| Biography:
Stephen A. Boyko is a partner in the Corporate Department and the co-head of
the Firm's Junior Capital Group. Mr. Boyko's primary focus is in finance transactions,
particularly those involving mezzanine, second-lien, preferred stock and other
forms of junior capital. Mr. Boyko represents a large array of mezzanine lenders,
senior lenders, private equity investors, hedge funds and issuers in connection
with leveraged buyouts, growth capital investments, acquisition financings,
going-private transactions, management buyouts and other finance-related transactions.
Mr. Boyko has had extensive experience in intercreditor issues, secured creditor
and bankruptcy rights, debt restructurings, and private equity investments.
In the past ten years, Mr. Boyko has closed finance transactions with an aggregate
value of approximately $40 billion.
Mr. Boyko actively represents over 45 junior capital investors, including a
number of SBIC funds, BDCs, hedge funds, one-stop shops, traditional mezzanine
funds, specialty finance companies, insurance companies and bank subsidiaries
in transactions that have ranged from $1 to $250 million.
Mr. Boyko also has extensive capital markets experience, including the representation
of issuers and underwriters in offerings of high-yield securities, debentures,
medium-term notes, preferred stock, common stock and other structured securities.
Mr. Boyko is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts. He is also
a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and the Turnaround Management
Association.
Mr. Boyko received his law degree, magna cum laude, and his MBA, with high
honors, from Boston University. In 1993, he graduated from Northeastern University,
summa cum laude, with a bachelor of science degree. While attending law school,
he served as an editor for the Boston University Law Review.
Lectures
- Moderator, "The Ever Changing Layercake of Junior Capital: Different Structures on Their Way to Europe?" IIR's Annual Forum on Mezzanine Finance, London, October 15, 2008
- Speaker, "Discovering Alternative Restructurings: Converting Debt to Equity," IQPC's Distressed Debt Conference, September 24, 2008
- Speaker, "How to Win the Deal in an Ultra-Competitive Environment," Northeast Private Equity Conference, May 2007.
- Speaker, "Second-lien Debt," IFLR Americas Capital Markets Forum, May 2007.
- Moderator, “Second Lien vs. Mezzanine – Who’s Winning the Battle?” at the Second Lien Financing Forum, October 2006.
- Speaker, "Friction Points in Intercreditor Agreements" at Deal
Flow Media's Intercreditor Agreements Webinar, June 2006.
- Speaker, "Effectively Structuring Intercreditor Agreements" at
the Mezzanine Finance Forum, March 2006.
- Speaker, "Comparing Tranche B and Mezzanine Financing" at the
Tranche B, Second Lien & SCIL Financing Summit, February 2006.
- Speaker, Second Lien Financing Forum, October 2005.
- Speaker, Second Lien Lending Update Capital Roundtable MasterClass, June
2005.
- Speaker, "Trends on Terms and Covenants In Documentation for Mezzanine
Deals" - IIR's 6th Annual Mezzanine Finance Forum, March 2005.
Publications
- Quoted in "New Lenders Crowd Market" in the August 7, 2006 edition of Buyouts.
- Panelist for "International Mezzanine Market Roundtable," published in the July 2006 issue of Financier Worldwide.
- "The Investment Snags Of Pass-Throughs: A Junior Capital View"
co-authored with Arnold P. May and published in the March 13, 2006 issue of The Bank Loan Report and The High Yield Report.
- "Figuring Out How To Structure Foolproof Prepayment Premiums"
co-authored with Steven M. Ellis and published in the Nov. 28, 2005 issue
of The Bank Loan Report and The High Yield Report.
- Quoted in "Mezzanine Madness" in the May 9, 2005 edition of Buyouts.
- "The Dilemma of the Second Lien Lender," co-authored with Steven
M. Ellis and published in the September 19, 2005 issue of Buyouts and
the May 2005 edition of Financier Worldwide.
- "What Do You Mean the Per Share Value of My Warrants Is Less Than the
Shareholders Receive?!?" - co-authored with Steven M. Ellis and published
in the April 2005 edition of Hub News, a monthly publication of the
Association for Corporate Growth.
- Quoted in "Mezz Lenders Look For Gems In Lower Middle Mkt" in
the April 4, 2005 issue of The Bank Loan Report and The High Yield
Report.
- "Shhh! All Mezz Lenders Should Have Junior Liens, Even if Silent"
- co-authored with Steven M. Ellis and published in the March 14, 2005 edition
of Buyouts.
- Quoted in "The Answer Is Private" in the January 2005 issue of
CFO Magazine.
- Quoted in "The Super-Heated Lending Market" in Financier Worldwide's
2005 Corporate Financing & Refinancing Review.
- "Freeing the Captives: Trends in Divesting of Business Units"
- co-authored with A.J. Weidhaas and published in the November 12, 2002 edition
of The New York Law Journal.
- Quoted in "2nd-Lien-Loan Mkt Boosted by Hedge Funds, Niche Lenders,"
distributed through the Dow Jones Newswire.
Honors
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Boston Magazine - 2005,
2006 & 2007 Rising Star.
- The National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
- 2005 edition.
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business - 2007, 2008 and 2009.
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