Stephen Major
 

 









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Richard Tillman

Stephen Major

Partner
 

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Stephen Major is a partner in our Corporate and Securities practices. Stephen has extensive experience of advising in mergers and acquisitions, initial and secondary public offerings, and corporate governance matters. He has been engaged in many high-profile matters that include cross-border transactions, leveraged buyouts, complex restructuring deals, proxy fights and takeover defense work.

Before joining our firm in 2006, Stephen was an associate in a leading New York law firm.    

Representative Transactions
  • Advised Otter Tail Corporation on its secondary offering of common stock, $100 million debt offering and holding company reorganization.
  •  Advised MGI Pharma Inc. on its $117 million cash and stock acquisition of Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Advised Pemstar in its $115 million initial public offering.
  • Advised eFunds in its $71 million initial public offering.
  • Advised MGI Pharma Inc. on its $348 million Rule 144A offering of Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes.
  • Advised Kahler Realty Corporation in connection with complex conversion of operating a hotel company into separate REIT and hotel management companies.
  • Advised Great Plains Software Inc. on its$90 million stock-for-stock acquisition of Solomon Software Corporation.
  • Deluxe Corporation in $600 million Rle 144A offering of Senior Notes.
  • Advised UnitedHealth Group in $3 billion public offering of Senior Notes.
  • Advised Deluxe Corporation in $600 million Rule 144A offering of Senior Notes.

Admission

  • New York
  • New Jersey

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School
    J.D., 1997, magna cum laude
  • Cornell University
    B.A., History, 1994, magna cum laude
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