Susan J. Zachman
Professional Profile
Susan Zachman is a corporate partner in Kirkland's New York office and specializes in private equity transactions and leveraged buyouts. Typical transactions include mergers and acquisitions, going private transactions, venture capital/growth equity investments, recapitalizations, restructurings and workouts (both in and out of court) as well as bank and mezzanine financings.Representative Matters
Represented a leading global private equity firm in the $571 million cash acquisition of a provider of personal-finance information to consumers, among the 10 largest private-equity acquisitions in 2009.
Represented Apax Partners in the approximately $1.4 billion going private of The Trizetto Group, Inc., a premier provider of information technology solutions for the healthcare supply chain.
Represented a private equity firm in the leveraged acquisition of a provider of storage and safety equipment rentals to the petrochemical and refining industries.
Represented a leading media and healthcare focused private equity firm in the spin out of a medical education business from a global business information conglomerate.
Represented a leading healthcare investment firm in its venture capital investment in a company developing technologies for the treatment of obesity.
Represented a private equity firm in the leveraged acquisition of a dinner dining cruise line.
Represented a leading healthcare investment firm in its venture capital investment in a company developing highly sensitive immunoassay systems for use in drug development research.
Represented a leading healthcare investment firm in its venture capital investment in a company providing devices for the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of lung disease.
Represented a leading media and healthcare focused private equity firm in the spin out of a health information technology business from a large medical insurance provider.
Represented a leading private equity firm in the spin out of a women's apparel retailer from a large publicly traded retail group.
Represented a women's apparel retailer in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
Representing various portfolio companies of private equity funds on a variety of day to day matters including corporate governance and executive compensation.
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, Firmwide Diversity Committee, LGBT Subcommittee and Gender Subcommittee
Member of the Board of Directors - Immigration Equality
Other Distinctions
Recipient, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Pro Bono Service Award
Project Coordinator, New York Legal Assistance Group Uncontested Divorce Pro Bono Project
Project Coordinator, Immigration Equality LGBT Asylum Pro Bono Project
Liason, K&E ALLSA Diversity Initiative, Columbia University OUTLaws.This initiative was awarded the Human Rights Campaign 2009 Innovation Award for Workplace Equality. Click here for a short video clip describing the K&E ALLSA Diversity Initiative.
Prior Experience
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Biosense, Inc. (a high tech medical device manufacturer), Haifa, Israel
