• Zachary Jacobs advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies, public companies and private businesses in mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, complex investments, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. Zach works with clients both within and outside the United States, spanning industries as varied as health care and life sciences, consumer products, chemicals and manufacturing, technology, transportation, education, staffing and business services, and renewable energy.

    Zach often serves as outside corporate counsel for privately held businesses, including portfolio companies of the private equity firms he advises. An objectives-driven lawyer who is committed to knowing and understanding his clients’ industries and businesses, and the values that drive their company cultures and investments, Zach is often called upon to represent his private equity clients and their portfolio companies in multiple transactions through the full investment life cycle, from acquisition to exit.

    In addition to private equity firms, Zach helps founders, entrepreneurs and professionals, family offices, and other equity holders navigate the process of selling their businesses, including engaging investment bankers, conducting auction processes, and negotiating sale and related documents. He has also represented investment banks in their capacity as financial advisors in M&A transactions, related-party transactions, dividend recapitalizations, intercompany restructurings and other strategic transactions.

    Experience

    • Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a diversified health care staffing firm.

    • Represented an IT staffing agency that specializes in tech recruitment in its acquisition of an IT staffing and managed solutions company.

    • Represented a middle-market turnaround and restructuring fund in its acquisition of a leading provider of health care talent and technology solutions.

    • Represented an IT staffing agency that specializes in tech recruitment in its acquisition of a nationwide leader in technology consulting to federal clientele within the health care, civilian and defense sectors.

    • Represented a manufacturer and distributor of renewable energy storage systems in a special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC) transaction.

    • Represented a middle-market fund in its acquisition of the methylamines business unit of a global chemical company.

    • Represented a leading manufacturer of custom, precision sheet metal enclosures, electrical cabinets and metal fabricated assemblies in its acquisition of the assets of a company and its subsidiaries providing sheet metal fabrication and finishing solutions.

    • Represented the physician-founder in the sale of a management company for physician practices providing dermatological services to patients to a dermatological platform providing dermatology services across New York and New Jersey.

    • Represented a wholesaler of diamond jewelry in its acquisition of a jewelry manufacturer.

    • Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a manufacturer of large blow-molded plastic products.

    • Represented a leading global provider of biological specimens and research services in its acquisition of a leading provider of high-quality transporter assay services.

    • Represented an IT staffing agency that specializes in tech recruitment in its acquisition of a leading provider of staffing, recruiting and temporary employment services relating to information technology.

    • Represented a real estate development company with a focus in the Florida markets in its going private transactions.

    • Represented a middle-market fund in its acquisition of a leading global manufacturer of key intermediate chemicals for high-value industrial and consumer applications.

    • Represented a leading global provider of biological specimens and research services in its acquisition of a provider of in vitro hepatic models to predict the effect of drugs and other compounds on the human liver.

    • Represented a leading manufacturer of custom, precision sheet metal enclosures, electrical cabinets and metal fabricated assemblies in its acquisition of a leading manufacturer of custom data center infrastructure equipment.

    • Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a leading manufacturer of custom, precision sheet metal enclosures, electrical cabinets and metal fabricated assemblies.

    • Represented a middle-market fund in the sale to a Swedish private equity fund of a leading full-service provider of chassis equipment and asset management services to the U.S. intermodal industry.

    • Represented a leading provider of asset management, equipment reservation, billing and reload services to the domestic intermodal industry, in its acquisition of a provider of cloud-based solutions for global logistics and transportation management.

    • Represented a middle-market fund in the sale to a Chicago-based private equity fund of a leading manufacturer and distributor of in-ground and above-ground pools, pool covers, and pool accessories.

    • Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a leading provider of back-of-house staffing to hotels and resorts, and subsequently represented the staffing company in its sale to one of the largest privately held providers of facility services in North America.

    • Represented a provider of beauty and personal care product development and manufacturing, a portfolio company of a restructuring and turnaround fund, in its sale to a beauty and personal care manufacturer, a portfolio company of a middle-market private equity fund.

    • Represented a New York-based freelance technology company in its acquisition of a staffing company.

    • Represented a global food security and sustainability company during a SPAC transaction.

    • Represented a U.S. multinational financial consultancy in connection with financial advisory engagements and rendering fairness opinions.

    • Represented a specialist investment bank in the chemical industry, in connection with financial advisory engagements and rendering fairness opinions.

    • Represented a U.S. holding company owning and operating well-known companies and internet platforms in media, entertainment and technology across 100 countries in a number of transactions, including the sale by an affiliated company of a majority interest of an exercise platform and in the acquisition by another affiliated company of an encrypted mobile messaging application.

    • Represented the operator of a number of home service, repair and improvement platforms in a number of transactions, including the sale by an affiliated company of a Dallas-based home repair and warranty platform, and the acquisitions of a roofing company and a platform for household-help services for senior citizens.

    • Represented a provider of critical specialized field services to mortgage servicers and other financial institutions.

    • Represented a developer and provider of vehicle and aircraft armor systems, body armor and other protection products and systems to the aerospace and defense markets.

    • Represents a tech startup that develops and sells custom software solutions primarily in the death care industry.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 2007
    • B.A., magna cum laude, Cornell University, 2004

    Bar Admissions

    • New York, 2007

    Professional Affiliations

    • American Bar Association
    • New York Bar Association