Hendrik Jordaan
Partner
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
Hendrik brings more than 25 years of experience as a leading M&A attorney and senior private equity executive representing private equity funds, companies and family offices. His unique blend of legal and private equity investment experience, combined with a deep focus on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, enables him to deliver differentiated value to clients.
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Hendrik brings more than 25 years of experience as a leading M&A attorney and senior private equity executive representing private equity funds, companies and family offices. His unique blend of legal and private equity investment experience, combined with a deep focus on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, enables him to deliver differentiated value to clients.
Over the course of his career, which includes more than 16 years as a M&A and corporate finance attorney, Hendrik has held various leadership positions including Global Head of Private Equity Investments & Buyouts at a leading Am Law 100 firm. From 2013 to 2024, he served as president and CEO of an international private equity fund managing $120 million in assets, while also overseeing a $110 million private credit fund based in New York. As founder of both funds, he chaired their investment committees and played a central role in developing and executing investment strategies.
Hendrik’s unique professional background gives him a distinctive commercial edge. He offers strategic, business-minded counsel to financial sponsors and corporate clients navigating complex middle-market transactions.
He has earned numerous global legal rankings, including Who’s Who Legal – The International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisition Lawyers, Chambers & Partners (Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer – Colorado), Super Lawyers, The Legal 500 – United States, and Top M&A lawyer in Colorado per Law Week Colorado’s “Barrister's Best.”
Hendrik has served as chair of the Distressed M&A Task Force of the American Bar Association's M&A Committee, which has more than 3,000 members and includes M&A specialists from more than 50 countries. He also served as co-chair of the M&A Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, vice chair of the Market Trends Committee (which publishes the ABA's "Deal Points Study", on a task force drafting a dictionary of M&A terms), and on the task force revising the ABA's Model Stock Purchase Agreement.
course of his career, which includes more than 16 years as a M&A and corporate finance attorney, Hendrik has held various leadership positions including Global Head of Private Equity Investments & Buyouts at a leading Am Law 100 firm. From 2013 to 2024, he served as president and CEO of an international private equity fund managing $120 million in assets, while also overseeing a $110 million private credit fund based in New York. As founder of both funds, he chaired their investment committees and played a central role in developing and executing investment strategies.
Hendrik’s unique professional background gives him a distinctive commercial edge. He offers strategic, business-minded counsel to financial sponsors and corporate clients navigating complex middle-market transactions.
He has earned numerous global legal rankings, including Who’s Who Legal – The International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisition Lawyers, Chambers & Partners (Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer – Colorado), Super Lawyers, The Legal 500 – United States, and Top M&A lawyer in Colorado per Law Week Colorado’s “Barrister's Best.”
Hendrik has served as chair of the Distressed M&A Task Force of the American Bar Association's M&A Committee, which has more than 3,000 members and includes M&A specialists from more than 50 countries. He also served as co-chair of the M&A Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, vice chair of the Market Trends Committee (which publishes the ABA's "Deal Points Study", on a task force drafting a dictionary of M&A terms), and on the task force revising the ABA's Model Stock Purchase Agreement.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- President, CEO and Founder, $120M AUM private equity fund (2013-2024)
- President, CEO and Founder, $110M AUM private credit fund (2021-2023)
- Partner and Global Chair of Private Equity Investments & Buyouts group, global Am Law 100 firm (2010-2013)
- Partner and Chair of M&A group, leading Colorado-based firm that combined with a global Am Law 100 firm (1997-2010)
Representative Matters
- Counsel on over $10 billion in transaction value representing over 100 M&A and corporate finance transactions
- Represented private equity funds and strategics in platform and add-on acquisitions
- Represented private equity, strategic and family-held businesses in sell-side engagements
- Industry experience includes technology, media & telecommunications; transportation and logistics; consumer; food and beverage; healthcare; aerospace and defense; manufacturing and distribution; and business services
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, JD, cum laude (1997)
- Southern Methodist University, BS, cum laude (1994)
Admissions
- Colorado
Practice Areas
Previous Professional Experience
- President, CEO and Founder, $120M AUM private equity fund (2013-2024)
