Steve structures and coordinates complex domestic and international commercial lending and other financing transactions for U.S. and foreign banks and financial institutions.
A former certified public accountant, Steve combines practical business sense – the ability to read and understand financial statements and related information and focus on critical financial issues – with legal knowledge and expertise gained from more than 20 years of experience leading finance transactions. Clients appreciate that Steve sees the forest and the trees, he optimizes the details of every transaction with a practical approach and he always meets their business, financial and strategic objectives.
International Trade and Commodities Finance
Steve drafts, negotiates and implements international commodities finance deals. He works with banks and financial institutions around the world to structure complex lending and repurchase arrangements involving energy, metals and agricultural products, and regularly advises clients and structures and documents receivables purchase and repurchase transactions on a bilateral basis and in the supply chain finance arena, as well as draft discounting transactions.
Steve often negotiates complex intercreditor arrangements for his clients. He also negotiates swap transactions and has a strong understanding of ISDA master agreements and related documentation.
MSR Financing and Mortgage Warehouse Lending
Some of the country’s largest mortgage lenders turn to Steve to guide them on successful mortgage servicing rights financing transactions as well as mortgage warehouse facilities.
Acquisition Finance
Private companies, private equity firms and others seek out Steve’s leadership and expertise in financing their acquisitions. Steve provides his practical perspective and his deep understanding of the market, the players, the industry and the specific strengths and weakness of each particular acquisition to make informed and appropriate decisions.
Community Leadership
Along with his wife and their two children (both of whom have Type 1 Diabetes), Steve is actively involved in the fight to end the disease through support of the JDRF and the Diabetes Research Institute.
Education
Bar Admissions
Licenses
Member, NYC Bar Association
Steve structures and coordinates complex domestic and international commercial lending and other financing transactions for U.S. and foreign banks and financial institutions.
A former certified public accountant, Steve combines practical business sense – the ability to read and understand financial statements and related information and focus on critical financial issues – with legal knowledge and expertise gained from more than 20 years of experience leading finance transactions. Clients appreciate that Steve sees the forest and the trees, he optimizes the details of every transaction with a practical approach and he always meets their business, financial and strategic objectives.
International Trade and Commodities Finance
Steve drafts, negotiates and implements international commodities finance deals. He works with banks and financial institutions around the world to structure complex lending and repurchase arrangements involving energy, metals and agricultural products, and regularly advises clients and structures and documents receivables purchase and repurchase transactions on a bilateral basis and in the supply chain finance arena, as well as draft discounting transactions.
Steve often negotiates complex intercreditor arrangements for his clients. He also negotiates swap transactions and has a strong understanding of ISDA master agreements and related documentation.
MSR Financing and Mortgage Warehouse Lending
Some of the country’s largest mortgage lenders turn to Steve to guide them on successful mortgage servicing rights financing transactions as well as mortgage warehouse facilities.
Acquisition Finance
Private companies, private equity firms and others seek out Steve’s leadership and expertise in financing their acquisitions. Steve provides his practical perspective and his deep understanding of the market, the players, the industry and the specific strengths and weakness of each particular acquisition to make informed and appropriate decisions.
Community Leadership
Along with his wife and their two children (both of whom have Type 1 Diabetes), Steve is actively involved in the fight to end the disease through support of the JDRF and the Diabetes Research Institute.
Education
Bar Admissions
Licenses
Member, NYC Bar Association