Stephen C. "Steve"

Waterbury

Of Counsel

Both in my day-to-day work as a business and corporate transactions attorney – and personally, when interacting with friends and colleagues – I enjoy making the connections and introductions that help people reach their goals and succeed.

Stephen Waterbury practices corporate and business law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. He has completed literally hundreds of acquisition transactions – with some global components. Stephen is also experienced in corporate planning and governance, international business transactions and securities.

Action Fabricators, Inc. and Laminim Medical Products, Inc., in its 2016 sale to a private equity affiliate of River Associates Investments, LLC
Advance Packaging Corporation in its joint venture with Action Packaging, LLC and Safeway Packaging, Inc.
CCL Industries Inc., in its 2013 $500 million acquisition of Avery Dennison Corporation’s Office and Consumer Products and Designed and Engineered Solution businesses through stock and asset purchases in 23 countries
Dri-Design, LLC, in its sale of stock to Kingspan Group, PLC, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric and solar integrated building envelopes

Action Fabricators, Inc. and Laminim Medical Products, Inc., in its 2016 sale to a private equity affiliate of River Associates Investments, LLC
Advance Packaging Corporation in its joint venture with Action Packaging, LLC and Safeway Packaging, Inc.
CCL Industries Inc., in its 2013 $500 million acquisition of Avery Dennison Corporation’s Office and Consumer Products and Designed and Engineered Solution businesses through stock and asset purchases in 23 countries
Dri-Design, LLC, in its sale of stock to Kingspan Group, PLC, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric and solar integrated building envelopes
DSM Pharma (The Netherlands), in the sale of its South Haven, Michigan pharmaceutical complex to Albemarle Corporation
EJ Canada, ULC, in its purchase of an access solutions distribution business from Mueller Canada, Ltd.
EJ Group, Inc. and East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. (East Jordan, Michigan), one of the world’s largest providers of infrastructure access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications and utilities, in its business planning matters,corporate planning and in more than twelve acquisitions, including itsacquisition of stock in GMI Composites, Inc., a custom molder of thermoset composite materials
Energy Search Incorporated in its sale to EOG Resources, Inc.
Foremost Corporation of America (NYSE; Caledonia, Michigan), in its merger with an affiliate of Farmers Group, Inc. and Zurich Financial Group, Inc. for cash consideration of $812 million, in its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, in its divestiture of Foremost Life Insurance Company and in its reincorporation from Delaware to Michigan
Hadley Products Corporation, in its business matters and in acquisition of automotive industry businesses, including all aspects of divestiture of its mirror division to an affiliate of Safe Fleet
Hart & Cooley, Inc., in its acquisition of assets of The Penn Ventilation Companies, Inc.
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., an affiliate of Stryker Corporation (NYSE) in its acquisition of Marshall Steele & Associates, LLC, a health care consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois
Human Resource Consultants, Ltd. (dba Testsource), in its sale to private equity-owned Healthcare Source
Idea Sphere, Inc. (New York, New York), in business matters and several acquisitions
John Henry Company, The, in its sale to an affiliate of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking and Jefferson Capital Partners, for cash consideration of approximately $150 million
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company, Michigan’s largest recycling business, in business matters and in multiple acquisitions
Manatron, Inc. (Nasdaq; Kalamazoo, Michigan), in its initial public offering of Common Stock, in its subsequent securities filings and general corporate matters, in its acquisitions and in its sale to an affiliate of Thoma Cressey Bravo
MarketLab, Inc., in its acquisition of Newmatic Sound Systems, Inc.
Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc., in its sale of a plastic-injection mold factory
Monarch Hydraulics, Inc., in the sale of assets and real estate to Lake Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of a Swiss publicly traded company
Monte Package Company, in its 2018 sale to an affiliate of Bunzl plc
Nelson Metal Products Corporation (Grandville, Michigan), in its corporate reorganization and its spin-off of Hadley Products Corporation
The management buyers of Prab, Inc., in a going private transaction
Professional Computing Resources, in its sale to an affiliate of Koniag, Inc.
Stryker Corporation, in its acquisition of Gaymar Industries from Nautic Partners, a private equity firm, and in multiple acquisitions and other business matters
Weaver Oil, Inc. (Fremont, Michigan), in its sale of assets
Wyckoff Chemical Company, Inc. (South Haven, Michigan), in several corporate planning projects, and in its pooling merger with Catalytica, Inc. (Nasdaq) for $70 million in stock

