Stephen A. Byeff
Lawyers
Advises U.S. and non-U.S. corporate and financial institution clients across a broad range of capital markets and corporate transactions.
Stephen advises U.S. and non-U.S. clients on capital markets transactions, as well as governance, public company disclosure and general corporate matters. He represents corporate and financial institution clients on a variety of transactions, including IPOs, SPACs, private placements and high-yield, investment-grade and convertible debt offerings. Stephen’s practice ranges across a variety of industries, including retail, technology, automotive, biotech, pharmaceuticals, industrials, financial services, insurance and energy.
Experience highlights
Recent Representations
- Veeco Instruments $230 million convertible senior notes offering
- Comcast $5 billion notes offering and $2.9 billion cash tender offers
- Nikola $100 million follow-on offerings
- WeWork comprehensive debt recapitalization transaction
- Atlas Air $850 million senior secured notes offering
- Comcast $1 billion inaugural green bond offering
- Roivant Sciences $230 million stock offering
- Laureate Education $309 million secondary offering
- Roivant Sciences $400 million at-the-market offering
- Ford Credit $3 billion cash tender offers
- Bausch + Lomb $630 million IPO
- Macy’s Retail Holdings $850 million senior notes offering
- TPG $1 billion IPO
- Ford Motor Company $2.5 billion bond offering and $7.6 billion cash tender offers
- On Running $858.4 million IPO
- MP Materials $148.75 million secondary offering
Insights
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School
- James Kent Scholar
- Parker School Recognition of Achievement in International and Comparative Law
- Senior Editor, Columbia Law Review
M.A., International Relations, Economics, Johns Hopkins University
B.A., International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Professional history
- Counsel, 2022-present
- Davis Polk since 2015
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York