Zachary Portnoy

212-430-2682
zportnoy@fenwick.com
Associate
Corporate

Zachary
Portnoy

Zachary
Portnoy

Zachary
Portnoy

Associate
Corporate

Zach advises public and private technology companies on a variety of complex, strategic transactions, including public and private company mergers, stock and asset purchases, growth investments, divestitures and carve-out transactions. His transactional expertise spans a wide range of industries, including software, cybersecurity, games and interactive entertainment, fintech, consumer products and emerging technologies and he has significant cross-border M&A experience, having advised on transactions across Europe, Asia and Latin America. Zach also counsels boards and executive teams on corporate governance matters, shareholder engagement and other high-impact business decisions.

  • Multiple transactions for Wiz, including its pending $32B sale to Google and its acquisition of Gem Security
  • Vocera Communications in its $2.97B sale to Stryker
  • Imperva in its $2.1B sale to Thoma Bravo
  • SignalFx in its $1.05B sale to Splunk
  • SentinelOne in its $616M acquisition of Attivo Networks
  • Embracer Group in its $460M divestiture of Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive Software
  • Squarespace in its $400M divestiture of Tock to American Express
  • Billie in its $310M sale to Edgewell Personal Care
  • Multiple acquisitions for Cisco Systems, including its acquisitions of Banzai Cloud, Fluidmesh Networks, Slido, Smartlook and Working Group Two
  • Multiple transactions for Nexon, including its investment in and acquisition of Embark Studios
  • Multiple transactions for Jam City, including its combination with DPCM Capital SPAC and its $165M acquisition of Ludia
  • Multiple transactions for SoundHound AI, including its acquisitions of Amelia and SYNQ3
  • Amberdata in its acquisition of Genesis Volatility
  • Arbelos Markets in its sale to FalconX
  • Bridge in its sale to Stripe
  • Carta in its acquisition of Tactyc
  • Demiurge Studios in its sale to Embracer Group
  • Moonbug Entertainment in its acquisition of the Little Angel YouTube Network
  • Unknown Worlds in its sale to KRAFTON
  • Vast in its acquisition of Launcher

  • Multiple transactions for Wiz, including its pending $32B sale to Google and its acquisition of Gem Security
  • Vocera Communications in its $2.97B sale to Stryker
  • Imperva in its $2.1B sale to Thoma Bravo
  • SignalFx in its $1.05B sale to Splunk
  • SentinelOne in its $616M acquisition of Attivo Networks
  • Embracer Group in its $460M divestiture of Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive Software
  • Squarespace in its $400M divestiture of Tock to American Express
  • Billie in its $310M sale to Edgewell Personal Care
  • Multiple acquisitions for Cisco Systems, including its acquisitions of Banzai Cloud, Fluidmesh Networks, Slido, Smartlook and Working Group Two
  • Multiple transactions for Nexon, including its investment in and acquisition of Embark Studios
  • Multiple transactions for Jam City, including its combination with DPCM Capital SPAC and its $165M acquisition of Ludia
  • Multiple transactions for SoundHound AI, including its acquisitions of Amelia and SYNQ3
  • Amberdata in its acquisition of Genesis Volatility
  • Arbelos Markets in its sale to FalconX
  • Bridge in its sale to Stripe
  • Carta in its acquisition of Tactyc
  • Demiurge Studios in its sale to Embracer Group
  • Moonbug Entertainment in its acquisition of the Little Angel YouTube Network
  • Unknown Worlds in its sale to KRAFTON
  • Vast in its acquisition of Launcher

  • Amazon
  • Automattic
  • Coinbase
  • Gearbox
  • GOAT
  • Meta
  • Metropolis Technologies
  • Netflix
  • Peloton
  • Scopely
  • Wonder

  • Amazon
  • Automattic
  • Coinbase
  • Gearbox
  • GOAT
  • Meta
  • Metropolis Technologies
  • Netflix
  • Peloton
  • Scopely
  • Wonder