Bio

Steven Cooperman focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture and growth capital, private investment funds, founder and family owned companies and emerging and growth company representation. Private equity funds and their portfolio companies regularly turn to Steven for strategic guidance on a wide range of transactions, including platform acquisitions and exits, add-ons, and early-stage and growth investments. Family- and founder-owned businesses rely on his deep market knowledge and his practical, collaborative approach in handling their strategic transactions, such as growth equity financings, recaps and exits. Steven is also active in the private investment fund area, representing both financial sponsors and institutions in fund formation matters, primary and secondary investments, and co-investments. Steven also advises early and growth stage companies and investors in venture and growth capital financings and serves as outside general counsel to emerging growth and established operating companies. Steven initially joined Morrison Cohen in 1997 after having practiced for five years in the Financial Institution M&A group of Skadden. After a year at Morrison Cohen, Steven joined Vantas, Inc., a privately held international office services company and a client of the firm, as General Counsel. Following the sale of Vantas, Steven was hired as SVP of Legal Affairs and Business Development of LiveAdvice, a venture-backed internet company, where he played an instrumental role in negotiating major strategic partnerships and equity financings as well as the sale of the company. Following the sale of LiveAdvice, Steven returned to Morrison Cohen in 2003.