Zachary Turke

About Zachary Turke

I help people buy and sell businesses successfully.I specialize in advising public and private companies in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Whether you are buying or selling a business, I focus on providing practical legal advice to take your transaction from the letter of intent through closing quickly and cost effectively. My practice focuses on manufacturing and technology companies (including aerospace & defense firms), though I\'ve assisted clients across a wide variety of other industries, including private equity, entertainment, the Internet, food and beverage, real estate, automotive, construction, financial services and healthcare.In addition to M&A, I also advise clients with respect to venture capital, corporate governance, corporate formation, securities, corporate finance and recapitalizations as well as general business matters. I also assist companies with negotiating and documenting standalone business agreement such as supply agreements, license agreements, employment agreements and other business contracts. Representative Transactions include the following:* Advising Trojan Battery Company in a majority investment by Charles Bank Capital Partners* Advising Modern Healthcare, Inc. in its reorganization and sale of stock and assets to Altamont * Capital Partners* Advising Herbalife, Ltd.(NYSE: HLF) in its reverse triangular merger with iChange Network, Inc.* Advising Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation in the sale of sale of assets to MBDA, Inc.* Advising Lenovo Advanced Technology, Inc. in the stock acquisition of Dingus Labs, Inc.* Advising Expedia, Inc.(NASDAQ: EXPE) in the acquisition of the assets of Smarter Living, Inc. and Smarter Travel Media, LLC* Advising Procerus Technologies, L.C. in its sale of stock to Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT)* Advising The MPB Group, LLC in its sale of equity to Stericycle, Inc.(NASDAQ: SRCL)* Advising Gold Tip, LLC in its sale of equity to Bushnell, Inc.Contact Information:z•••••@sheppardmullin.com(21••••••40

Experience

1. Partner and Co-head of m & a

   Sheppard

   Sep 2006 — Present

   Advised clients with respect to a broad variety of domestic and cross-border merger and acquisition and joint venture transactions. Primarily responsibilities include assisting clients with selecting the appropriate structure to suit their needs, leading deal negotiations and drafting all relevant transaction documents. Additional duties include performing due diligence, preparing securities filings and advising clients regarding corporate governance and general business issues.

Education

• Harvard Law School

  J.D., Law

  2003 — 2006

• Duke University

  B.A., English

  1995 — 1999

Skills

• Licensing
• Corporate Governance
• Due Diligence
• Restructuring
• Joint Ventures
• Entertainment
• Private Equity
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital
• Securities
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property
• Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Cross-Border Transactions