Stephen Levy > Dentons > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
ONE FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7WS
England

Position

Stephen is a senior corporate partner and specialises in UK and international M&A and private equity transactions. He also advises on joint ventures and other corporate matters.

Stephen has also led the legal input into a number of high-profile stressed and distressed M&A situations. Invariably these involve complex issues and many stakeholders with differing interests demanding rapid and creative solutions.

He has advised many leading UK and overseas companies and private equity houses, including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, H.I.G. Capital, Montagu Private Equity, Peel Group and Landis+ Gyr. Stephen also advises entrepreneurially driven and other growth businesses.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)

Praised by clients for providing ‘a strong bench of partner-level attention‘ in transactions, Dentons regularly advises leading PE firms and management teams on a range of high-value and mid-market deals, particularly in emerging markets across Asia and Africa. Nicholas Plant, co-head of the global private equity group, is a highly active mid-market adviser whose recent engagements include auction sale processes for high-profile financial services companies. Other key names to note include Stephen Levy, co-chair of both the UK and European PE teams, who serves as relationship partner for some of the firm’s leading sponsor clients, and James Davison, experienced in all manner of cross-border deals. Both Levy and Davison are well regarded for being ‘very commercial in their approach, always available, and extremely personable.