Stephen Hanson

Stephen P. Hanson

Partner

Stephen P. Hanson

Partner

  • Overview

    Biography

    Stephen Hanson is a partner in the firm's business transactions group. He represents financial sponsors (including private equity, mezzanine debt (including SBICs), venture capital, and hedge funds), their portfolio companies, and other privately-held companies in connection with domestic and cross-border M&A transactions (including leveraged buyouts), joint ventures, equity and debt financings, and general corporate counseling.

    Mr. Hanson has more than 20 years of experience focusing on private equity and private M&A, including with O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell, LLP (and O'Melveny & Myers following their merger). More recently, Mr. Hanson was a partner and the global co-chair of the Private Equity Practice Group at Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, and a partner with DLA Piper.

  • Experience
    • Experience

      Experience

      • Representation of Graycliff Partners in connection with its acquisition of Harper-Love Adhesives Corporation, a manufacturer of adhesive additives used to bond corrugated boxes.
      • Representation of Baxters Food Group (UK) in connection with its acquisition of Wornick Foods, a supplier of convenience foods and military rations to institutional customers, including restaurant chains, consumer goods companies, and the US government.
      • Representation of Camuto Group in connection with its acquisition of the remaining shares of Bernard Chaus, Inc., a designer of women's career, casual sportswear and dresses.

      • Representation of Palmfund in connection with its acquisition from Reed Elsevier Group of its legal, tax and regulatory publishing businesses in Argentina, Chile and Mexico (Legal Publishing Group). Also represented Palmfund in connection with the subsequent sale of Legal Publishing Group to Thomson Reuters.*

      • Representation of Evonik Corporation in connection with its investment in Biosynthetic Technologies LLC, a developer and manufacturer bio-bases synthetic oils used primarily in the passenger car motor oil and industrial lubricant sectors.
      • Representation of Rutland Plastic Technologies, Inc., in connection with its acquisition of Sociedad Quimica Alemana S.A., a Peru-based manufacturer of print inks. *
      • Representation of HSBC Capital (USA) Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Impresa Aerospace, LLC, a California-based manufacturer of precision crafted sheet metal and machined components for the aerospace industry. *
      • Representation of Hancock Park Associates in its $43 million acquisition of Brown & Coles Stores, an independent regional grocery store chain in Washington, pursuant to a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization. *
      • Representation of Graycliff Partners, LP (formerly HSBC Capital (USA) Inc.) in connection with its acquisition of Skandia, Inc., a supplier of woven and nonwoven fabrics and foam-based acoustic insulation solutions for aircraft interiors. *
      • Representation of Talon Innovations Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Vulcan Machine, Inc., a provider of custom machining for OEMs in the aerospace, packaging, and industrial markets.
      • Representation of Rutland Plastic Technologies, Inc., in its cross-border joint venture with Dhaval Colour Chem Ltd. in Mumbai, India. *

      • Representation of Graycliff Partners, LP, in connection with the sale of Rutland Plastic Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of plastisols used in screen printing inks and industrial applications, to The Riverside Company.

      • Representation of West Coast-based microbrewery in connection with its Series A Preferred financing.
      • Representation of lead investor in connection with the Series A Preferred investment in an emerging company having proprietary technology for the delivery of streaming digital content over the Internet.
      • Representation of an affiliate of Evonik Corporation in connection with its strategic investment in 10x Technology, LLC, a developer of micro- and nano-structured polymer substrates.*
      • Representation of special committee of a US national newspaper company in connection with its ongoing review of potential related party transactions.
      • Representation of private equity fund principal of multi-billion dollar private equity fund in connection with the restructuring of his management and carry interests.
      • Representation of Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group and Industry Ventures in their secondary purchase from a corporate investor of limited partnership interests in multiple venture capital funds. *
      • Representation of management team of national digital media new platform in connection with their rollover equity investments, incentive equity plans and employment agreements.
      • Representation West Coast-based private equity fund in connection with its sale of furniture and home product retailer.
      • Representation of Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group in connection with its secondary purchase of limited partnership interests in a European-based private equity fund.*
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      * Atty. Hanson was counsel in these representative matters before joining Robinson+Cole.

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      Community Involvement

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  • NEWS + PRESS
    • News

      R+C News Releases

      • November 29, 2016

        Robinson+Cole Recognized for Work on “Deals of the Year”

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          Robinson+Cole Recognized for Work on “Deals of the Year”

          The M&A Advisor, a premier global network of M&A, turnaround, and finance professionals, recognized Robinson+Cole with two awards during the 15th Annual M&A Advisor Awards, held at the New York Athletic Club on November 9. The first award presented to the firm was in the Restructuring Deal of the Year (Over $100MM) category, and the second award received by the firm was in the Private Equity Deal of the Year (From $10MM - $25MM) category. Accepting the awards on behalf of the firm were Patrick M. Birney and Michael R. Enright for Restructuring Deal of the Year and Stephen P. Hanson for Private Equity Deal of the Year.

          Read more in the press release.

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      • July 2, 2014

        Robinson+Cole Wins ACG New York Champion’s Award

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          Robinson+Cole Wins ACG New York Champion’s Award

          ACG® New York and The M&A Advisor have announced the winners of the 4th Annual ACG New York Champion's Awards, and Robinson+Cole won in the category of Leveraged Buyout of the Year by a Financial Buyer (over $100 Million) for representing Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) in its sale of Nielsen Expositions to Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX) for $950 million.

          The winners were announced at the 4th Annual ACG New York Champion's Awards Gala on Thursday, June 19, before a sold-out crowd at the Metropolitan Club. In addition to winning this award, Robinson+Cole was named a finalist in the categories of Technology, Media, Telecom (over $100mm) and Deal of the Year (over $500mm). Read more here.

           

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      • June 5, 2014

        Robinson+Cole Finalist for the 4th Annual ACG New York Champion’s Award

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          Robinson+Cole Finalist for the 4th Annual ACG New York Champion’s Award

          ACG® New York and The M&A Advisor have announced finalists for the 4th Annual ACG New York Champion's Awards, and Robinson+Cole was named a finalist in three of 38 categories. Robinson+Cole is in the running in the categories of Technology, Media, Telecom (over $100mm); Leveraged Buyout of the Year by a Financial Buyer (over $100mm); and Deal of the Year (over $500mm) for representing Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) in its sale of Nielsen Expositions to Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX) for $950 million.

          Robinson+Cole has been selected out of more than 350 nominees in the first stage of evaluation, and the independent panel of judges will now focus their attention on selecting the ultimate award winners. The winners will be announced at the 4th Annual ACG New York Champion's Awards Gala on Thursday, June 19, at the Metropolitan Club.

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      • May 23, 2013

        Robinson & Cole Expands Rapidly Growing Private Equity/M&A Practice

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          Robinson & Cole Expands Rapidly Growing Private Equity/M&A Practice

          Robinson & Cole continues to expand its private equity/mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice with recent hires in its New York City, Boston, and Connecticut offices. On May 20, 2013, the firm completed the relocation of its New York City office to the Chrysler East Building to accommodate its continued growth.
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