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 and is also a foreign (Australian) lawyer consultant with Israeli law firm Afik & Co. Mr Stephenson specialises in public and private equity fundraising, initial public offerings, backdoor listings and reverse mergers (both in Australia and the United States), and mergers and acquisitions involving both 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 transactions and has expertise in equity capital markets and M&A transactions involving the USA, UK, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Israel.