A partner in the Tax Department, Matthew Jordan advises clients on a variety of U.S. federal income tax matters, including in connection with U.S. and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, strategic investments and joint ventures, and financing and capital markets transactions. His practice also includes advising investment funds on the structuring, formation and operation of funds, and “upper tier” arrangements.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Tax |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Tax |
| The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers | 2025 | Tax, Transactional, M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Tax |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Tax |
Jordan’s private equity experience includes:
- Crestview Partners and TenCate Grass in the sale of a majority stake in TenCate to Leonard Green & Partners
- Flexpoint Ford in its acquisition of Baker Hill
- General Atlantic in a variety of acquisitions, including Morphe, A Place for Mom, General Information Services and Too Faced
- Roark Capital Partners
- Stellex in its acquisition of ICS Holding
Jordan’s private funds experience includes:
- Apollo Global Management in the formation of Apollo Revolver Fund II
- Roark Capital Partners in the formation of various private funds, including Fund V ($5 billion flagship private equity fund), Fund VI ($5 billion private equity flagship fund), Fund II Sidecar, Diversified Restaurant Fund II
- Stellex in the formation of Stellex Capital Fund III, its flagship private equity fund targeting $2.5 billion
Jordan has advised clients in various other transactions including:
- Cumulus Media, which operates nearly 400 U.S. radio stations, in its prepackaged plan of reorganization and voluntary chapter 11 case filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Yamana Gold in its $4.8 billion sale to Pan American Silver Corp. and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
- Symphony Wireless in a $200 million securitization of Palistar’s easements portfolio
- Altimar Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of HPS Investment Partners, LLC, in its combination with Owl Rock Capital Group and the Dyal Capital Partners division of Neuberger Berman Group LLC to form Blue Owl Capital Inc.
- Element Fleet Management in connection with its U.S. fleet securitization program
- Goldman Sachs and its affiliates as agent, lender and initial purchaser in connection with the establishment of a financing platform for music copyrights, royalties and related assets for Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis, with up to $1 billion financing of music copyrights, royalties and related assets for Hipgnosis