Stephen Davis
Deputy General Counsel (SVP) at CERBERUS OPERATIONS AND ADVISORY COMPANY UK LIMITED- Claim this Profile
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Kate Waters
I worked with Stephen whilst we were both at CMS Cameron McKenna. He is very diligent but also a practical and commercially minded lawyer. He is a great team player and always does what is needed to get the deal done.
Will Tuffy
I worked with Steve for three years whilst CMCK were engaged by the client company I was working with on a variety of difficult and challenging, yet interconnected legal issues. Steve is a driven, highly organised and knowledgable professional who is capable of understanding and focussing on the the minutia, whilst not losing sight of the changing panoramic perspective to achieve the overall legal strategy. He is an independent thinker and excellent communicator both within his own team and to the client. You can depend on him to deliver when the stakes are high and the need is urgent. The results of our endeavours speak for themselves. I have no hesitation in recommending Steve and would definitely work with him again in the future.
Kate Waters
I worked with Stephen whilst we were both at CMS Cameron McKenna. He is very diligent but also a practical and commercially minded lawyer. He is a great team player and always does what is needed to get the deal done.
Will Tuffy
I worked with Steve for three years whilst CMCK were engaged by the client company I was working with on a variety of difficult and challenging, yet interconnected legal issues. Steve is a driven, highly organised and knowledgable professional who is capable of understanding and focussing on the the minutia, whilst not losing sight of the changing panoramic perspective to achieve the overall legal strategy. He is an independent thinker and excellent communicator both within his own team and to the client. You can depend on him to deliver when the stakes are high and the need is urgent. The results of our endeavours speak for themselves. I have no hesitation in recommending Steve and would definitely work with him again in the future.
Kate Waters
I worked with Stephen whilst we were both at CMS Cameron McKenna. He is very diligent but also a practical and commercially minded lawyer. He is a great team player and always does what is needed to get the deal done.
Will Tuffy
I worked with Steve for three years whilst CMCK were engaged by the client company I was working with on a variety of difficult and challenging, yet interconnected legal issues. Steve is a driven, highly organised and knowledgable professional who is capable of understanding and focussing on the the minutia, whilst not losing sight of the changing panoramic perspective to achieve the overall legal strategy. He is an independent thinker and excellent communicator both within his own team and to the client. You can depend on him to deliver when the stakes are high and the need is urgent. The results of our endeavours speak for themselves. I have no hesitation in recommending Steve and would definitely work with him again in the future.
Kate Waters
I worked with Stephen whilst we were both at CMS Cameron McKenna. He is very diligent but also a practical and commercially minded lawyer. He is a great team player and always does what is needed to get the deal done.
Will Tuffy
I worked with Steve for three years whilst CMCK were engaged by the client company I was working with on a variety of difficult and challenging, yet interconnected legal issues. Steve is a driven, highly organised and knowledgable professional who is capable of understanding and focussing on the the minutia, whilst not losing sight of the changing panoramic perspective to achieve the overall legal strategy. He is an independent thinker and excellent communicator both within his own team and to the client. You can depend on him to deliver when the stakes are high and the need is urgent. The results of our endeavours speak for themselves. I have no hesitation in recommending Steve and would definitely work with him again in the future.
Credentials
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Professional Solicitor
Law Society of IrelandMar, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Professional Solicitor
Solicitors Regulation AuthoritySep, 2007- Oct, 2024
Experience
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CERBERUS OPERATIONS AND ADVISORY COMPANY UK LIMITED
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Spain
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1 - 100 Employee
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Deputy General Counsel (SVP)
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Sep 2020 - Present
• Reporting directly into the Global General Counsel on both: (i) real estate/operating company due diligence and acquisition strategies globally; and (ii) NPL and REO workout activities across Europe.• Legal business partner to Cerberus European Servicing Limited, overseeing all real estate owned and NPL workout activities across Europe (continuation of Head of Legal role - see below), reporting directly into Managing Directors within that function.• Seconded part-time as General Counsel into Promontoria Services Ireland Limited ("PSIL"), a Cerberus owned regulated entity in Ireland, overseeing all board level legal matters across Ireland relating to NPL portfolios, reporting directly to both the C-Suite of PSIL and the boards of directors of Cerberus investment vehicles. Additional duties include regulatory oversight, and advising on operational and compliance matters (employment, GDPR etc.).
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CERBERUS EUROPEAN SERVICING LTD
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Legal (VP)
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Jun 2015 - Sep 2020
• Head of Legal in London for CES, a captive special advisor to Cerberus investment vehicles in Europe, advising on all activities related to real-estate portfolio ownership and workout.• Overseeing all legal operations/transactions (including legal procurement, legal managers and secondees), and directing on the formulation, implementation and execution of consensual and non-consensual legal strategies across United Kingdom; Republic of Ireland; Denmark; Germany; Netherlands; Spain; and Portugal.• Execution, advisory and risk needs of business satisfied through three key duties: (i) Infrastructure development – including: acquisition structuring; legal panel procurement; legal processes, forms and systems; servicer management oversight; legal reporting; and general risk reduction and scalability improvements).(ii) Execution and advisory (cradle-to-grave structuring/management of large, complex and high-risk legal matters; and advising on complex/unusual legal issues).(iii) Compliance related activities (managing “KYC/AML Platform” team; GDPR implementation; internal contracts and filings; and regulatory issues).
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CMS UK
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United Kingdom
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Associate
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Aug 2005 - Jun 2015
• Senior associate at CMS, an international law firm working in 42 countries across 74 offices worldwide, ranked sixth largest in the world by both headcount and revenue.• Acted for funds, banks, insolvency practitioners, corporate entities and directors - specialising in non-contentious corporate recovery, restructuring and insolvency related activities, with a particular focus on hotels and commercial real-estate.• Additional post-qualification duties included: (i) sole designated client relationship associate for CMS’ then largest banking client, Lloyds Banking Group; (ii) member of CMS’ market leading ‘Hotels and Leisure’ sector group; (iii) significant involvement in the develop of internal and external publications, know-how, marketing and training; and (iv) designated trainee supervisor from June 2011 to June 2015.• Trained from 2005 to 2007 in four seats: (i) Corporate; (ii) Real Estate; (iii) Banking; and (iv) Corporate Recovery and Restructuring.
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Lloyds Banking Group
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Legal Secondment into Business Support Unit ("BSU")
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Sep 2010 - Jun 2011
• BSU was responsible for the rehabilitation and sale of distressed loans at the height of the financial crises and secondee duties included advising on all aspects of loan refinancing and restructuring, and the identification of core and non-core debt in preparation for sale to alternative investors. • BSU was responsible for the rehabilitation and sale of distressed loans at the height of the financial crises and secondee duties included advising on all aspects of loan refinancing and restructuring, and the identification of core and non-core debt in preparation for sale to alternative investors.
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Education
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2021 - 2021
Harvard Business School
Alternative Investments -
2003 - 2004
The University of Law
Legal Practice Course, Corporate Law Electives -
1999 - 2003
Keele University
Law and Politics (LLB), First Class Honours
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