Biography
Steven Bentsianov is counsel, elected partner effective January 1, 2025, in Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group and is based in New York. Steven participates in advising U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers on securities law issues, disclosure, governance and compliance matters, including M&A and capital markets transactions.
EXPERIENCE*
- Allego Holding B.V. (n/k/a Allego N.V.) (a portfolio company of Meridiam Infrastructure Partners) in its $3.14 billion business combination with Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a SPAC sponsored by Spartan Acquisition Sponsor III LLC (an affiliate of Apollo Global Management)
- Brookfield Asset Management Inc., on Ontario Corporation (“Brookfield”) and Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd., a Bermuda Corporation (“Brookfield Reinsurance”), in the public spinoff by Brookfield of Brookfield Reinsurance, a “paired” entity through which Brookfield conducts its reinsurance and other related activities
- Brookfield Business Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (“BBU”), in its public spinoff of Brookfield Business Corporation, a Canadian corporation, in order to provide investors with greater flexibility in how they invest in BBU’s services and industrial operations
- Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (“BEP”), in its public spinoff of Brookfield Renewable Corporation, a Canadian corporation, in order to provide investors with greater flexibility in how they invest in BEP’s globally diversified, multi-technology renewable power portfolio and simultaneous acquisition of all of the remaining shares of common stock of TerraForm Power, Inc. not previously owned by BEP
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (“BIP”), in its public spinoff of Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation, a Canadian corporation, in order to provide investors with greater flexibility in how they invest in BIP’s infrastructure portfolio
- Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. an Ontario corporation (Brookfield), in its acquisition of all of the limited partnership units of Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership (BPY), by way of an Ontario court-approved plan of arrangement, representing a total consideration of US$6.5 billion payable to the unitholders of BPY other than Brookfield and its affiliates
- Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership, in its underwritten public offerings of three series of preferred limited partnership units, including its first series of green preferred units
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership, in its underwritten public offering of $250 million in subordinated notes
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P., a Bermuda limited partnership, and Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation, a Canadian corporation, in a cross-border public underwritten and concurrent private $1.09 billion equity offering
- Cedar Fair in its $8 billion merger of equals with Six Flags
- Glencore plc, as investor, in issuance of a $75 million senior secured convertible note and $225 million of amended and restated convertible bonds for Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.
- TE Connectivity Ltd. in a senior unsecured revolving facility for Tyco Electronics Group S.A. and with its re-domestication from Switzerland to Ireland
*Includes matters handled prior to joining Weil.
Prior to joining Weil, Steven was a Corporate associate at another international law firm.
Steven received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School, where he served as Managing Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law, and his B.A. from SUNY Binghamton University. He is fluent in Russian.