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Steve specializes in counseling entrepreneurial businesses and start-up companies.
Practice Areas
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Representing entrepreneurs in corporate financing transactions including venture capital, subordinated debt, asset-based lending, intercreditor negotiations and intellectual property protection, licensing and technology transfer agreements
- General counsel to businesses including construction and real estate development, software, semiconductor, capital equipment distribution, pharmaceutical manufacturing consulting, internet-based businesses and financial services
Illustrative Transactional Experience
Acquisitions, Roll-ups and Commercial Transactions
- Roll-up and $70,000,000 initial public offering of 8 financial professional staffing firms
- $7,000,000 purchase of industrial water tank manufacturer
- $3,000,000 purchase of majority interest by minority shareholders in international logistics company
- $10,000,000 acquisition by management financed by combination of private placement proceeds and senior secured indebtedness
- $8,000,000 turn-key warehouse systems equipment installation and development agreement for locations in Massachusetts and the Netherlands
- $5,000,000 development agreement for inclusion of semiconductor chip client’s contactless point of sale technology in credit card issuers’ next generation of payment devices
Dispositions / Liquidity Transactions
- $26,000,000 bank-financed recapitalization with special dividend
- $95,000,000 sale of furniture manufacturer to private equity buyer
- $6,000,000 sale of logistics company focused on lumber products
- $30,000,000 sale of Internet consulting and software company
- $12,000,000 sale of electronics parts distributor
Financing
- Issuer representation in numerous private placement equity and debt financings up to $100,000,000
- $8,400,000 construction and permanent financing of wind-power generating units for client developer
- Private and public lender representation in transactions secured by collateral including equipment, intellectual property, receivables, vehicles, aircraft and real estate
Bar Admissions
Education
- Case Western Reserve University, J.D.
- Bates College, B.S., Geophysics
Community and Non-Profit Involvement
- Lincoln Youth Soccer – Board of Directors
- Women's Lunch Place – Board of Directors, Treasurer (1988 – 1998)
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Speaking Engagements
“Copyright Law: Fair Use vs. Digital Rights Management”, May, 2009, Boston CHI (Computer Human Interaction) |
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