Steve is a partner in the Firm's Business Law Department and is a member of the Firm's Private Equity & Venture Capital Group and Communications Group. He has been with the Firm his entire legal career and co-founded the Boston office of Edwards & Angell. Steve has led teams of lawyers in virtually every kind of corporate transaction, both within the U.S. and internationally. His experience spans several industries and includes private equity, venture capital, M&A, start-ups, joint ventures, fund formation, buyouts, securities offerings, debt facilities, restructurings, bankruptcy planning and litigation strategy. Steve's clients include several recognized private equity and venture capital funds and portfolio companies, as well as other public and private companies and management teams. Professional Recognition Steve is the recipient of a "Band 1" ranking by Chambers USA for private equity and venture capital in Massachusetts. He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been included in Thomson Reuters' "Super Lawyers" category. Notable Experience North America · Negotiated the sale of The W.E. Bassett Company, the nation's largest distributor of personal grooming devices, to Pacific World Corporation. · Represented ABRY Partners in its $1.2 billion acquisition of RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) · Acted for Cavalier Telephone Corporation and its stockholders in its $460 million merger with Paetec Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) · Negotiated $124.5 million sale of Canadian data center operator Fusepoint, Inc. to Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS) · Acted for Global Tower Partners and its equity sponsor in its formation, funding, acquisitions and sale to The Blackstone Group. · Represented M/C Venture Partners and Columbia Capital in their joint venture with Warner Bros. Studios to form film production company Legendary Pictures. · Acted for Battery Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Columbia Capital and J.P. Morgan Partners in their investment in The Tennis Channel. · Represented two private equity funds in connection with the formation of, and $160 million investment in, a U.S.-Canadian communications satellite joint venture with three strategic partners and the contribution of satellite licenses held by them, followed by the subsequent sale of the joint venture's assets to two public companies. · Negotiated a strategic partnering arrangement and equity investment with an online ticket distribution company on behalf of a consortium of 40 ticket brokers. · Represented Great Hill Partners in the acquisition of international money transfer company Vigo and its subsequent sale to First Data Corp. · Acted for the private equity investor group in the $250 million first round financing of XM Satellite Radio. · Acted for Great Hill Partners and its portfolio company, Latisys, in the acquisition, financing and development of data centers in the U.S. · Represented the holder of broadband spectrum in its acquisition by Harbinger Capital Partners. Europe, Asia & Latin America · Advised a consortium of private equity investors in connection with their investment in the buyout of GTS Telecom, a Central European telecommunications company. · Represented a U.S. private equity fund in making a controlling investment in a Brazilian fiber and data center company. · Acted for Columbia Capital in connection with its investment in euNetworks Group Limited (SGX: H23.SI), a publicly held Singapore company engaged in the ownership and operation of fiber optic networks throughout Europe. · Represented Spectrum Equity Investors in the acquisition of Choice Cable, a Puerto Rican cable television company. · Advised M/C Venture Partners in structuring the merger of its wireless license company in Malta with Melita Cable, a Maltese cable provider. · Represented Columbia Capital in its investment in an Indian broadband satellite company. · Acted for two private equity funds in the acquisition of a Puerto Rican wireless company in a Section 363 bankruptcy sale. Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications Steve has authored a number of articles on private equity and corporate finance and has been quoted in various business publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Deal, the Boston Globe, Private Equity Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital Journal, Bloomberg News and the Boston Business Journal. He has spoken at several industry seminars on topics relating to private equity, venture capital, media, telecommunications and financial services. News & Publications June 21, 2011, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Recognized by Chambers USA in 17 Categories October 7, 2010, EAPD Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2010 August 10, 2010, Sixty EAPD Attorneys Recognized by the Best Lawyers in America June 23, 2010, Chambers and Partners Recognizes EAPD in Nineteen Areas June 1, 2010, EAPD Congratulates Fusepoint, Inc. May 28, 2010, Congratulations to EAPD client, Palladium Equity Partners, LLP on Acquisition March 5, 2010, EAPD Represents ABRY Partners in $1.2 Billion Acquisition of RCN Corporation November 23, 2009, EAPD Represents an Afflilliate of Palladium Equity Partners November 6, 2009, EAPD Attorneys Selected For Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2009 September 1, 2009, 62 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2010 June 12, 2009, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Nineteen Areas February 4, 2009, 57 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2009 October 30, 2008, EAPD Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2008 June 13, 2008, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Twenty Areas October 30, 2007, EAPD Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2007 October 10, 2007, 57 EAPD Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America 2008 June 18, 2007, Chambers and Partners Recognizes Firm in Twenty Areas December 1, 2006, Insurance and Reinsurance Update - December 2006
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP November 1, 2006, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Attorneys Honored as Massachusetts Super Lawyers September 5, 2006, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Attorneys Recognized as "Best Lawyers in America" June 7, 2006, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Recognized By Chambers USA May 25, 2005, Edwards & Angell Lawyers Identified as Leading Lawyers in their Practice Areas March 2005, Succession Planning Gains Importance
Venture Capital Journal March 2005, I Want More
Venture Capital Journal July 2004, Conn. Suit Prompts Coverage Question
Venture Capital Journal June 1, 2004, Edwards & Angell, LLP Recognized As A Top Law Firm By Leading Legal Publisher Chambers & Partners
Chambers & Partners March 2004, NDAs Should Not Be Taken Lightly
Venture Capital Journal November 10, 2003, Post Peak - Q3 Venture Funding Levels Off
Boston Globe October 16, 2002, What's up with Down Rounds?
AltAssets (on line 2002) October 6, 2002, In the Money: Recent Bankruptcy Cases Point to Signs that Shareholders are Looking Harder at Equity Values...
Recent Bankruptcy Cases Point to Signs that Shareholders are Looking Harder at Equity Values...
The Deal September 6, 2002, Milestones or Stumbling Blocks
The Daily Deal March 2001, Tempermental Journey: Potential Recession Both Good and Bad for CLEC Market
XCHANGE October 2, 2000, Peer Behind the Mega-Deal, and Find the Lawyers
Mass High Tech July 13, 2000, Lawyers Set Up Funds to Back Start-Up Clients
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