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Steven R. Rutkovsky
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Ropes & Gray
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704

T +1 212 841 5782
+1 212 841 5765 secretary
steven.rutkovsky@ropesgray.com


Steve focuses his practice on complex acquisition and leveraged financings. Steve regularly represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies in a broad range of financing transactions, including senior secured credit facilities, high yield bond offerings, bridge loans, mezzanine financings and asset-based loans. Steve also represents lenders in mezzanine financings and cross-border credit facilities. Steve is Chair of our Opinion Practices Committee.

Representative Clients and Matters

  • Represented Dunkin Brands’ Inc. in refinancing its whole business securitization through the issuance of $1.375 million of senior secured credit facilities and $625 million of senior notes.
  • Represented Berkshire Partners, Bain Capital and Advent International in structuring and obtaining $675 million of aggregate financing for the $1.2 billion buyout of SkillSoft.
  • Represented Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in structuring and obtaining $18.8 billion of aggregate financing for the $24 billion buyout of Clear Channel Communications, Inc.


Honors & Awards

  • 2010 New York Super Lawyers – Metro Edition (Bankruptcy & Creditors/Debtor Rights)


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PRACTICES
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Education
  • JD, New York University School of Law, 1991; Order of the Coif
  • MBA, New York University, 1991
  • AB, magna cum laude, Harvard College, 1987


Bar Admissions
  • New York, 1992


Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
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