EXPERIENCE

Zachary's M&A transactions include:

• Entercom Communications in its merger with CBS Radio, to create a nationwide preeminent radio platform
• Acquisition by Sumitomo Electric Industries of Keystone Powdered Metal, a manufacturer of powdered metal parts
• Lane Industries Inc., a top federal road and highway contractor, in its US$406 million sale to Salini Impregilo SpA
• Acquisition by Advantage Rent-A-Car, a portfolio company of The Catalyst Capital Group, of E-Z Rent-A-Car, a provider of car rental services  
• Acquisition by Entercom Communications of Lincoln Financial Media, an operator of radio stations in the United States
• Acquisition by Stabilis Energy of Encana Natural Gas, a distributor of LNG fuel to domestic high-horsepower engine operators
• Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd., a provider of international freight forwarding and customs brokerage services, in its US$635 million sale to C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
• A.O. Smith Corporation in the US$875 million sale of its Electronic Products Company, a manufacturer and seller of motors for hermetic, pump, distribution, HVAC and general industrial applications to Regal Beloit Corporation
• Acquisition by A.O. Smith Corporation of Lochinvar Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency boilers
• Arteva Specialities, S. del R.L. de C.V., a subsidiary of INVISTA s.à.r.l., in its US$420 million sale of its PET polymer and resins manufacturing facilities to Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited
• Marmon Holdings, Inc. and the Pritzker Family Business interests in the over US$8 billion staged sale of Marmon Holdings to Berkshire Hathaway
• Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, in its US$1.7 billion sale to GlaxoSmithKline
• Koch Industries, Inc.’s US$22 billion acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Corp., the second largest going-private in US history

Zachary's acquisitions and divestitures through the bankruptcy process and other financially distressed situations include:

• Acquisition by Camping World of certain assets of Gander Mountain Company, a retail network of outdoor specialty stores and its Overton’s boating business, via bankruptcy auction  
• Acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Advantage-Rent-a-Car by The Catalyst Capital Group pursuant to a sale process under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code
• Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC in connection with its US$455 million sale of substantially all of its assets to Medecis Pharmaceutical Corp pursuant to a sale process under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code
• Acquisition of substantially all of the assets of SP Newsprint Co., LLC, a manufacturer of high-quality newsprint and paperboard, by a consortium of financial institutions pursuant to a sale process under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code
• Acquisition of six ethanol plants for US$324 million by a consortium of financial institutions led by Agstar Financial Solutions Group from VeraSun pursuant to a sale process under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code
• Acquisition of Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, the second largest casino operator in Canada, by The Catalyst Group Inc. pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act
• Representation of Regent Communications, a radio broadcasting company, in connection with its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, including a plan of reorganization pursuant to which Oaktree Capital Management obtained a majority ownership stake