Shannon Zollo

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.

Life Sciences

• Clinilabs, a global, full-service contract research organization in a strategic investment by InTandem Capital Partners*
• CHEORS, a health economics and outcomes research provider for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in its sale to Pharm Alliance, a portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners*
• Abveris, a privately held in vivo antibody discovery services company in its $190 million acquisition by Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST)*
• Veristat, a global clinical research organization in its acquisition by WindRose Health Investors*
• Ce3, a CRO focused on providing early phase oncology clinical development services to the biotechnology industry, in its acquisition by Catalyst Clinical Research*
• MRN Diagnostics, a biotechnology laboratory, in its reorganization and acquisition of Innovative Transfusion Medicine (ITM)*
• Blue Stream Laboratories, a CRO supporting the development of complex biologics and biosimilars, in its acquisition by Charles River Laboratories (NYSE: CRL)*
• ETEX, a provider of nanocrystalline calcium-phosphate-based biomaterials, in its acquisition by Zimmer Biomet*
• Genzyme, a rare-disease-focused biotechnology company, in the sale of certain of its assets to Cell Genesis*
• Bone Biologics (OTC: BBLG), a developer of orthobiologic products, in corporate governance and securities law matters*
• BioAxone BioSciences, a clinical-stage neurotrauma and neurovascular biotechnology company, in corporate governance and licensing matters*

Healthcare

• Collaborating Docs, a company matching nurse practitioners with supervising physicians, in a majority investment by TT Capital Partners*
• Health Care Technology Inc., a medical device distribution company, in its acquisition by Gemini Investors*
• Cúram, a business intelligence service provider in the healthcare industry, in its acquisition of PMC Medical Group*
• GrayHawk Health, a multi-state home healthcare agency, in its sale to Aging with Comfort*
• iResearch, a leading multi-specialty clinical research center, in its acquisition by CenExel*
• Connected Home Care, a leading home care provider serving Medicaid and private pay clients, in its acquisition by HouseWorks*
• Firehouse Capital, a privately held investment company, in its recapitalization of TLC@Home*
• Virgin Pulse, a habits-focused well-being company, in a recapitalization led by Insight Venture Partners*

Business Services

• Eastern Insurance Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC), in its $510 million sale to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG)*
• Kaplansky Insurance Agency, a property and casualty insurance firm, in its sale to Alera Group*
• Taurus Investment Holdings, a Boston-based global real estate private equity firm, in connection with a strategic investment by Legal & General (L&G)*
• G.A. Fleet Associates, a distributor of water infrastructure solutions, in its sale to Vessco Water, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors*
• Field & Stream Lodge Co., a branded hospitality platform owned by Starwood Capital Group and Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners, in its acquisition of the Field & Stream IP portfolio from Dick's Sporting Goods*
• Copley Equity Partners in its recapitalization and merger of Aethon Aerial Solutions and Flight Evolved*
• Copley Equity Partners in its recapitalization of Gregory FCA and its subsequent acquisition of Affect*
• McCarthy Capital in its recapitalization of Big Belly Solar*

Construction

• Hub Foundation, a leader in the deep foundation industry, in its acquisition by France-based Soletanche Bachy*
• Turner Brothers Construction, a concrete building services company, in its acquisition of Woodland Construction Company Inc.*
• City Point Partners, a construction support services firm, in its acquisition by HDR*

Defense

• Globe Composite Solutions, a navy submarine supplier, in its acquisition by ESCO Technologies (NYSE: ESE)*
• Seacon Phoenix, a provider of undersea electrical interconnect subsystems to the global submarine market, in its sale to Ametek*
• Webb Research Corp., a designer and manufacturer of scientific instruments for oceanographic research and monitoring, in its sale to Teledyne Technologies*

Manufacturing

• Advanced Concept Innovations, a contract packaging and manufacturing company, in its acquisition by Praxis Packaging*
• Select Engineering, one of the world’s largest producers of molded plastic silver/silver chloride-coated ECG sensors, in its sale to Medico Electrodes*
• Shawmut Corp., a leading global provider of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, in its acquisition of Fairystone Fabrics*
• Fowler High Precision, a specialty manufacturer, in its recapitalization by Pfingsten Partners*
• DTM Packaging and Custom Automation, a provider of custom automation packaging solutions, in its acquisition by The Massman Companies*

Technology

• CRIO Inc., a provider of eSource and other eClinical technologies in an investment by The Riverside Company*
• OpenClinica, a clinical research solutions provider in a growth investment by Thompson Street Capital Partners*
• Innovation Associates, a provider of high-volume pharmacy automation technology, in its sale to Allomer Capital*
• Great American Mining, a bitcoin mining company, in its sale to Crusoe Energy Systems*
• BuySellAds, a digital advertising company, in its acquisition of Digg*
• Invoke Solutions, a market research company, in its disposition of Academic Management Systems Inc. and in its subsequent sale to MarketCast*
• ALM Works, a project management software developer, in its recapitalization by Tempo Software*
• Strategic Cyber, a developer of software for penetration testers and red teams, in its acquisition by HelpSystems*
• Vestigo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in transformative fintech companies, in its closing of Vestigo Ventures Fund II, L.P., with $117.3 million total fund commitments*
• Vestigo Ventures in 40 investments in transformative fintech companies with an aggregate deal value approximating $100 million*

Transportation

• Magellan Jets, a private aviation solutions provider in its acquisition of Stellar Labs*
• Boyle Transportation, a provider of specialized transportation services to clients in the life sciences and government/defense sectors in its $80 million acquisition by Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSX: AND)*

*Indicates matters handled prior to joining Morgan Lewis