Profile
Jeremy D. Zangara, Co-Managing Shareholder of the Phoenix office, focuses his practice on handling complex corporate transactions. He represents a diverse range of clients including private and public companies, private equity funds, family offices, and independent sponsors. His experience covers a wide array of corporate and transactional areas such as mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, securities offerings, and corporate governance matters. In addition to this, Jeremy routinely provides advice to start-up and growth-stage companies from various industries.
Concentrations
- Mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and divestitures
- Private equity
- Venture capital
- Securities offerings
- Corporate governance
- General corporate and securities matters
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented Pindrop Security, a global technology leader in identity, security, and trust for voice interactions, in its acquisition of Next Caller.
- Represented Zipline Logistics, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, in a recapitalization transaction with a private equity firm.
- Represented DEPCOM Power, a leading energy solutions provider, in its sale to Koch Engineered Solutions.
- Represented Athletes’ Performance (EXOS), a human performance company, in its recapitalization transaction to two private equity firms.
- Represented various private equity firms in platform and add-on acquisitions and divestitures.
- Represented a chain of Italian restaurants in its sale to a strategic buyer.
- Represented a technology company in various strategic acquisitions.
- Represented an education technology company in a strategic acquisition.
- Represented a private aviation company in multiple strategic acquisitions.
- Represented Roadrunner Transportation Systems, an asset-light transportation and logistics services provider, in numerous M&A transactions, including its acquisition of Unitrans and its acquisition of Active Aero Group. Also represented Roadrunner in a variety of divestiture transactions, including its dispositions of Unitrans and D&E Transport and its spin out of Ascent Global Logistics.
- Represented LifeLock, an identity theft protection company, in its strategic acquisitions of ID Analytics and Lemon.
- Represented a health benefits marketplace technology platform in its sale to a Canadian financial services company.
- Represented Ansel Health in its Series Seed and Series A financings.
- Represented Frites Street Fries in its Series Seed financing.
- Represented Ampjar in its Series Seed financing.
- Represented Wonderment in its Series Seed financing.
- Represented LearnLux in its Series A financing.
- Represented Maxwell Health in its Series C financing.
- Represented LifeLock in its Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E financings.
- Represented a real estate technology company in its Series Seed financing.
- Represented an employee benefits platform in its Series Seed and Series A financings.
- Represented LifeLock, Inc., an identity theft protection company, in its initial public offering.
- Represented Roadrunner Transportation Systems, an asset-light transportation and logistics services provider, in multiple follow-on public offerings.
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2025
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025
- Corporate Law, 2025
- Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Southwest Super Lawyers, 2024
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2021-2024
- Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions, 2022-2024
- Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions, "Up and Coming," 2021
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, M&A/Corporate and Commercial > Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, 2024
- Member, Winning Team, M&A Advisor's Turnaround Awards, "Professional Services (B-To-B) Deal of the Year" and "Restructuring Community Impact Deal of the Year" for the Preferred Stock Investment in Roadrunner Transportation Systems, 2018
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southwest Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2012-2021
- Recipient, M&A Advisor "40 Under 40" award - West Region," 2012
- Member, Business Regulation Section, Arizona State Bar
- Member, Washington University in St. Louis, Phoenix Regional Cabinet
- Former Co-Chair, Washington University in St. Louis, Alumni and Parents Admission Program
- Past Member, Executive Council of Securities Regulation Section, Arizona State Bar
- Past Secretary, Securities Regulation Section, Arizona State Bar
Credentials
Education
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J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, 2006
- Order of the Coif
- B.A., Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, Washington University in St. Louis, 2003
Admissions
- Arizona