Change: Will Conflicts of Interest Forever Change the Fairness Option Landscape in M&A Deals?" The Deal, 2006
- Co-Author – "Creating an Effective In-House Resource Guide, The Corporate Compliance & Regulatory Newsletter" Corporate Compliance & Regulatory Newsletter, 2006
- Author – "A Comparative Analysis of Corporate Fiduciary Law: Why Delaware Should Look Beyond the United States in Formulating a Standard of Care" The International Lawyer, 1997
- Author – "IOSCO's Contributions with Emerging Market Countries: An Analysis in Light of SEC Experiences" Yearbook of International Financial and Economic Law, 1997
- Author – "Has IOSCO Advanced International Securities Law Enforcement?: An Analysis in Light of SEC MOUs with Emerging Markets" Securities Regulation Law Journal, 1997