Managing Associate

Jack Zeringue

M&A
Private Equity

jzeringue@sidley.com

Dallas +1 214 981 3479

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WAYNE G. “JACK” ZERINGUE, III advises public and private companies on complex corporate and transactional matters, focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions. He also advises clients on corporate governance and general corporate matters. Jack’s experience includes representation of clients in a variety of industries, including financial services, marinas, energy, technology, manufacturing, insurance, entertainment, and healthcare. In addition to his transactional practice, Jack routinely provides pro bono services through both the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Sidley’s Emerging Enterprises Pro Bono Program.

Jack is a member of the firm’s Committee for the Recruiting of Associates for the Dallas office. Outside of the firm, Jack is an active member in his community. In 2021, Jack was selected as a member of the 2021 Dallas Association of Young Lawyer’s (“DAYL”) 25th annual “Leadership Class,” which provides opportunities to a group of 40 Dallas-area young lawyers to develop relationships with local city leaders and one another. Additionally, Jack currently serves as a member of the Young Alumni Advisory Council of the LSU Alumni Association, a Member-at-Large and Secretary of the Board for Dallas CASA’s Young Professional’s Council, and a co-chair for the DAYL Lawyer’s Serving Children Committee.

Jack earned his J.D. and D.C.L., both cum laude, from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center. While attending law school, he was the Online Editor of the Louisiana Law Review and the Executive Producer and Host of The Legal Ease, a podcast aimed at apprising legal students and professionals of relevant legal topics. He earned his Bachelor of Administration in Finance from the Louisiana State University E.J. Ourso College of Business.

Experience

Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC. Represented Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC, the owner and operator of the world’s largest boating network, in its US$2.11 billion sale to Sun Communities, Inc., a publicly-traded REIT focused on manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities in the United States and Canada.
New Residential Investment Corp. Represented New Residential Investment Corp. in its “stalking-horse” acquisition of substantially all of the forward mortgage-related assets of Ditech Holding Corporation for US$1.2 billion.
OMERS Private Equity. Represented OMERS Private Equity in its sale of MatrixCare Holdings Inc., a long-term post-acute care technology provider, to ResMed Operations Inc. for US$750 million.
Apollo Global Management. Represented Apollo Global Management in its acquisition of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, including Voya’s closed block variable annuity business, from Voya Financial through a consortium for US$500 million.
Public Sector Pension (PSP) Investment Board. Represented PSP Investments in its capital investment for a significant minority stake in United Talent Agency, a leading global talent and entertainment company.
Clearlake Capital Group. Represented Clearlake Capital Group in its add-on acquisition of Infogix, Inc., a leader in data integrity and governance software, together with TA Associates, through their backed portfolio company Precisely, a global leader in data integrity, providing accuracy, consistency, and context in data for 12,000 customers in more than 100 countries, including 90% of the Fortune 100.
Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST). Represented Vistra Energy in its private offering of US$800 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes to qualified institutional buyers.
General Datatech. Represented General Datatech, a leading IT solutions provider, in a growth investment by H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm with over $45 billion of equity capital under management.
General Electric Company. Represented General Electric Company in its global joint venture with Baker Hughes for aero-derivative gas turbine engines and related transactions for General Electric Company’s separation from Baker Hughes.
General Electric Company. Represented General Electric Company in its joint venture with BlackRock Real Assets, to design, build, own, and operate distributed solar and storage solutions.
Dell (sale of Dell EMC Service Assurance Suite). Represented Dell EMC in its sale of the technology and team of Dell EMC Service Assurance Suite, composed of software spanning network health, performance monitoring, and root cause analysis for communications service providers and their customers, to VMware, Inc.
Ares Capital Corporation. Represented Ares Capital Corporation in a voluntary reorganization of its subsidiary, Vista Proppants and Logistics, LLC, a leading in-basin provider of frac sand solutions for oil and gas well completions in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, and the SCOOP/STACK, under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.
Ares Management LLC. Represented Ares Management LLC in its combination debt and equity investment in Vista Proppants and Logistics, a frac sand company operating in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, and the SCOOP/STACK.
Sidley Emerging Enterprises Program. Represents various companies in emerging industries by providing free legal support to eligible small- and medium-size for-profit enterprises across Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. Represents various clients in family law matters.

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications

Texas

Education

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D./D.C.L, 2017 (cum laude)
Louisiana State University, B.A. in Finance, 2014