Mr Stephen Gruendel > A&O Shearman > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

A&O Shearman
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022-6069
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Stephen is a partner in the Finance practice. Stephen represents leading investment banks, institutional investors and commercial banks in connection with public and private capital markets transactions and bank financings, including secured and unsecured high yield debt securities, syndicated institutional loans, asset backed loans, tender offers, exchange offers, and consent solicitations in connection with acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, recapitalizations, bridge lending and loan commitments and other financing transactions.

Memberships

New York

Education

Cornell University

J.D., M.B.A.

Trinity College

B.A.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings

A&O Shearman has a strong record in issuer and underwriter-side high-yield engagements, and is increasingly active in representing underwriters in recent times with one of the biggest market shares amongst the leading firms. The firm’s formidable leveraged finance practice provides a foundation for its high-yield activities and it has a notable presence in debt restructuring-related issuances. It also has an extensive global presence bringing a steady pipeline of deals originating in Latin America; it represented Colombia’s Ecopetrol in a $1.5bn public offering of notes. Key names in New York include Harald Halbhuber , Jason Lehner , Stephen Gruendel and Michael Chernick.