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Matthew A. Jackson

Partner, Attorney at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP

Chicago, IL Website 312.629.7325 LinkedIn
Specialty Co-Chair, Corporate and M&A, TAGLaw® (2019-Present)Member, Chicago Bar Association

About

Matthew A. Jackson, a Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, has spent over 15 years representing clients in corporate and private equity deals. He works on mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures for domestic and international companies, including ones based in Asia and Europe, in luxury, manufacturing, hospitality, and technology, and he represents private equity and other sponsors forming capital vehicles. He earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2007 and a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 2004. He represents issuers in public and private offerings, handles securities compliance and disclosure, and sets up entities for emerging businesses. Those capital raises and formations sit beside the mergers and acquisitions he leads for the same clients.

Who is a good fit for Matthew A. Jackson

  • Private equity sponsors forming a new capital vehicle.
  • Manufacturing companies preparing a merger or an acquisition.
  • Hospitality companies entering a joint venture.
  • Technology companies preparing a disposition.

Education and admissions

Education
  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2007
  • University of Michigan, B.A., 2004
Bar admissions
Illinois, California

Recognition

  • Illinois Rising Stars, Super Lawyers (2014-2021)
  • Top 40 Under 40 Corporate Lawyer in Illinois, American Society of Legal Advocates (2019)

Specialties

Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationEntity formation and holding structures

Representative matters

As described on the firm’s website.

  • Represented payment processor in connection with sale of controlling ownership interest to global payments technology company.
  • Represented management team in connection with recapitalization of real estate operating platform owned by management team and institutional capital partner.
  • Represented development sponsor in connection with creation of programmatic “GP capital” venture with institutional capital partner.
  • Represented opportunistic real estate investment fund in connection with negotiation of joint venture with state pension fund to finance development of large life sciences project in San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Represented opportunistic real estate investment fund in connection with “co-GP” joint venture with institutional capital partner to finance development of multi-use development.

Deal profile

Typical deal size
Any deal size
Remote work
In-person / regional

Frequently Asked Questions

Matthew A. Jackson often acts as general outside corporate counsel for his clients. He negotiates contracts and licensing agreements for them. He handles corporate governance for those clients. He also helps those clients with general business planning matters.

Matthew A. Jackson has served as Specialty Co-Chair, Corporate and M&A, TAGLaw® since 2019. Super Lawyers included him in Illinois Rising Stars from 2014 to 2021. The American Society of Legal Advocates named him a Top 40 Under 40 Corporate Lawyer in Illinois in 2019. He belongs to the Chicago Bar Association.

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