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Shannon Zollo

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Shannon Zollo advises clients on a wide range of corporate law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, executive compensation, and corporate governance. Shannon’s practice is focused primarily on private equity recapitalizations and platform add-ons for private business. He has significant in-depth knowledge of the life sciences, healthcare, technology, and defense sectors. Shannon also advises privately held companies on day-to-day business issues, often acting as outside general counsel to several middle market companies.

Shannon frequently presents on and is quoted in the media about business issues, including emerging trends in M&A and private equity. A native English speaker, Shannon is also fluent in Portuguese.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Shannon served as the chair of the M&A and private equity groups at another US law firm.

Business Services

  • Represented an insurance agency in its $510 million sale to a global insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting services firm
  • Represented an insurance agency in its sale to an insurance and financial services firm
  • Represented a global real estate private equity firm in connection with a strategic investment by a life insurance company
  • Represented a distributor of water infrastructure solutions in its sale to a water treatment company
  • Represented a branded hospitality platform in its acquisition of the outdoor IP portfolio from a sports retail company
  • Represented an investment firm in its recapitalization of a public relations firm and subsequent acquisition of a firm serving technology, health care, and professional services clients
  • Counseled an investment firm in its recapitalization and merger of two aerial inspection companies

Construction

  • Represented a multi-generational family operated US commercial structural foundation company in its acquisition by a French multi-national construction firm
  • Represented a construction support services firm in its acquisition by a professional services firm
  • Represented a concrete building services company in its acquisition of another construction company

Defense

  • Represented a navy submarine supplier in its acquisition by an engineered products and solutions provider
  • Represented a provider of undersea electrical interconnect subsystems in its sale to an electronic instruments and electromechanical devices manufacturer

Healthcare

  • Represented a company matching nurse practitioners with supervising physicians in a majority investment by a healthcare investment firm
  • Represented a medical device distribution company in its acquisition by a middle market investment firm
  • Represented a business intelligence service provider in the healthcare industry in its acquisition of a healthcare organization
  • Represented a multistate home healthcare agency in its sale to another in-home care company
  • Represented a multispecialty clinical research center in its acquisition by a clinical trial site network
  • Represented a home care provider serving Medicaid and private pay clients in its acquisition by another in-home care company

Life Sciences

  • Represented a global, full-service contract research organization in a strategic investment by a private equity firm
  • Represented a health economics and outcomes research provider for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in its sale to an industry consulting firm
  • Represented a privately held in vivo antibody discovery services company in its $190 million acquisition by a synthetic biology company
  • Advised a global clinical research organization in its acquisition by a private equity firm

Manufacturing

  • Represented a leading global provider of innovative and sustainable textile solutions in its acquisition of a knitting supplier
  • Represented an inspection, control, and calibration equipment supplier in its recapitalization by a private equity firm

Technology

  • Represented a provider of eSource and other eClinical technologies in an investment from an investment firm
  • Counseled a clinical research solutions provider in a growth investment by a private equity firm
  • Represented a bitcoin mining company in its sale to an AI infrastructure company
  • Represented a digital advertising company in its acquisition of a news aggregator
  • Represented an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in transformative fintech companies in its closing of fund with $117.3 million total fund commitments
  • Represented a market research company in its disposition of a course evaluation software company and in its eventual sale to a market research firm
  • Advised a software company in its recapitalization
  • Represented a venture capital firm in 30 investments in transformative fintech companies with an aggregate deal value approximating $80 million

Transportation

  • Represented a private aviation solutions provider in its acquisition of an AI-powered software platform
  • Represented a provider of specialized transportation services to clients in the life sciences and government/defense sectors in its $80 million acquisition by a supply chain management company
  • Northeastern University School of Law, 1994, J.D.
  • Brigham Young University, 1991, B.S., international business administration
  • Massachusetts
  • Clerkship to the Massachusetts Appeals Court (1994 - 1995)

Ranked, Corporate/M&A, Massachusetts, Chambers USA (2025)

Leading Partner, M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m), Legal 500 US (2025)

Listed, Mergers and Acquisitions, The Best Lawyers in America (2021–2025)

Listed, Go To Business Lawyer, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (2022)

Member, Board of Trustees, Cristo Rey Boston High School, chair of the Development Committee

Co-founder, XPX