Jordan Rex is a corporate partner in the Dallas office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jordan’s practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and a variety of
other private and public companies in complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments, joint ventures, complex strategic and commercial agreements, carve-outs and advising on general corporate governance matters.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Jordan has been involved in the following representative matters:
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in its co-control equity investment in Flextential, a leading data center solutions provider
Prior to joining Kirkland, Jordan was involved in the following representative matters:
Counsel to Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $65 billion merger with Exxon Mobil Corporation and its $7.6 billion acquisition of Parsley Energy, Inc.
Counsel to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds in its $3.8 billion acquisition of SPX FLOW, Inc.
Counsel to Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. in its $621 million acquisition of The Snowfox Group
Counsel to CenterOak Partners in its acquisition and divestitures of numerous businesses, including CollisionRight, Turf Masters Brands and Guardian Access
Counsel to SPX FLOW, Inc. in the disposition of its hydraulics technology business
Counsel to Arcosa, Inc. in the disposition of its international storage tanks business
Counsel to Aurora Capital Partners in its acquisition of Westcoast Gate
Counsel to Callaway Golf Company in its strategic investment in Five Iron Golf
Counsel to Topgolf International, Inc. in various strategic investments
Prior Experience
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Co-Author, “Updates to the Public Company Disclosure Rulebook,” The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, vol. 52, no. 15, September 2019
Co-Author, “SEC's Amendments Streamline Reporting – In Some Cases,” Law360, August 2019
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2018Texas
Education
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolJ.D.magna cum laude2018
Order of the Coif
Senior Editor, BYU Law Review
Managing Editor of Submissions, BYU Journal of Public Law
