Stephen joined Ropes & Gray in 2024 and is an associate in the corporate department. Stephen focuses his practice on private equity buyouts, strategic M&A, divestitures and similar transactions. Stephen also regularly advises clients and their portfolio companies on a range of operational matters, including add-on acquisitions, dispositions, general corporate governance and equity arrangements.

Experience

  • BV Investment Partners in its sale of Risk International
  • Partners Capital in the sale of a minority stake to General Atlantic
  • American Securities and its portfolio company Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC in Emerald's $1.1 billion sale to LANXESS AG*
  • Aterian Investment Partners in its sale of Stewart Tubular Products to Pelican Energy Partners*
  • Blackstone in its acquisition of Sustana Group*
  • Cornell Capital in the acquisition by INW Manufacturing LLC of Capstone Nutrition*
  • CPP Investments, together with Silver Lake, in their $12.5 billion take-private of Qualtrics*
  • CVC Capital Partners in its acquisitions of Radwell International (and its acquisition of ESH)*
  • GHK Capital Partners in its acquisition of ITS Logistics, Inc.*
  • J.C. Flowers in its acquisition of a majority stake in iLendingDIRECT*
  • J.C. Flowers, together with Bain Capital and others, in the $100 million acquisition of a minority stake in Insigneo Financial Group LLC*
  • PSG, as principal stockholder, together with Lumaverse, in the recapitalization of Lumaverse Technologies by L Squared Capital Partners*

*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray