Proskauer

Stephen Harper is a partner in Proskauer’s Global Finance practice, focusing on capital markets and leveraged finance. He advises leading investment banking firms and commercial banks on financing transactions, including secured and unsecured debt offerings, bank financings, leveraged buyouts, and financing commitments.

Steve has extensive experience across a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, technology, media and communications, retail and food services, and gaming.

Steve’s financing matters have included the acquisition-related financings for Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc’s acquisition of GW Pharmaceuticals plc, Nexstar Media Group’s acquisition of TEGNA Inc., the acquisition of Sealed Air by CD&R, Comcast’s acquisition of UK-based Sky plc, the acquisitions of RCN, Grande Communications and Wave Broadband by affiliates of TPG, the acquisition of Kestra Financial, Inc. by affiliated funds of Warburg Pincus, LLC, and T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint.

He has also worked on securities offerings for issuers such as Crown Americas LLC, DaVita Inc., W.R. Grace, Builders FirstSource, The Howard Hughes Corporation and Charter Communications and on institutional and commercial loan financings on behalf of lead arrangers and agents including Standard Industries, Charter Communications, Griffon Corporation, Lumen Technologies, Quaker Chemical Corporation, Crown Holdings, American Greetings Corporation and Pitney Bowes Inc.

He was featured in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” in banking and finance.