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Carlo Beenakker
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As mentioned by Gerald Edgar, you seek to simplify $$y = W(-r^{-1}xe^x)\Rightarrow x=W(-rye^y),$$ for $r>0$. Here is a series expansion in powers of $r$,

$$x=-\sum_{n=1}^\infty n^{n-1}\frac{1}{n!}(rye^y)^n.$$

The plot compares the exact result for $x$ (blue curve) with the series expansion up to $n=8$ (gold) at $y=-1$, as a function of $r$. (I take $y<0$ because the OP says the interest is in $x>0$.) The series expansion remains quite accurate even for $r$ approaching unity.

Carlo Beenakker
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