Biography
Zachary Jacobs is a member of RCCB’s Corporate & Business practice group, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, portfolio company matters, corporate governance, entity formation and planning, commercial agreements, and other general business matters.
Zachary supports deal teams representing private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, privately held businesses, entrepreneurs, and sellers of middle-market companies in connection with transactional and day-to-day corporate matters. His experience includes assisting with buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, add-on acquisitions, platform investments, corporate diligence, disclosure schedules, ancillary transaction documents, and closing deliverables.
Zachary began his legal career at RCCB as a summer law clerk in 2023, after serving as a Judicial Intern with Judge Karen M. Williams, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Prior to law school, Zachary gained business and client-service experience through roles with the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Eagles, and Major League Baseball in New York.
Representative Matters
- Serves as a member of the deal team representing one of the largest HVAC companies in the United States in its acquisition strategy, advising on numerous roll-up transactions which include both equity and asset purchases.
- Represented a private equity backed IT consulting platform in multiple add-on acquisitions, including the acquisition of a platform of companies with operations in Spain, Mexico, and Costa Rica.
- Served as a member of the deal team that represented a U.S. sleep care management provider in its acquisition of another sleep care management provider.
Insights
My Greatest Strengths
- Understanding complex problems and formulating creative solutions.
- Organization and efficiency.
- Ability to communicate and connect with people.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
- I studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain, for five months in college.
WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUELY ME
- I am an avid Philadelphia sports fan.
- I enjoy traveling to different countries.
- My hobbies include golfing, cooking, and trying new restaurants in Philadelphia.
WHAT DRIVES ME
- My desire is to engage with new people and assist clients in achieving their goals.
Focus
Practice Focus
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity Transactions
- Portfolio Company Representation
- Corporate Governance
- Entity Formation & Planning
- Commercial Agreements
- General Corporate Counseling
Practice Areas
Clerkship
- Judicial Intern for Judge Karen M. Williams, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
J.D., Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 2024
- Drexel Law Review, Staff Editor
- Dean’s Honor List
- Firstrust Bank Award in Transactional Lawyering
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 2020
- Dean's Honor List, 2017, 2019, 2020
- Study Abroad - Barcelona, Spain, 2019
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Florida