Steve Ahn

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Ahn advises private equity funds, public and private companies, and boards of directors in connection with complex mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, carve-outs, investments, going private transactions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions.  He works across a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, education, chemical manufacturing and retail.

Prior to joining Milbank, Mr. Ahn was an associate at another leading international law firm.

Mr. Ahn’s representative experience includes advising:

Private Equity Transactions

• Vitruvian Partners in its strategic investment in ObjectiveHealth
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, in its acquisition of Writable
• One Equity Partners in its acquisition of Norit Activated Carbon*
• Partners Group in its acquisition of a majority stake in Budderfly*
• Partners Group in its majority investment in KinderCare Education*
• Partners Group in its majority investment in Reedy Industries*
• Consonance Capital Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in Embark Behavioral Health*
• Starwood Capital Group in its acquisition of Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust*
• Orion Infrastructure Capital in its strategic investment in American Nitrile*

Strategic Transactions

• Authentic Brands Group in its acquisition of Reebok*
• Roche in its acquisition of GenMark Diagnostics*
• Anixter International in its sale to WESCO International*
• Amazon in its acquisition of Body Labs*

*Matters handled prior to joining Milbank.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Ahn received his B.A. cum laude from Harvard University.  He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School, where he served as articles editor of The Cornell Law Review.