Anthony J. Zeoli
Partner, Attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
About
Anthony J. Zeoli handles mergers and acquisitions within a national practice that spans securities, commercial finance, real estate, and general corporate law. He prepares private debt and equity offerings, both initial issues and follow-on rounds. He forms companies, sets their governance, and negotiates deal contracts. He also documents cannabis acquisitions, licensing matters, and agreements with outside service providers. He earned a JD at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and an MBA from the University of Illinois. He earlier devoted part of his practice to blockchain, decentralized finance, and DAO work, and he personally drafted the Illinois intrastate crowdfunding exemption law. He represents borrowers and lenders in reorganizations and syndicated financings, and he negotiates real estate purchases and sales for parties on either side. Across that corporate work, he documents the mergers and acquisitions his clients complete.
Who is a good fit for Anthony J. Zeoli
- Parties to a merger or acquisition who need the contracts negotiated and documented.
- Cannabis operators completing an acquisition that includes a license or a service vendor.
- Founders forming a company and setting its governance ahead of a deal.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Illinois, MBA
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD
- SUNY at Albany, B.S.
- Bar admissions
- Illinois
Recognition
- Illinois Super Lawyers, 2015 – 2017
- National Law Journal, inaugural list of Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and FinTech Trailblazers, 2018
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represents multiple purchasers and private equity funds in negotiating and documenting middle market ($50 to $200 million) acquisitions and buyout transactions, including negotiating transaction and payout terms, drafting transaction documentation, and analyzing capitalization issues. (buyer side)
- Represented privately held companies in connection with the negotiation and documentation of merger and acquisition divestiture transactions (ranging in aggregate value from $1 to $75 million). (seller side)
- Represented purchaser in connection with acquiring a $75 million secured acquisition financing made to a San Francisco-based private equity fund. ($75,000,000, buyer side)
- Represents various landlords and tenants in lease/sublease of commercial properties, including negotiating and drafting gross/percentage/net (single, double, and triple) lease agreements, sublease agreements, and amendments and extensions to existing lease/sublease agreements.
- Represented the purchaser in a $97 million acquisition and transfer of five parcels of real estate across three states. ($97,000,000, buyer side)
- Represented the lead lender in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a $32 million syndicated loan made to a multi-borrower group and secured by multiple parcels of real estate located in several states and a collateral assignment of stock in a banking corporation. ($32,000,000, lender side)
- Represented the lead lender in connection with the negotiation and documentation of $180 million syndicated secured financing made to a 65-member borrower group. ($180,000,000, lender side)
- Represented multiple privately held companies in the documentation of Regulation D offerings (under Rules 504, 505, and 506(b) and (c)) of privately held securities, drafting prospectuses, offering memoranda and Form D, and other required federal and state disclosures.
- Represented the issuer in structuring two-tiered, securities-based token and cryptocurrency coin offerings related to the cannabis industry.
- Represented the issuer in connection with structuring a securities-based token equity offering related to the oil and gas industry.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional