Paul Stephenson

Mr Stephenson was a partner in the Sydney Office of HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (HWLE) for thirteen years before retiring from the partnership in 2017. Mr Stephenson remains a consultant with HWLE. Mr Stephenson specialises in public and private equity fundraising, initial public offerings, backdoor listings and reverse mergers (in Australia and the United States), and mergers and acquisitions involving private and listed companies. Mr Stephenson has experience in a number of industry sectors including resources, oil and gas, retailing, financial markets, and cannabis. Mr Stephenson has acted on cross-border transactions and has expertise in equity capital markets and M&A transactions involving the USA, UK, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Israel.