Jack Bowling

Partner

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Jack advises clients regarding a wide array of corporate transactional matters. He represents publicly- and privately-held companies with respect to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital formation, venture capital investment and corporate governance matters. Jack also counsels publicly-held companies with respect to securities law and SRO regulatory compliance. His experience includes advising clients on structuring and documenting private investment funds, strategic alliances and joint ventures.

Representative Experience

Representation of clients with respect to domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and divestitures totaling more than $18 billion, including:
- the merger of a U.S. based commodity-management and grain storage company (with publicly disclosed revenues of $4.6 billion) with a North American energy, commodity-management and storage company (terms not disclosed)
- the divestiture by a international conglomerate of its Brazilian oil and gas exploration and production business (terms not disclosed)
- the $1.65 billion hostile bid by Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ) for MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE)
- the $934 million sale of LabOne, Inc. (NASDAQ) to Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSE)
- the $533 million leveraged buyout of Angelica Corporation (NYSE) by an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking
Representation of clients with respect to public and private offerings of equity and debt securities totaling more than $13.4 billion, including:
- Rule 144A offerings, Regulation S offerings, PIPE transactions and conventional private placements of equity and debt securities totaling more than $10 billion for numerous companies, including H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE), Quest Resource Corporation (NASDAQ), Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE) and Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ)
- public offerings of over $1.7 billion of common and preferred equity securities by Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE) and Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ)
- public offerings of $1.7 billion of senior debt by H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE) and Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE)
Representation of private equity and venture capital firms and strategic investors in connection with domestic and cross-border debt and equity financings totaling more than $1 billion
Representation of publicly-held companies with respect to proxy contests and defending hostile takeover attempts, including preparation of effective takeover defenses, and negotiation and preparation of standstill agreements
Representation of publicly-held companies with respect to general compliance, registration, reporting and proxy solicitation under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, respectively

Education

DePaul University, J.D., cum laude
Executive Editor, DePaul Law Review

University of Kansas, B.S., Accounting & Business Administration

Community Involvement

Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City, Board Member
Member, Kansas City Tomorrow Class 2009-2010

Bar Admissions

Missouri
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Illinois (inactive)

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
- Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities
- Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions
The Missouri Bar
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association