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Zach Bench

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Partner

Admitted to practice only in California and New York. Supervised by partners in the Seattle office.

T 206.757.8295 Seattle
T 415.276.4867 San Francisco
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Zach Bench is an attorney in the firm's corporate and business transactions practice group. He is a trusted partner in advancing his clients' growth and business goals, counseling private equity firms, public and private companies, and other clients on their most complex deals, as well as securities law and corporate governance.

Drawing from experience representing clients from both traditional and emerging industries, including the financial services and space sectors, Zach leverages his broad expertise to provide strategic guidance on high-level transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, recapitalizations and joint ventures. He also represents investors and issuers in early- and late-stage preferred stock and convertible promissory note financing rounds.

Practice Highlights

Private equity

Zach is an active member of Davis Wright Tremaine's private equity practice. Zach's recent matters include representing Franchise Equity Partners in several acquisition and investment transactions, Kestra Financial, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, in numerous acquisitions, Cetera Financial Group, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in several acquisition transactions, DoseSpot, a portfolio company of PSG Equity, in an acquisition, and Westward Partners in its acquisition of Three Bears Alaska, one of the leading retailers in western Alaska.

Financial services

Zach has extensive experience representing financial services entities in transactions. In the past year, he represented Kestra Financial, the parent company of Bluespring Wealth Partners, in Bluespring's acquisitions of several wealth management firms, Cetera Financial Group in several acquisition and investment transactions, Capital Management Group in its strategic investment by Hightower and PLH Financial Holdings and Legacy One Financial Holdings in a strategic investment by Arax Investment Partners in their affiliated entity, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors.

Corporate and M&A

Financial services strategic investment

Advised Capital Management Group in its strategic investment by Hightower.

Financial services acquisition

Advised PLH Financial Holdings and Legacy One Financial Holdings in the sale of certain equity interests in U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors to Arax Investment Partners, a portfolio company of Redbird Capital Partners.

Franchisee transactions

Advised Franchise Equity Partners on its minority investment in Fresh Dining Concepts, the largest franchise group in the Focus Brands snacks family, and several other acquisition and investment transactions.

Financial services acquisitions

Advised Kestra Financial, the parent company of Bluespring Wealth Partners, in Bluespring's acquisitions of a number of wealth management firms, including Joule Financial, Welty Capital Management, WealthPartners LLP, Christopher Street Financial, Shelton Financial Group, Hughes Financial Services, and KDI Wealth Management.

Acquisition of multiple wholesale beauty supply companies

Advised a private equity buyer in the acquisition of multiple wholesale beauty supply companies.
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Emerging Growth

Investments by sovereign wealth fund*

Advised Qatar Investment Authority in various venture capital and private equity investments, including its (i) Series F investment in Urban Compass, (ii) Series D investment in GRAIL, (iii) Series C-1 investment in Praxis Precision Medicines, (iv) Series B investment in Thrive Earlier Detection, (v) Series F investment in QuantumScape and in connection with QuantumScape's contemporaneous acquisition by Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp in a "SPAC" transaction, (vi) investment in Precision Medicine Group Holdings, (vii) Series A investment in Pride Parent, the owner of Paycor, (viii) Series B investment in HiberCell and (ix) senior secured convertible promissory note investment in Eat Just.

Equity and debt financings and restructuring transactions*

Advised PrescientCo in various matters, including its (i) Series D, Series D-1, Series D-2 and Series E equity financing rounds, (ii) issuance of Series D-2 and Series E convertible promissory notes, (iii) its bonding and support transaction with Eldridge Industries and J.E. Dunn Construction and the related company restructuring and (iv) restructuring and recapitalization transaction led by Eldridge Industries.
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Admitted to Practice

  • California, 2019
  • New York, 2014

Education

  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2013, cum laude
    • President, Global Law Scholars
    • Executive Editor, Georgetown Journal of International Law
    • Contributing Student Author, International Migrants Bill of Rights
  • B.A., Philosphy, The George Washington University, 2007

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Association for Corporate Growth, Seattle Chapter
    • American Bar Association
    • Pacific Rim Advisory Council

Background

    • Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York and San Francisco, 2013-2021
    • Student Counsel, Civil Rights Section, Institute for Public Representation, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 2012
    • Legal Intern, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 2011
    • Legal Intern, Office of Sen. Patty Murray, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., 2011
    • Volunteer, Small Business Development, U.S. Peace Corps, Guinea, West Africa, 2007-2009
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