Stephen Lewis is a 30+ year veteran in the financial services industry, with 20 of those years focused exclusively on facilitating cross-border, international debt financing transactions. Prior to joining Capstone Headwaters as a Managing Director, he was a Managing Director at Headwaters MB. Prior to joining Headwaters, he founded and was the Managing Director of Cross Border Strategies LLC, which focused exclusively on facilitating international debt financing for small to middle market companies of all types with current or planned operations or assets overseas.Stephen has broad legal and business experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions of all types, including recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, portfolio acquisitions, leveraged finance and asset based lending, senior debt, mezzanine debt, subordinated debt as well as structuring and re-structuring. His extensive management skills include establishing “start up” operations in Canada and the UK for US based lending institutions.Stephen has personally lead over 100 international financing transactions involving more than $10 billion in international financing. He has completed international, debt transactions in over 30 countries, including the US, Canada, Great Britain, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan, China Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.Specialties• Structuring and completing complex cross border, global debt transactions• In-depth insolvency, re-structuring and legal background for thorough risk assessments• Strong experience working with and managing multi-jurisdictional and multicultural deal teams• Strong regulatory and compliance skills• Qualified attorney in Illinois