ZACHARY SHUB-ESSIG focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity offerings, and other financing-related transactions, representing public and private corporations and other entities in a variety of industries throughout the United States and abroad, including the technology and industrial sectors.
He provides corporate guidance to directors, officers, and other executives on everyday legal matters, including board governance, investor relations, and employment matters. He also focuses on providing support to emerging companies, venture capital, and private equity funds in a wide variety of transactions.
Earlier in his career and during law school, Zachary worked in client services, developing innovative digital advertising strategies for domestic and international companies.
Counsel
Zachary Shub-Essig
- M&A
- Private Equity
- Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
Experience
- Representative Matters
- Pro Bono
- Shadowbox Studios in the Series A financing of 15 Seconds of Fame (15SOF)
- Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I in its US$434 million business combination agreement with Tyfon Culture Holdings Limited
- Pocket FM in its US$103 million Series D funding round led by Lightspeed with participation from StepStone Group
- Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp, a blank check company sponsored by a fund managed by Orion Resource Partners, in its US$362 million business combination agreement with Aurous
- Carlin Consumer Health in its acquisitions of:
- Infirst USA Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Infirst Healthcare Inc
- Penetrex, from Wellbeam Consumer Health
- Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp. in its US$275 million business combination agreement with TNL Mediagene
- Learn CW Investment Corporation in its US$435 million business combination agreement with Innventure LLC
- StructionSite, a provider of software configuration management and tracking tools, in its acquisition by aerial-reality-capture firm DroneDeploy
- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIE), in:
- a resolution to its governance dispute with FF Top Holding LLC, resulting in dismissal of the lawsuit against the company and board of directors
- its financing facility for an initial US$52 million of committed funds, and up to US$600 million of total funds
- its financing commitment of up to a total of US$100 million
- Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, LLC in its business combination with SPAC Jack Creek Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: JCIC), valuing Bridger at an implied US$869 million pro forma enterprise value
- UBS Asset Management’s Hedge Fund Solutions business in its PIPE investment in Software Acquisition Group Inc. III (Nasdaq: SWAG) in connection with its SPAC business combination with Commerce-as-a-Service company Nogin
- Magnetar Capital in its
- secured term loan and equity investment in an ag-tech organic vertical farm
- equity investment in a private REIT
- Kleiner Perkins in multiple venture capital investments
- BMW i Ventures in multiple venture capital investments
- Commonwealth Asset Management and Shadowbox in a US$500 million investment into Shadowbox from technology investor Silver Lake.
- Affiliates of ZMC in their acquisition of Simpler Trading, a platform providing interactive online education for individual traders and investors.
- Grove Collaborative, a leading sustainable consumer products company, in its business combination with Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: VGII), a SPAC, with an implied pro forma enterprise value of US$1.5 billion.
- Symplr Software in a pending strategic investment by Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC.
- Interius BioTherapeutics in its US$76 million Series A financing.
- The Nordstrom family in its proposed US$8.4 billion takeover bid for Nordstrom, Inc.
- Global leader in fluid engineering in its US$215 million acquisition of a designer, builder, and servicer of waste shredders
- Manufacturer and distributor of semiconductor-related products in its acquisition of tripod and camera bag brands from a photography and consumer electronics company
- American airline in its US$400 million sale of a provider of airline in-flight entertainment systems
- General Electric in its US$485 million sale of GE Asset Management
- Cement provider and supplier of construction materials in their US$660 million sale of certain assets to a Colombian construction materials producer
- Biolojic Design in the formation of Aulos
- Founders in the formation and financing of a technology-driven consumer holding
* Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.
Zachary has partnered with non-profits on corporate matters. Additionally, he has handled Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and asylum matters through Kids in Need of Defense and represented adopting parents through the Alliance for Children’s Rights.
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- California
- New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2013 (cum laude)
- Cornell University, B.S., 2007