- President, CEO and Founder, $110M AUM private credit fund (2021-2023)
- Partner and Global Chair of Private Equity Investments & Buyouts group, global Am Law 100 firm (2010-2013)
- Partner and Chair of M&A group, leading Colorado-based firm that combined with a global Am Law 100 firm (1997-2010)
Representative Matters
- Counsel on over $10 billion in transaction value representing over 100 M&A and corporate finance transactions
- Represented private equity funds and strategics in platform and add-on acquisitions
- Represented private equity, strategic and family-held businesses in sell-side engagements
- Industry experience includes technology, media & telecommunications; transportation and logistics; consumer; food and beverage; healthcare; aerospace and defense; manufacturing and distribution; and business services
Media
Recognitions
- Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers
- Chambers & Partners, Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer – Colorado
- Super Lawyers
- The Legal 500 - United States
- “Barrister's Best” Top M&A Lawyer in Colorado, Law Week Colorado
Professional Activities
- Various prior leadership positions, M&A Committee, American Bar Association
- Founder/former chair, M&A Subsection, Colorado Bar Association
Community
- Founder, South Africa Committee of One Hundred
- Former board member, World Trade Center Denver
- Former board member, United States District Export Council
- Former board member, Big Brothers & Sisters of Colorado
- Founder/former chair, Celebrate Technology
Hendrik brings more than 25 years of experience as a leading M&A attorney and senior private equity executive representing private equity funds, companies and family offices. His unique blend of legal and private equity investment experience, combined with a deep focus on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, enables him to deliver differentiated value to clients.
Over the... course of his career, which includes more than 16 years as a M&A and corporate finance attorney, Hendrik has held various leadership positions including Global Head of Private Equity Investments & Buyouts at a leading Am Law 100 firm. From 2013 to 2024, he served as president and CEO of an international private equity fund managing $120 million in assets, while also overseeing a $110 million private credit fund based in New York. As founder of both funds, he chaired their investment committees and played a central role in developing and executing investment strategies.
Hendrik’s unique professional background gives him a distinctive commercial edge. He offers strategic, business-minded counsel to financial sponsors and corporate clients navigating complex middle-market transactions.
He has earned numerous global legal rankings, including Who’s Who Legal – The International Who's Who of Mergers & Acquisition Lawyers, Chambers & Partners (Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer – Colorado), Super Lawyers, The Legal 500 – United States, and Top M&A lawyer in Colorado per Law Week Colorado’s “Barrister's Best.”
Hendrik has served as chair of the Distressed M&A Task Force of the American Bar Association's M&A Committee, which has more than 3,000 members and includes M&A specialists from more than 50 countries. He also served as co-chair of the M&A Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, vice chair of the Market Trends Committee (which publishes the ABA's "Deal Points Study", on a task force drafting a dictionary of M&A terms), and on the task force revising the ABA's Model Stock Purchase Agreement.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- President, CEO and Founder, $120M AUM private equity fund (2013-2024)
- President, CEO and Founder, $110M AUM private credit fund (2021-2023)
- Partner and Global Chair of Private Equity Investments & Buyouts group, global Am Law 100 firm (2010-2013)
- Partner and Chair of M&A group, leading Colorado-based firm that combined with a global Am Law 100 firm (1997-2010)
Representative Matters
- Counsel on over $10 billion in transaction value representing over 100 M&A and corporate finance transactions
- Represented private equity funds and strategics in platform and add-on acquisitions
- Represented private equity, strategic and family-held businesses in sell-side engagements
- Industry experience includes technology, media & telecommunications; transportation and logistics; consumer; food and beverage; healthcare; aerospace and defense; manufacturing and distribution; and business services
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, JD, cum laude (1997)
- Southern Methodist University, BS, cum laude (1994)
Admissions
- Colorado
Practice Areas
Industries
- Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers
- Chambers & Partners, Leading Corporate/M&A Lawyer – Colorado
- Super Lawyers
- The Legal 500 - United States
- “Barrister's Best” Top M&A Lawyer in Colorado, Law Week Colorado
- Various prior leadership positions, M&A Committee, American Bar Association
- Founder/former chair, M&A Subsection, Colorado Bar Association
- Founder, South Africa Committee of One Hundred
- Former board member, World Trade Center Denver
- Former board member, United States District Export Council
- Former board member, Big Brothers & Sisters of Colorado
- Founder/former chair, Celebrate Technology
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