Stephen Weiss

Of Counsel
Los Angeles
+1 310-299-5500
[email protected]
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Stephen Weiss

Of Counsel
“I’ve seen markets rise and fall, strategies come and go. What never changes is the need for trusted counsel and seasoned insight.”

Stephen Weiss advises public and private companies, development-stage businesses, lenders, and investment banks on mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets transactions that drive long-term growth. With six decades in private practice, he brings a grounded, strategic perspective to even the most complex deals.

Over the years Steve—the firm’s Securities & Capital Markets Chair—has represented several senior secured lenders, including Fleet Credit Corporation, a subsidiary of Fleet Bank, and Congress Financial Corporation, as well as private credit funds that make loans to both public and privately owned businesses. In addition, he has represented borrowers in a wide variety of credit transactions.

Beyond his lending expertise, his work spans every phase of the transactional lifecycle, including middle-market and cross-border M&A, equity financings, and going-public strategies. Steve has guided clients through IPOs, follow-on offerings, rights offerings, private placements (including Rule 144A and Regulation S), PIPE deals, and securities exchange listings.

A nationally respected authority on securities law and M&A, Stephen works closely with issuers, underwriters, and financial institutions to ensure compliance with U.S. securities laws, exchange rules, and the regulatory frameworks established under Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank. His counsel reflects not just legal expertise, but a deep understanding of market conditions shaped by decades of evolution in the corporate and financial sectors.

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Associated Industries

Financial Services

Associated Practice Areas

Corporate & Securities

Representative Matters

  • Initial Public Offerings: Represented Lehman Brothers, Inc., DH Blair & Co., and Cruttenden Roth LLC (now Roth Capital LLC), in connection with initial public offerings. Has also represented over 30 issuers of securities in IPOs, including; Greenwich Air Services Inc., then the worlds largest jet engine overhaul service company other than General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, in its $20M IPO and $150M follow on public offering; Top Jobs Plc, the UK’s leading online employment portal in its $20M IPO; GIT Mortgage Investors, a mortgage REIT in its IPO and follow-one public offering; Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) in its $7M IPO; ZBB Energy, Inc. in its $20M IPO; and Hightimes Holding Corp. in its ongoing Regulation A+ IPO.
  • Banking & Finance: Represented and currently represent investment banks and financial institutions, including: Represent Paulson Investment Company LLC; Represented Fleet National Bank and its affiliate Fleet Credit Corporation in approximately ten separate financing transactions, until the bank was sold to Banc Boston; Represented Amev Capital Corp, a subsidiary of a Netherlands insurance company based in the U.S.; Represented Lehman Brothers in an IPO of H-Power, Inc.; Represented Cruttenden Roth, LLC (now Roth Capital) in over seven IPO’s; and Represented Burnham Securities, Inc. in financing transactions.
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Acted as lead counsel in over 200 merger and acquisition transactions in his career, including the following: Represented Greenwich Air Services, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Batchelor Air, Inc., and three additional add-on acquisitions, including the $345M purchase by Greenwich Air Services of the jet engine overhaul services business of Aviall, Inc., and the $1.2 B dollar sale of Greenwich Air Services to General Electric Company; Represented Gulfstream Air, Inc., in connection with acquisitions and private financings; Represented Cardinal Wireline Services, Inc. in connection with its initial acquisition and three add-on acquisitions until its $110M sale to Superior Energy, Inc. (NYSE); Represented Fine Air, Inc., a Miami-based airline, in connection with acquisitions and joint ventures; Represented Wilcour Food Products, Inc. based in Los Angeles and the then-sole manufacturer of roast beef for Arby’s Food chain; Represented Gleason Corporation and its affiliate Technibilt Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of shopping carts; Represented DN Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity fund in many of its acquisition transactions; Represent Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ :BOXL), a leading provider of products and services to the educational industry, in all of its acquisition transactions; Represent Pride Media, Inc., a publication dedicated to the LGBT community, in all of its acquisition transactions; Represent Scion Capital LLC, an Atlanta-based private merchant bank, in its acquisition transactions; and Represent NSG Capital LLC, a Connecticut-based private merchant bank and family office, in all of its acquisition transactions.

Credentials

Bar & Court Admissions
  • New York
Education
  • New York University School of Law, J.D. and LL.M.
  • New York University, B.S.

