Zachary R. Brecheisen (Zach)

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Zach Brecheisen is a corporate lawyer focusing his practice on mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions. He counsels clients on a variety of corporate governance matters, including activist investor campaigns. Zach places a premium on efficiency in providing clients with forthright and practical legal advice in high-pressure situations. He taps his background as an engineer to manage cross-functional teams on complex issues, all while driving transactions forward and achieving client goals. Zach is recognized by Chambers USA and praised by clients for his "extreme efficiency" and ability to "keep it concise."

Zach advises clients across a broad range of industries. Recently he represented Evoqua (NYSE: AQUA) in its $7.5 billion sale to Xylem, Cibus Global (Nasdaq: CBUS) in its reverse merger with Calyxt, and Misonix (Nasdaq: MSON) in its $520 million sale to Bioventus. He has represented Ansys (Nasdaq: ANSS) in numerous acquisitions (including its $700 million acquisition of AGI). Zach advised midwestern stalwarts like Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Evident's testing/measurements business and U. S. Steel (NYSE: X) in its $640 million sale of Transtar and its option agreement with Stelco for a potential $2.4 billion joint venture.

Prior to law school, Zach was a project engineer advising electric utilities on transmission and distribution system planning and arc-hazard protection.

Zach is co-chair of the Firm's LGBTQ+ Affinity Group and has been honored by Penn State University and The Legal Intelligencer for his contributions to the law school and dedication to diversity and inclusion in the profession.

Experience

  • Wabtec acquires Evident’s inspection technologies divisionJones Day is advising Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) in connection with its $1.78 billion acquisition of Evident’s inspection technologies division, a global leader in non-destructive testing, remote visual inspection and analytical instruments solutions for mission critical assets.
  • CNX Resources acquires natural gas upstream and associated midstream business of Apex EnergyJones Day advised CNX Resources Corporation in the acquisition of the natural gas upstream and associated midstream business of Apex Energy LLC, a Carnelian Energy Capital portfolio company, for a total cash consideration of approximately $505 million.
  • Evoqua merges with Xylem in $7.5 billion all-stock transactionJones Day advised Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. (NYSE: AQUA) in its $7.5 billion stock-for-stock merger with Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL).
  • Cibus combines with CalyxtJones Day advised Cibus Global, LLC (“Cibus”), a San Diego based leader in precision gene editing in agriculture, in connection with an all-stock merger with Calyxt, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLXT), under which Cibus and Calyxt created an industry-leading company that combines two pioneers in agriculture-based gene editing and establishes one of the world’s most sophisticated facilities for trait development and plant breeding.
  • Catalent announces governance enhancements and new initiatives to drive valueJones Day advised the Board of Directors of Catalent, Inc. in connection with its entry into a cooperation agreement with activist shareholder Elliott Management.
  • Misonix merges with BioventusJones Day represented Misonix, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSON) in its acquisition by Bioventus Inc. (Nasdaq: BVS).
  • Ansys acquires Analytical Graphics, Inc. for $700 millionJones Day advised Ansys, Inc. in the $700 million acquisition of Analytical Graphics, Inc., a provider of mission-driven simulation, modeling, testing and analysis software for aerospace, defense and intelligence applications.
  • U.S. Steel executes Option Agreement for potential joint venture with Stelco Inc. to acquire 25% interest in Minntac at enterprise value of $2.4 billionJones Day represented United States Steel Corporation, an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States and Central Europe, in connection with the execution of an Option Agreement for a potential joint venture with Stelco Inc., a vertically integrated Canadian steelmaker.
  • U.S. Steel sells Transtar, LLC to Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors for $640 millionJones Day represented United States Steel Corporation, an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States and Central Europe, in connection with the sale of its wholly owned short-line railroad subsidiary, Transtar, LLC, to a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC for $640 million.
  • ETS acquires PSIJones Day advised Educational Testing Service (ETS) in its acquisition of PSI Services LLC, a global leader in test development and delivery across workforce certification and licensure.
  • FirstEnergy subsidiary sold interest in New Jersey hydroelectric facility to Yards Creek Energy LLCJones Day advised Jersey Central Power & Light Company, a regulated utility and subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., a diversified energy holding company, on the sale of its 50% undivided interest in the Yards Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Facility (the "Yards Creek Facility") to Yards Creek Energy LLC ("LS Power"), a subsidiary of LS Power Development, LLC.
  • Montauk Renewables completes IPO and dual listing in United States and South AfricaJones Day represented Montauk Renewables, Inc. in connection with its domestic initial public offering of Common Stock with a U.S. primary listing (Nasdaq: MNTK) and South African secondary listing (JSE: MKR).
  • Valmet acquires process gas chromatography business of Siemens AGJones Day advised Valmet Oyj in the €102.5 million acquisition of the process gas chromatography business of Siemens AG.
  • Ansys acquires DiakoptoJones Day advised Ansys in the acquisition of Diakopto, a provider of differentiated EDA solutions to accelerate integrated circuit (IC) development.
  • U.S. Steel invests in Freespace RoboticsJones Day advised United States Steel Corporation in its investment in Freespace Robotics, Inc., a robotics and artificial intelligence venture company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA that operates in partnership with the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) and Carnegie Foundry, LLC at Carnegie Mellon University.
  • NEP Group acquires SOS Global ExpressJones Day advised NEP Group in its acquisition of SOS Global Express, an independent international freight forwarding and full-service logistics company that specializes in supporting clients in broadcast, entertainment, music, and professional sports teams and leagues.
  • Wabtec and GE Transportation merge in $11.1 billion transactionJones Day advised Wabtec Corporation in a Reverse Morris Trust merger with GE Transportation, valued at $11.1 billion.
  • Ansys acquires Phoenix Integration, Inc.Jones Day advised Ansys, Inc. in its acquisition of Phoenix Integration, Inc., a provider of software that enables model-based engineering (MBE) and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) to customers across multiple industries, particularly in the aerospace and defense sectors.
  • Marathon Petroleum completes modified Dutch auction tender offer to purchase up to $4.0 billion of its outstanding Common StockJones Day advised Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) in its "modified Dutch auction" tender offer to purchase up to $4.0 billion of shares of its Common Stock at a price not greater than $63.00 and not less than $56.00 per share of Common Stock, to the tendering shareholder in cash.
  • NEP acquires Prysm Collective, Lux Machina And Halon EntertainmentJones Day advised NEP Group in the acquisition of Prysm Collective, Lux Machina and Halon Entertainment.
  • Global internet infrastructure provider acquires nine data centersJones Day advised a global internet infrastructure provider in the acquisition of nine data centers, including colocation and related network services.
  • Ansys, Inc. acquires OnScale, Inc.Jones Day advised Ansys, Inc. in the acquisition of OnScale, Inc., a cloud simulation provider.
  • Rockwood Equity Partners sells BJG Electronics, Inc. to FDH AeroJones Day advised Rockwood Equity Partners LLC in connection with its sale of portfolio company BJG Electronics, Inc. ("BJG"), a global supplier of interconnect and electromechanical products to the world’s leading OEMs in the defense, commercial aviation, business aviation, space, oil and gas, and industrial markets, to FDH Aero ("FDH"), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity.
  • Home Point Capital sells wholesale originations business to The Loan StoreJones Day advised Home Point Capital Inc. in the sale of certain assets of its wholesale originations channel to The Loan Store, Inc., a national wholesale lender headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.
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      Shale 101: Introduction to Business and Legal Developments in the Appalachian Basin, Jones Day Pittsburgh

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