Rob Dixon
Overview
Rob Dixon is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on representing private equity sponsors, family offices, their portfolio companies and other public and private companies in complex business transactions, including leveraged buyouts, majority and minority investments, growth equity investments, recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions, divestitures and exits, carve-outs, restructurings, GP-led continuation vehicle transactions and sales of alternative asset managers.
Rob also advises clients on rollover equity and management equity arrangements, partnership and LLC agreements, and corporate governance matters. He has advised clients across a broad range of industries, including building products and distribution, industrial services, business and professional services, technology and software, healthcare, public safety communications, financial services and asset management, and consumer products.
Prior to practicing law, Rob served for more than 20 years in the United States Army, including as a Special Forces (Green Beret) soldier.
Experience
Representative Matters
Private Equity / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Amsted Rail Company — Exchange with A. Stucki Company of Amsted's locomotive spring business for Stucki's freight car spring business
- Clearstead Advisors, a Flexpoint Ford portfolio company — Acquisition of a majority interest in Avalon Trust Company
- Charlesbank Capital Partners — Strategic investment in CCMC, a leading community association management company, and formation of Community Management Holdings (now Ventura Community Partners)
- Dunes Point Capital — Acquisition of a controlling interest in Greenwood Industries, LLC, a leading provider of aftermarket commercial roofing services
- Dunes Point Capital — Acquisition of a majority interest in Eastern Communications, Ltd., a leading national distributor and technical service provider of mission-critical communication devices and network infrastructure for public safety applications, including police, fire and 911 call centers
- Dunes Point Capital — Acquisition of Kravet, LLC, an industry leader in to-the-trade home furnishings that distributes fabric, furniture, wall coverings, trimmings and carpet under the Kravet, Lee Jofa, GP & J Baker, Brunschwig & Fils and Donghia brands
- Dunes Point Capital — Sale of Unified Door and Hardware Group, a value-add distributor of doors and related hardware for commercial building applications, to Foundation Building Materials
- Dunes Point Capital — Sale of Harvey Building Products, a manufacturer of windows and doors sold under the Harvey, Thermo-Tech and SoftLite brands, to Cornerstone Building Brands
- Dunes Point Capital — Sale of Best in Class Technology Services (BCTS), a provider of aftermarket HVAC services for industrial, healthcare and commercial buildings, to Investcorp
- Harren Equity Partners — Sale of Virginia Tile Company, a Midwest-based specialty distributor of design-centric tile, decorative surfaces and installation accessory products, to Transom Capital Group
- Invictus Capital Partners — Majority investment by New York Life Investment Management in Invictus, a leading U.S. single-family residential credit investment manager
- New Water Capital — Acquisition of Nelson-Miller, a provider of human-machine interface and graphic product identification solutions
- Olympus Partners — Acquisition of Omega Environmental Technologies
- Parthenon Capital — Strategic investment in the business advisory practices of Cherry Bekaert, one of the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S.
- Periscope Equity — Majority recapitalization of The RepTrak Company, the global leader in reputation intelligence
- Technology Crossover Ventures and Rave Mobile Safety — Sale of Rave Mobile Safety, a provider of mass notification and incident management solutions, to Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI)
- Thomas H. Lee Partners — Investment in Odessa, the global leader in asset finance software
- Sheridan Capital Partners — Majority recapitalization of SpendMend, the leading provider of tech-enabled solutions to optimize the cost cycle for the healthcare industry, with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
- Summit Partners — Investment in Invicti Security
- Summit Partners — Sale of MercuryGate, a leading provider of transportation management systems, to Körber Supply Chain Software, a joint venture between Körber AG and KKR
Continuation Vehicle Transactions
- Incline Equity Partners — Single-asset continuation fund transaction involving its portfolio company, Accredited Labs
- Linden Capital Partners — Single-asset continuation vehicle acquiring Sage Dental
Corporate Restructuring
- STG Logistics, Inc. — Representation of STG Logistics, Inc. and 64 of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. STG is one of North America's largest providers of integrated port-to-door services and supply chain solutions for cargo owners and logistics providers, including intermodal transportation, drayage, transloading, warehousing, and over-the-road and less-than-truckload solutions
- Invacare Corporation — Representation of Invacare Corporation and its subsidiaries in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Invacare, a manufacturer and distributor of innovative medical equipment for use in home healthcare, retail and extended care markets worldwide, emerged from bankruptcy on May 5, 2023, just over three months after filing for Chapter 11
Pro Bono Representation
- 51 Vets Inc.
Prior Experience
Corporate Associate (Private Equity, M&A, and Restructuring), Paul Hastings LLP, 2018–2021
Special Forces (Green Beret), United States Army, 2000–2015
Engineer, United States Army, 1994–2000
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2018Illinois
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.2018
- Troy UniversityB.A., Resource and Technology Management