Steve Kesten

Practice Areas

Having practiced for more than 30 years, Steve Kesten is able to counsel firm clients in multiple areas of the law; however, his primary practice focus is transactional law. Steve’s practice includes specialization in mergers and acquisitions, private securities (including private placements and other sales and purchases of debt or equity securities); formation and representation of private equity funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds; entity selection and formation (including drafting complex limited liability company and partnership agreements and corporate charters having multiple classes of common and preferred stock); employment transactional agreements including executive employment agreements and incentive equity plans and general contract review.

He also has experience representing both lenders and borrowers in asset-based lending transactions involving senior lenders, mezzanine lenders and factoring companies. Most recently, Steve’s practice has centered on the purchase and sale of middle-market companies, private placements, private equity and venture capital investment and representing foreign companies with the expansion of their businesses into the United States, in particular the State of Texas.

Personal

Steve is involved with the Houston Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), having been elected to leadership positions, including as President for 2015-2016. Steve is a member of The Entrepreneurship Institute.