Steven M. Cohen

Steve helps develop and implement growth strategies, working with companies throughout their entire lifecycle.

Widely recognized on the East Coast for his knowledge and skill, Steve lectures frequently on planning profitable exit strategies, obtaining angel and venture capital financing for early-stage companies and business leadership.

Steve counsels mission-driven companies and startups on a full range of corporate matters, as well as investors who focus on impact investments that are not only financially successful but also committed to making a positive social and environmental impact, including serving as outside legal counsel for Impact Capital Managers, the leading impact investing trade organization.

• Reunion Neuroscience Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative and psychedelic therapeutic solutions for underserved mental health conditions, as U.S. counsel in its $13.1 million sale to MPM BioImpact
• Flint Lane, the CEO of BTRS Holdings, also known as Billtrust and a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated payments company, in the public company’s $1.7 billion sale to EQT X Fund
• Summit Utility Structures, a producer of metal poles and other steel structures for utility infrastructure and highway signage, in its sale to Nucor Corporation
• Amneal Pharmaceuticals in its $83.5 million acquisition of Saol Therapeutics’ Baclofen franchise, a skeletal muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasms caused by spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions
• Cornelis Networks, a company that focuses on solving computer power and integration issues, in its spinout from Intel Corp. as well as a $20 million equity financing round led by Downing Ventures
• Stonecutter Ventures in the formation of the $150 million Stonecutter Multifamily Fund and $75 million Stonecutter Opportunity Fund
• SeventySix Capital in the formation of SeventySix Capital II, LP which will invest in passionate entrepreneurs who are launching game-changing sports betting, esports, and sports tech companies
• Eleison Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing drug candidates for patients with rare cancer, including osteosarcoma and pancreatic cancer, in its investment led by BDI Co., Ltd. 
• SJF Ventures in its Series B investment in Cecelia Health, a digital health company to help improve medical adherence and health outcomes for people living with diabetes and related chronic conditions and sale of its successful investment in, and exit from, Community Energy, Inc.
• Vymedic, a biotechnology company specializing in the research and development of amino acid based therapeutics, in its convertible note financing
• Notitia Biotechnologies Company, a microbiome company developing products to promote health by protecting and restoring essential gut microbes that are vital for nutrition, immunity, metabolism, and neuropsychology, in its Series Seed financing
• BKON LLC, a developer of proprietary RAIN (Reverse Atmospheric Infusion) TM technology used by brands to produce natural beverages using any fruit or botanical, with a particular focus on the cold brew coffee industry, in its $2 million Series Seed angel financing and its $3 million Series A financing led by GoodWest Industries, LLC
• Rocket Strategies in the $5 million Series A financing of Platina Systems, a company focused on delivering real, deployable solutions that address challenges of run-time operations and allows apps to be moved to any cloud
• CarePredict, which develops machine-learning-driven wearables to monitor the health and improve the quality of life for senior citizens, in its $9.5 million Series A financing from Secocha Ventures, Las Olas Ventures, and Startup Health Ventures
• Digital Bridge Holdings, a manager of digital infrastructure assets, in its $325 million sale to Colony Capital, Inc.
• Falcon Private Holdings in the acquisition of a controlling interest in the EuroCave Group, a global leader in premium wine cabinets, from Talis SA
• Aristech Surfaces, a global producer of continuous cast acrylic sheet for the wellness, architectural, transportation, and industrial markets, in its $445 million sale to Trinseo
• Unified Door and Hardware Group, a value-add distributor of doors and hardware for commercial, multi-family, healthcare, hospitality, government, education, public, and industrial end market sectors, in its sale to Dunes Point Capital
• Videolicious, a platform that allows users to create professional quality videos for business or personal use, in its sale, including its wholly owned subsidiary, Videolicious Poland, to Squarespace
• Stonecutter Ventures in the $55 million financing of Vindex, a company to provide infrastructure, content, and eSports event planning services to video game publishers, distributors, brands, team owners, and consumers in the fast-growing eSports market as well as Vindex's acquisition of Hitbox and in its follow-on $25 million SAFE round in Vindex

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