Jim Wilson

Principal, Ingress Investments LLC

Biography

James H. (“Jim”) Wilson is a principal at Ingress Investments, a private investment company focused on B2B services and technology, commercial real estate and hospitality and dining. In 2015, Ingress successfully liquidated its portfolio in Houston, Texas, and Jim permanently relocated to southwest Missouri in January 2017. In 2017, Ingress invested in a software platform for building services companies that is currently being marketed in China and Canada, with other locations under consideration. Jim recently formed JJJ Development LLC with two partners – one whom has been involved in commercial construction and real estate development for decades and the other has several successful local bars/restaurants. The new partnership has a building under contract and plans to open a bar/restaurant in available space in the building if the transaction is completed.

Prior to founding Ingress, Jim was a business lawyer of over 20 years (over 16 years with Vinson & Elkins LLP). His practice focused on corporate finance and securities, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and public offerings. Jim counseled clients in connection with well over 100 domestic and international mergers and acquisitions transactions of all types, including several dozen public company mergers, hostile and negotiated tender offers, “going private” transactions and spin-offs. His international experience included Brazil, China, Egypt, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, The Netherlands and the U.K. He also represented the issuer or the underwriters in over 50 initial and secondary public offerings of all types of securities, including common stock, convertible securities, investment grade and high yield senior and senior subordinated debt, master limited partnership units and royalty trust units. He also has extensive experience in the private equity sector. Jim has been listed as a leader in mergers and acquisitions in Chambers USA and has been recognized as a “Texas Rising Star” as well as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly. He has also been listed as a leader in international mergers and acquisitions by The Legal 500.

Jim graduated cum laude from Missouri State University, BS, Major: Accounting; Addition Emphasis: Computer Information Services and cum laude with his JD from the University of Houston Law Center. Jim is very active as an alumni at Missouri State University, serving on multiple boards and with Zeta Chi Chapter at MSU. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Springfield Southeast.