Presentation on “2013 TerraLex Deal of the Year” at TerraLex conference in Paris
Speaker at Rome TerraLex conference on the topic “M&A Market in the United States”
Moderator at Mid-Year Meetings of Business Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
Panel Member on “Due Diligence Trends and Strategies” at meeting of West Michigan Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth
Seminar speaker, “Taking Your Company Public,” sponsored by BDO USA LLP and Seyferth & Associates, Inc.
Speaker and panel member at Ninth Annual Midwest Securities Law Institute co-sponsored by the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section
Semi

Presentation on “2013 TerraLex Deal of the Year” at TerraLex conference in Paris
Speaker at Rome TerraLex conference on the topic “M&A Market in the United States”
Moderator at Mid-Year Meetings of Business Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
Panel Member on “Due Diligence Trends and Strategies” at meeting of West Michigan Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth
Seminar speaker, “Taking Your Company Public,” sponsored by BDO USA LLP and Seyferth & Associates, Inc.
Speaker and panel member at Ninth Annual Midwest Securities Law Institute co-sponsored by the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section
Seminar speaker on legal issues involved in Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance (programs co-sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP and Marsh)
State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section speaker on developments with respect to acquisitions at annual meetings of State Bar Association of Michigan
Institute of Continuing Legal Education speaker on topic “Developments and Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions”
Speaker on various topics in career development programs

Stephen C. "Steve"
Waterbury

Of Counsel

Presentation on “2013 TerraLex Deal of the Year” at TerraLex conference in Paris
Speaker at Rome TerraLex conference on the topic “M&A Market in the United States”
Moderator at Mid-Year Meetings of Business Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
Panel Member on “Due Diligence Trends and Strategies” at meeting of West Michigan Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth
Seminar speaker, “Taking Your Company Public,” sponsored by BDO USA LLP and Seyferth & Associates, Inc.
Speaker and panel member at Ninth Annual Midwest Securities Law Institute co-sponsored by the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section
Semi

Presentation on “2013 TerraLex Deal of the Year” at TerraLex conference in Paris
Speaker at Rome TerraLex conference on the topic “M&A Market in the United States”
Moderator at Mid-Year Meetings of Business Law Section, State Bar of Michigan
Panel Member on “Due Diligence Trends and Strategies” at meeting of West Michigan Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth
Seminar speaker, “Taking Your Company Public,” sponsored by BDO USA LLP and Seyferth & Associates, Inc.
Speaker and panel member at Ninth Annual Midwest Securities Law Institute co-sponsored by the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section
Seminar speaker on legal issues involved in Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance (programs co-sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP and Marsh)
State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section speaker on developments with respect to acquisitions at annual meetings of State Bar Association of Michigan
Institute of Continuing Legal Education speaker on topic “Developments and Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions”
Speaker on various topics in career development programs

Action Fabricators, Inc. and Laminim Medical Products, Inc., in its 2016 sale to a private equity affiliate of River Associates Investments, LLC
Advance Packaging Corporation in its joint venture with Action Packaging, LLC and Safeway Packaging, Inc.
CCL Industries Inc., in its 2013 $500 million acquisition of Avery Dennison Corporation’s Office and Consumer Products and Designed and Engineered Solution businesses through stock and asset purchases in 23 countries
Dri-Design, LLC, in its sale of stock to Kingspan Group, PLC, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric and solar integrated building envelopes

