Stephen is a partner in the Finance practice. Stephen represents leading direct lenders, investment banks, institutional investors and commercial banks in connection with private credit financings, syndicated institutional loans, asset backed loans and bridge loans and commitments to finance acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, recapitalizations and exit financings.

Stephen also advises underwriters and initial purchasers in connection with public and private capital markets transactions, including secured and unsecured high yield debt securities and related tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations. He also has experience representing borrowers and lenders in complex financing arrangements including securitizations and other structured financings.

• A consortium of over a dozen private credit lenders in connection with first lien term and revolving indebtedness to finance the acquisition of an electrical distribution company by a prominent private equity firm
• Golub Capital, as administrative agent, on a mega unitranche facility to finance the acquisition by CVC Capital Partners of Radwell International and its subsidiaries
• Golub Capital and Audax Private Debt, as lenders, on financing for the acquisition of Ned Stevens by Cobepa
• A direct lending arm of a large financial institution on a $135 million first lien term loan facility and subsequent amendment to the existing loan facility to add an additional cash carveout account
• Multiple private credit lenders in connection with a second lien term loan facility for a portfolio company of a prominent private equity firm, which proceeds were used to refinance existing indebtedness
• A global investment bank, as Administrative Agent, on various amendments to an existing $121 million revolving credit facility
• Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, Mizuho, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB, Rabo Securities, BBVA and Truist Securities, as joint book-running managers, in connection with a $775 million notes offering, in connection with Sealed Air’s acquisition of Liqui-Box
• Goldman Sachs, as dealer manager, in connection with an abbreviated cash tender offer by Sealed Air Corporation