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Providence RI 02903-1345
TEL: 401.274.7200
FAX: 401.751.0604
Practice Areas
Education
- Boston College (J.D., 1979)
- Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1974)
Bar & Court Admissions
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Stephen Geanacopoulos
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Mr. Geanacopoulos is the Chair of the Business & Corporate Law Group and Co-Chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. Mr. Geanacopoulos joined the firm in 1987. He plays a leading role in the representation of some of the firm's largest and most sophisticated clients.
His practice focuses on:
- mergers and acquisitions
- private equity
- securities
- venture capital
- the needs of closely-held companies and family businesses, including the prevention and resolution of shareholder disputes
- general corporate and commercial law
While his practice is primarily focused on the U.S. market, transactions managed by him invariably have international and cross-border dimensions.
Chambers USA 2007 Ameria's Leading Lawyers for Business reports:
“Clients raved about Steve Geanacopoulos, who worked on various private equity matters: ‘He is a member of our strategic planning team as much as a legal resource—he offers invaluable commercial advice, interpreting the intricacies of the law in plain English, allowing you to make an informed decision.’ His main strength is building and developing client relationships and his personal qualities were also treasured: ‘He is outgoing and engaging but also a thorough listener and questioner—he is focused on getting deals completed and excellent at negotiating and diffusing situations.’ ”
Chambers USA 2009 Ameria's Leading Lawyers for Business reports:
“Stephen Geanacopoulos ‘is exceptional in the corporate and M&A environment,’ declare interviewees. He and the team have been advising a major UK-based multinational on all corporate matters, including a number of transactions.”
Significant Matters
Steve led the AP&S team in the following matters:
- $300 million private auction sale of worldwide non-core businesses of a UK-based multinational.
- $90 million acquisition by a U.K.-based multinational of the assets of a Massachusetts-based competitor and the shares of its Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China and U.S. Virgin Islands subsidiaries.
- $110 million reorganization designed to solve a dispute among the three shareholder groups of a Massachusetts manufacturing company.
- Acquisition by a French public company of a Boston-based emerging technology company.
- Acquisition by a Netherlands-based multinational of the assets of a Connecticut-based company.
- Strategic alliance between a U.K.-based multinational and a group of five companies in the U.S., Thailand and Israel.
- $165 million sale of a U.S., China and Mexico-based manufacturer to a Providence-based private equity firm.
- Reorganization of the U.S. holding company structure of a U.K.-based multinational, designed to achieve cross-border tax efficiencies.
- Sale of a Swedish company and its U.S. subsidiary to a U.S.-based, publicly traded strategic buyer.
- $500 million precious metals consignment facility for a U.K.-based multinational listed on the London Stock Exchange.
- $33 million disposition by a NYSE-listed manufacturer of "discontinued operations" consisting of manufacturing plants in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Texas, Georgia and Illinois.
- Exclusive, worldwide license to manufacture and distribute a patented silver germanium alloy invented at Middlesex University, U.K.
- Sale by a Dublin-based company of one of its U.S. subsidiaries in a management buyout.
- $42 million sale of a holding company with operating subsidiaries in Illinois and Utah to the private equity affiliate of an international mutual funds complex.
Honors & Distinctions
- Recognized in Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers as one of the state’s "Leading Individuals" (Band 1) in corporate/commercial law.
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, highest rating given to attorneys.
- 1975-76: Teaching Fellow, Athens College, Athens, Greece.
Professional Affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association and its Business Law Section.
- Member, Rhode Island Bar Association.
News
Publications & Seminars
- "Resales of Securities", American Bar Association’s Business Law Today, Volume 7, No. 2, November/December, 1997.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Survey of the Act's Key Provisions and a Status Report on Ongoing Rulemaking thereunder as of June 5, 2003.
