Jack R. Magee
Attorney, Attorney at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton
American Bar Association, Business Law SectionNorth Carolina Bar AssociationNorth Carolina State BarWake County Bar AssociationRaleigh Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Raleigh, Class 33Association for Corporate Growth, Raleigh Durham, Board MemberGrayson Murray Foundation, Board MemberWorks with sellers
About
Jack R. Magee works with business owners selling companies through mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He practices at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, where he also represents corporate and private equity clients. His practice includes entity formation, corporate governance and commercial contracts. He earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He joined the firm in 2012. His transaction experience spans technology and software, healthcare and professional services. He also represents clients in manufacturing, agriculture and waste management.
Who is a good fit for Jack R. Magee
- Business owners seeking counsel for the sale of technology or software companies.
- Private equity clients pursuing mergers, acquisitions or divestitures.
- Sellers of healthcare or professional services businesses seeking transaction counsel.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S. in Business Administration
- University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D.
- Bar admissions
- North Carolina
Recognition
- Listed among The Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2027)
- Listed among Business North Carolina Magazine Legal Elite: Business, Corporate (2021, 2022); Young Guns (2026)
- Listed among North Carolina Super Lawyers Mergers & Acquisitions - Rising Star (2022-2026)
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationEntity formation and holding structuresLegal due diligenceEscrow and closing services
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented international waste services company in its acquisition of the Arkansas and Kansas operations of a large national waste services company (buyer side)
- Represented pet resort owners in the sale of several pet resort facilities and related business operations to a private equity backed acquirer (seller side)
- Represented publicly traded animal health company in its acquisition of several US marketed animal health products (buyer side)
- Represented operator of software platform enabling the creation, management, and distribution of online and mobile forms and data capture workflows in its sale to private equity-backed workplace productivity platform.
- Represented national retailer in its strategic acquisition of a Northeastern-based sports retail business (buyer side)
- Represented leading technology-focused middle market investment banking firm in its sale to a national investment bank
- Represented international translation and localization services provider in its strategic acquisition of California-based full service globalization company (buyer side)
- Represented major research institute in its acquisition of a patient research study provider for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries (buyer side)
- Represented ag-tech software company in its sale to a global manufacturer of agricultural products and engineered materials
- Represented public pharmaceutical company in the sale of its pediatric product portfolio to another public pharmaceutical company (seller side)
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional