Fishman Haygood Represents CKX Lands in $1 Billion Equity Investment Agreement with Jacobs Private Equity II

On November 8, 2026, CKX Lands, Inc. (NYSE American: CKX), a Lake Charles, Louisiana-based publicly-held land management company, entered into an investment agreement with Jacobs Private Equity II, LLC (“JPE”). JPE, which is led by billionaire entrepreneur Brad Jacobs, and minority co-investors agreed to invest $1 billion in cash in CKX.

The equity investment is expected to consist of $900 million from JPE and $100 million from co-investors led by HRTG Partners, formerly Sequoia Heritage. Upon closing, which is projected for early 2027, JPE will hold a majority stake in CKX.

Fishman Haygood, LLP provides ongoing legal representation to CKX. The team was led by Maureen Gershanik, who handles the company’s securities, transactional, corporate governance, and state corporation law matters. Special Counsel Ryan McNamara and Associates Marina Speligene and Teddy Todaro assisted in this transaction. Paul, Weiss served as counsel to JPE.

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