Overview
As co-head of Faegre Drinker’s capital markets practice, Jonathan Zimmerman loves finding practical, business-focused solutions for unique issues that arise in complex transactions. He advises on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance for both private and publicly held clients, as well as investment banks.
Capital Markets
Jonathan regularly represents issuers and investment banks in connection with billions in securities offerings, including IPOs, secondary offerings, registered direct offerings, PIPEs, Rule 144A offerings and foreign offerings. He regularly advises public companies, including SPS Commerce, Tactile Medical and iMedia Brands, on SEC reporting, corporate governance, resales of restricted securities and equity compensation challenges. He also represents public companies in connection with other capital market transactions, including going private transactions, issuer tender offers for debt and equity, accelerated stock repurchases, and other security purchase programs.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Jonathan represents buyers and sellers in a variety of public and private transactions. He also represents investment banks in their role as financial advisor in M&A transactions, including with deal structuring, fairness opinions and engagement letters. Recently, he represented Endocyte, CoLucid Pharmaceuticals and Datalink in their public company sale transactions.
Private Placements
Jonathan represents emerging companies, venture capital funds, hedge funds and private equity funds in private placements of debt and equity securities. He also represents public companies in their strategic investments. In the past few years, he has advised the issuers in three of the largest venture capital transactions in Minnesota history.
Personal Interests
In addition to traveling the world to places off the beaten path, Jonathan regularly competes in triathlons and once ran his own record label.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Education
New York University School of Law
J.D. (2000)
Pomona College
B.A. (1997)
Experience
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February 2020 1 min readCowen Sustainable Advisors Executes $200 Million Investment Deal With EcoATMCorporate Group Venture Capital
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December 2018 1 min readEndocyte Enters Into $2.1B Agreement to Be Acquired by NovartisPharmaceuticals and Biologics Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Antitrust Mergers and Acquisitions
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September 2018 1 min readEndocyte Completes $201.3 Million Public OfferingPharmaceuticals and Biologics Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Public Companies and Governance Capital Markets
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June 2018 1 min readFlipgrid Sells to MicrosoftCorporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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June 2018 1 min readLimoneira Completes $69M Public OfferingAgribusiness Food and Agribusiness Corporate Group Capital Markets
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September 2017 1 min readCelcuity Completes IPOMedical Devices and Products Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Public Companies and Governance Capital Markets
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March 2017 1 min readCoLucid Acquired by Eli Lilly for $960MPharmaceuticals and Biologics Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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January 2017 1 min readDatalink Corporation Acquired by Insight EnterprisesCorporate Group Mergers and Acquisitions
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July 2016 1 min readTactile Systems Completes IPOMedical Devices and Products Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Public Companies and Governance
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October 2015 1 min readCode42 Completes Series B FinancingCorporate Group Venture Capital
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May 2015 1 min readCoLucid Pharmaceuticals Raises $55M in IPOPharmaceuticals and Biologics Health and Life Sciences Corporate Group Public Companies and Governance
Insights & Events
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Minnesota Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
Honors
- Chambers USA — Minnesota, Corporate/M&A, 2018-20
- Minnesota Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Securities & Corporate Finance, 2006, 2008, and 2010-11