Contact Info
Email:
zdarrow@darroweverett.com
Tel:
(305) 686-5159
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Rhode Island
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.
cum laude - Fitchburg State University, B.S., History
magna cum laude
Accolades:
- Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Center Fellow
Chairman
Overview
Zachary G. Darrow serves as Chairman of DarrowEverett LLP and leads its Private Equity, Capital Markets & Securities Practice Group. Zach has forged a reputation over the last two decades as a top dealmaker in sophisticated transactional matters. He has a genuine passion for working through intricate issues and developing winning strategies for the firm’s clients. Leveraging his extensive network of contacts, deep understanding of the intricacies of the law, and negotiating acumen, Zach helps our clients achieve their goals and take their businesses to the next level.
Zach’s practice focuses on the areas of complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, equity and debt financings, restructures and workouts, and sophisticated real estate deals. Working across multiple disciplines, he has extensive experience in a wide range of industries, including renewable energy, commercial real estate, hospitality, health care, media and entertainment, commercial lending and structured finance, technology and software, and the retail and service sectors.
Representative Matters
- Served as investor counsel in connection with the negotiation and drafting of two companion joint ventures entered into with a family office real estate acquisition and management group. The joint ventures were formed for the purpose of acquiring three parcels of prominently situated property in downtown Houston, Texas, including two parcels consisting of office buildings intended to qualify as qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) property. Our representation also included structuring the investor’s companion investment entities that were formed for the purpose of holding the QOZ partnership interest and non-QOZ partnership interest in the joint ventures and preparing the investment entities’ Rule 506(b) syndication offering documents.
Prior Experience
Prior to co-founding DarrowEverett LLP, Zach was a partner with a highly regarded Boston-based law firm. Additionally, Zach’s professional experience includes serving as a business executive for a portfolio company of a significant New York City-based hedge fund, a Fortune 500 health care company, and a top national renewable energy company.
Related Practices
Publications and Media Appearances
- What SEC’s Transparency Rule Means for Investors, Advisers and Funds — via JD Supra, August, 2023
- Proposed SEC Rules Aim at Putting Private Funds More in Public View — via JD Supra, June, 2023
- Meme Stock Mania Sets Stage for Proposed Game-Changing SEC Rule — via JD Supra, December, 2022
- Life May Not Be Fair, But Interested Party Transactions Should Be — via JD Supra, October, 2022
Involvement
- American Arbitration Association – Member
- Providence Foundation – Member
- Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers – Member
- New Hampshire Bar Association – Member
- New York State Bar Association – Member
- Rhode Island Bar Association – Member