Action Fabricators, Inc. and Laminim Medical Products, Inc., in its 2016 sale to a private equity affiliate of River Associates Investments, LLC
Advance Packaging Corporation in its joint venture with Action Packaging, LLC and Safeway Packaging, Inc.
CCL Industries Inc., in its 2013 $500 million acquisition of Avery Dennison Corporation’s Office and Consumer Products and Designed and Engineered Solution businesses through stock and asset purchases in 23 countries
Dri-Design, LLC, in its sale of stock to Kingspan Group, PLC, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric and solar integrated building envelopes
DSM Pharma (The Netherlands), in the sale of its South Haven, Michigan pharmaceutical complex to Albemarle Corporation
EJ Canada, ULC, in its purchase of an access solutions distribution business from Mueller Canada, Ltd.
EJ Group, Inc. and East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. (East Jordan, Michigan), one of the world’s largest providers of infrastructure access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications and utilities, in its business planning matters,corporate planning and in more than twelve acquisitions, including itsacquisition of stock in GMI Composites, Inc., a custom molder of thermoset composite materials
Energy Search Incorporated in its sale to EOG Resources, Inc.
Foremost Corporation of America (NYSE; Caledonia, Michigan), in its merger with an affiliate of Farmers Group, Inc. and Zurich Financial Group, Inc. for cash consideration of $812 million, in its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, in its divestiture of Foremost Life Insurance Company and in its reincorporation from Delaware to Michigan
Hadley Products Corporation, in its business matters and in acquisition of automotive industry businesses, including all aspects of divestiture of its mirror division to an affiliate of Safe Fleet
Hart & Cooley, Inc., in its acquisition of assets of The Penn Ventilation Companies, Inc.
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., an affiliate of Stryker Corporation (NYSE) in its acquisition of Marshall Steele & Associates, LLC, a health care consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois
Human Resource Consultants, Ltd. (dba Testsource), in its sale to private equity-owned Healthcare Source
Idea Sphere, Inc. (New York, New York), in business matters and several acquisitions
John Henry Company, The, in its sale to an affiliate of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking and Jefferson Capital Partners, for cash consideration of approximately $150 million
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Company, Michigan’s largest recycling business, in business matters and in multiple acquisitions
Manatron, Inc. (Nasdaq; Kalamazoo, Michigan), in its initial public offering of Common Stock, in its subsequent securities filings and general corporate matters, in its acquisitions and in its sale to an affiliate of Thoma Cressey Bravo
MarketLab, Inc., in its acquisition of Newmatic Sound Systems, Inc.
Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc., in its sale of a plastic-injection mold factory
Monarch Hydraulics, Inc., in the sale of assets and real estate to Lake Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of a Swiss publicly traded company
Monte Package Company, in its 2018 sale to an affiliate of Bunzl plc
Nelson Metal Products Corporation (Grandville, Michigan), in its corporate reorganization and its spin-off of Hadley Products Corporation
The management buyers of Prab, Inc., in a going private transaction
Professional Computing Resources, in its sale to an affiliate of Koniag, Inc.
Stryker Corporation, in its acquisition of Gaymar Industries from Nautic Partners, a private equity firm, and in multiple acquisitions and other business matters
Weaver Oil, Inc. (Fremont, Michigan), in its sale of assets
Wyckoff Chemical Company, Inc. (South Haven, Michigan), in several corporate planning projects, and in its pooling merger with Catalytica, Inc. (Nasdaq) for $70 million in stock

Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation
Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 1995-Present
Best Lawyers in America, Grand Rapids Corporate Law (2018) and Mergers & Acquisitions (2024, 2012) Lawyer of the Year
Rated a leader in the field of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions in Michigan by Chambers USA, 2011-2023
Named to the inaugural Hall of Fame Class of 2019 for Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Named a Top Lawyer in Securities Law (2019-20) and Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2023), Grand Rapids Magazine
Recognized with the inaugural Hall of Fame Award by the Association for Corporate Growth West Michigan and MiBiz, 2018
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Leading Lawyers Michigan, 2014
Named to Michigan Super Lawyers, 2006-2012, 2015 and 2019
Editor and Officer, Harvard Law Review, 1976-1978

Stephen reads voraciously – “old fashioned books,” not the kindle kind. He loves libraries as well – and has ever since his father took him as a child when he was growing up in Lansing. He enjoys visiting notable libraries wherever his travels may take him, from the New York Public Library in Manhattan to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and the Bodleian Library at Oxford and numerous other examples overseas. “Entering a library is almost like entering a church,” Stephen explains, “a sacred repository of knowledge, very special.”

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