Stephen J. Kozey
Stephen J. Kozey
Stephen J. Kozey
Biography
Stephen Kozey helps clients navigate complex transactions, day-to-day corporate challenges, and everything in between, providing pragmatic and goal-oriented advice to maximize value to clients.
Stephen focuses his practice on M&A and related transactions, such as LBOs, carveouts, joint ventures, minority investments, and restructurings. He also regularly advises clients on a broad range of other business matters, such as corporate governance and commercial contracts.
Stephen has experience in a wide range of industries, including agriculture, e-commerce, energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, retail, software, and technology. His clients include private equity and other financial sponsors, private and public companies, founders, management teams, and other stakeholders.
Prior to joining BCLP, Stephen served as General Counsel at a Nasdaq traded company operating in the hydroponic and organic gardening industry. Before serving as General Counsel, Stephen worked as an associate in BCLP’s Denver office and in the New York office of another international law firm.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- Partner of Social Venture Partners Denver, helping amplify the impact of local nonprofits and social mission organizations in Metro Denver
Admissions
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Colorado, 2019
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New York, 2016
Education
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Georgetown University, J.D., cum laude, 2015
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Vassar College, B.A., 2012
Related Practice Areas
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M&A & Corporate Finance
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Corporate
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Food & Agribusiness
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Private Equity
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Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization
Experience
- Represented an agribusiness company in a carveout transaction to acquire an international agriculture technology business.
- Represented a family-owned event and venue management company in its sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented a real estate software company, a portfolio company of a leading private equity firm, in its acquisition of a real estate analytics company.
- Represented a Denver-based private equity firm in the establishment of a dental services organization.
- Represented a Colorado-based protein processor in its sale auction process.
- Represented a private equity firm in a complex equity investment in an asset management company's agribusiness funds.
- Represented a retail marketing services company, a portfolio company of a Denver-based private equity firm, in its sale to another private equity firm.
- Represented a publicly-traded multinational healthcare and insurance company in its acquisition of a drug pricing software company.
- Represented an independent sponsor in its acquisition of a home elevator platform company.
- Represented a publicly-traded retail company in the carveout sale of a chain retail store to a private equity firm.
- Represented a Denver-based national real estate investment company in their sale to one of the world's leading real estate investment managers.
- Represented a publicly-traded multinational healthcare and insurance company in its joint venture with a pharmacy benefit management company.
- Represented a railroad services company, a portfolio company of a Denver-based private equity firm, in its sale to another private equity firm.
- Represented a provincial corporation and agent of the Government of Alberta in an equity investment with one of North America's leading energy infrastructure companies for an oil pipeline.
- Represented a founder-owned outdoor sports technology company based in Boulder in its sale to a private equity firm.
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