Ben Steadman is a partner in the Los Angeles and New York offices of Paul, Weiss who represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on leveraged buyouts and other complex financing matters.
Steadman counsels his clients on how to structure, negotiate and document their financing transactions and has extensive experience with asset-based, recurring-revenue, unitranche, first-lien, second-lien and high-yield transaction structures.
Over the course of his career, Steadman has advised on more than 200 completed financings with a combined value exceeding $100 billion. He has handled those matters on behalf of BC Partners, Butterfly Equity, HgCapital, KKR, Stone Point Capital, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Warburg Pincus, among others.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Finance, Private Equity |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Private Equity |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Private Equity |
Steadman’s experience includes representing:
- Warburg Pincus
- Stone Point Capital
- HgCapital
- KKR
- Warren Equity Partners
- Butterfly Equity
- Siris Capital
- Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
- BC Partners
- Thomas H. Lee Partners
- Investindustrial
- Various Corporate Borrowers