Managing Associate

Jack Zeringue

Energy
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, the Secretary of the Board for Dallas CASA’s Young Professional’s Council, a co-chair for the DAYL Lawyer’s Serving Children Committee, and as a member of the KidLinks Energy Golf Classic 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 B.A. in the Administration in Finance from the Louisiana State University E.J. Ourso College of Business.

Experience

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.
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.
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.
Represented OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Community Vet Partners, an owner and operator of veterinary hospitals in the U.S., from Cortec Group.
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.
Represented Public Sector Pension (PSP) Investment Board in its capital investment for a significant minority stake in United Talent Agency, a leading global talent and entertainment company.
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.
Represented Precisely, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group and TA Associates, in its acquisition of PlaceIQ, a leading data and technology provider that powers marketing and business decisions with location-based consumer insights.
Represented Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) in its private offering of US$800 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes to qualified institutional buyers.
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.
Represented a client family in forming an aviation-related, nonprofit museum and further assisted in the museum’s purchase of a historic military collection (including planes, tanks, and armaments) in a deal valued at US$135 million.
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.
Represented General Electric Company in its joint venture with BlackRock Real Assets to design, build, own, and operate distributed solar and storage solutions.
Represented Laredo Petroleum in its US$130 million acquisition of acreage from Cordero Energy Resources.
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.
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.
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.
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 through the Sidley Emerging Enterprises Program.
Represents various clients in family law matters through the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.

State Bar of Texas, Member
Dallas Bar Association, Member
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2021-2022 Leadership Class Member
Dallas CASA Young Professional’s Council, Secretary
LSU Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Advisory Council, Chair – Governance Committee
DAYL’s Lawyer’s Serving Children Committee, Co-Chair
KidLinks Energy Golf Classic Committee, Committee Member

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., 2014