Jack Bowling

Experience

Jack has represented clients in domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and divestitures totaling more than $25 billion, including:

• Merger of DeBruce Grain Inc., a U.S. based commodity-management and grain storage company (with publicly disclosed revenues of $4.6 billion), with The Gavilon Group LLC, a North American energy, commodity-management and storage.
• Numerous transactions for Koch Industries, Inc. and its affiliates, including the divestiture by Koch Industries, Inc. of its Brazilian oil and gas exploration and production business and the acquisition by Koch Agronomics Services, LLC of the research and development business of Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
• Multiple transactions for Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, including the acquisition of Accountable Healthcare and the acquisition of a controlling stake in Adelnor.
• Numerous transactions for ADM and its affiliates, including the sale of its Crop Risk Services division and the GrainBridge joint venture between ADM and Cargill.

He has also represented clients in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities totaling more than $17 billion, including:

• Rule 144A offerings, Regulation S offerings, PIPE transactions and conventional private placements of equity and debt securities totaling more than $11.5 billion for 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).
• Represent private equity and venture capital firms and strategic investors in domestic and cross-border debt and equity financings totaling more than $1.4 billion.

Jack has represented clients in connection with domestic and cross-border non-control investment transaction, including venture capital transactions, totaling more than $3 billion.

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Speaking Engagements

Jack has presented at a number of seminars and programs concerning mergers and acquisitions, securities law and corporate governance matters.

Publications

Jack has authored several articles on mergers and acquisitions, securities law and corporate governance, and is co-author of the Blue Sky Law section of Missouri Methods of Practice; Transaction Guide.

"Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Small Business Provisions," Stinson's Government Contracting Blog, April 3, 2020