Benjamin J. Stein

Ben represents global companies in numerous industries with a focus on technology, life sciences, and sports. These transactions include counseling entrepreneurs, executives, in-house counsel, and boards of directors.

General M&A Transactions

• 128 Technology, an artificial intelligence (AI) driven, software-defined wide area networks provider, in its $450 million sale to Juniper Networks
• Premier Orthopaedics, a provider of full-spectrum orthopaedic services, in its sale to Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company
• An AI strategy and data science consulting firm in its sale to a global consulting firm
• HitPoint Studios and its spun-off real-money gaming business, LuckyPoint, in their sale to a subsidiary of PENN Entertainment, a leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences
• Takeda Pharmaceutical Company in its cross-border, multi-asset externalization transaction with Oak Hill Bio, under which Takeda received an upfront payment, an ownership stake in Oak Hill Bio, and potential milestones and royalty payments in exchange for six acquired and licensed programs
• BioSpecifics Technologies Corp., a Nasdaq-listed commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, in its approximately $658 million sale to global specialty pharmaceutical company Endo International plc
• GSO Capital Partners in its sale of A.T. Cross Company, a more than 150-year-old maker of writing instruments and related accessories
• Southern Light in its $700 million sale to Uniti Group, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition and construction of communications infrastructure

Sports Transactions

• A controlling owner in its acquisition of a Major League Soccer club
• A controlling owner in its acquisition of a National Women’s Soccer League club
• A minority owner in its acquisition of an approximately 25% equity interest in a Major League Baseball team
• An investment group in its bid to acquire a controlling interest in a National Hockey League team
• An investment group in its bid to acquire a controlling interest in a Major League Baseball team
• A leading sports analytics firm in a strategic equity investment by a worldwide financial institution

Capital Markets Transactions

• Replimune Group, Inc. in its approximately $115 million initial public offering and a series of subsequent public offerings of equity securities totaling approximately $600 million
• Yandex N.V. in its $1.25 billion convertible senior note offering and separate $1.06 billion public offering and concurrent private offering of equity securities
• uniQure N.V. in a series of public offerings of equity securities totaling approximately $310 million
• Selina, one of the world's largest hospitality brands, in its merger with BOA Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)
• A financial services company in its approximately $1 billion public offering of equity securities
• A life sciences company in its approximately $60 million public offering of equity securities
• A medical device company in its approximately $50 million public offering of equity securities
• A life sciences company in its approximately $75 million public offering of equity securities
• A financial holding company in a series of public resale offerings of its common stock totaling approximately $230 million
• Underwriters in a series of debt offerings by an NYSE-listed manufacturer of insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites for approximately $750 million
• Rhythm Pharmaceuticals in its approximately $137 million initial public offering

Venture Financings

• Reify in venture financings, including a $220 million Series D financing that valued Reify at approximately $4.8 billion
• Strand Therapeutics in its approximately $45 million Series A-2 financing
• Winter Capital in its crossover round investment of Arrival, following which Arrival announced its merger with a SPAC at a valuation of $5.4 billion
• An investor in Stripe’s $6.5 billion Series I financing, which valued Stripe at approximately $50 billion