Stephen Weiss

Of Counsel
Los Angeles
+1 310-299-5500
[email protected]
“I’ve seen markets rise and fall, strategies come and go. What never changes is the need for trusted counsel and seasoned insight.”
Overview

Stephen Weiss advises public and private companies, development-stage businesses, lenders, and investment banks on mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets transactions that drive long-term growth. With six decades in private practice, he brings a grounded, strategic perspective to even the most complex deals.

Over the years Steve—the firm’s Securities & Capital Markets Chair—has represented several senior secured lenders, including Fleet Credit Corporation, a subsidiary of Fleet Bank, and Congress Financial Corporation, as well as private credit funds that make loans to both public and privately owned businesses. In addition, he has represented borrowers in a wide variety of credit transactions.

Beyond his lending expertise, his work spans every phase of the transactional lifecycle, including middle-market and cross-border M&A, equity financings, and going-public strategies. Steve has guided clients through IPOs, follow-on offerings, rights offerings, private placements (including Rule 144A and Regulation S), PIPE deals, and securities exchange listings.

A nationally respected authority on securities law and M&A, Stephen works closely with issuers, underwriters, and financial institutions to ensure compliance with U.S. securities laws, exchange rules, and the regulatory frameworks established under Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank. His counsel reflects not just legal expertise, but a deep understanding of market conditions shaped by decades of evolution in the corporate and financial sectors.

Practice Area

Financial Services

Corporate & Securities

Representative Matters

  • Initial Public Offerings: Represented Lehman Brothers, Inc., DH Blair & Co., and Cruttenden Roth LLC (now Roth Capital LLC), in connection with initial public offerings. Has also represented over 30 issuers of securities in IPOs, including; Greenwich Air Services Inc., then the worlds largest jet engine overhaul service company other than General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, in its $20M IPO and $150M follow on public offering; Top Jobs Plc, the UK’s leading online employment portal in its $20M IPO; GIT Mortgage Investors, a mortgage REIT in its IPO and follow-one public offering; Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) in its $7M IPO; ZBB Energy, Inc. in its $20M IPO; and Hightimes Holding Corp. in its ongoing Regulation A+ IPO.
  • Banking & Finance: Represented and currently represent investment banks and financial institutions, including: Represent Paulson Investment Company LLC; Represented Fleet National Bank and its affiliate Fleet Credit Corporation in approximately ten separate financing transactions, until the bank was sold to Banc Boston; Represented Amev Capital Corp, a subsidiary of a Netherlands insurance company based in the U.S.; Represented Lehman Brothers in an IPO of H-Power, Inc.; Represented Cruttenden Roth, LLC (now Roth Capital) in over seven IPO’s; and Represented Burnham Securities, Inc. in financing transactions.
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: Acted as lead counsel in over 200 merger and acquisition transactions in his career, including the following: Represented Greenwich Air Services, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Batchelor Air, Inc., and three additional add-on acquisitions, including the $345M purchase by Greenwich Air Services of the jet engine overhaul services business of Aviall, Inc., and the $1.2 B dollar sale of Greenwich Air Services to General Electric Company; Represented Gulfstream Air, Inc., in connection with acquisitions and private financings; Represented Cardinal Wireline Services, Inc. in connection with its initial acquisition and three add-on acquisitions until its $110M sale to Superior Energy, Inc. (NYSE); Represented Fine Air, Inc., a Miami-based airline, in connection with acquisitions and joint ventures; Represented Wilcour Food Products, Inc. based in Los Angeles and the then-sole manufacturer of roast beef for Arby’s Food chain; Represented Gleason Corporation and its affiliate Technibilt Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of shopping carts; Represented DN Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity fund in many of its acquisition transactions; Represent Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ :BOXL), a leading provider of products and services to the educational industry, in all of its acquisition transactions; Represent Pride Media, Inc., a publication dedicated to the LGBT community, in all of its acquisition transactions; Represent Scion Capital LLC, an Atlanta-based private merchant bank, in its acquisition transactions; and Represent NSG Capital LLC, a Connecticut-based private merchant bank and family office, in all of its acquisition transactions.

Credentials

Bar & Court Admissions
  • New York
Education
  • New York University School of Law, J.D. and LL.M.
  • New York University, B.S.