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Winston’s Debt Finance team focuses on all aspects of leveraged finance and asset-based lending both internationally and domestically. Our clients include leading international investment banks, commercial banks, direct lenders, credit funds, insurance companies, CLOs, and other institutional investors, as well as private equity funds, hedge funds, and corporations.
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Our capital markets and securities attorneys represent U.S. and international issuers, institutional investors, underwriters, and placement agents in a wide variety of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities.
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Our REIT attorneys are experienced in the planning and implementation of a variety of organizational and real estate ownership structures used for REIT formations and transactions. We understand the complex requirements of asset ownership and character of income that must be met to qualify for pass-through tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. Our team has extensive experience with IPOs, private placement of debt, securitization of debt, public/private preferred and common equity offerings, PIPE transactions, recapitalizations, trust preferred securities, asset purchase and dispositions, §1031 exchanges, and mergers and acquisitions. Our experience in capital raising (via public and private securities offerings), securitization, and structured finance transactions is just as deep.
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|October 21, 2024
Investcorp AI Acquisition Corp. Announces Entry into Business Combination
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|October 15, 2024
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|November 14, 2024
|7 Min Read
SEC Division of Examinations 2025 Priorities
On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) Division of Examinations (the Division) announced its annual list of examination priorities for 2025 (the Priorities), which are developed in consultation with various internal SEC divisions and offices. The priorities reflect practices, products, and services that the Division believes present heightened risks to investors or the integrity of the U.S. capital markets. The Priorities are not an exhaustive list of issues the Division intends to target in examinations. The Division’s examinations are also likely to address emerging risks, products, market events, and other investor concerns as they arise. In this alert, you will find a summary of the priorities for the SEC in examining registered investment advisers, registered investment companies, broker-dealers, and other market participants in 2025.
Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights
|November 12, 2024
|10+ Min Read
Winston’s Takeaways from the Final Outbound Investment Rule
On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Investment Security published the final text of the Outbound Investment Security Program (the Final Rule). The Final Rule will become effective January 2, 2025. Any “Covered Transaction” entered into on or after that date will be subject to the prohibitions and affirmative legal requirements applicable to “U.S. persons” under the Final Rule. As background, the Final Rule is designed to prevent (or in some cases require notification of) U.S. investments in businesses that could benefit a Country of Concern’s semiconductor-manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), or quantum-computing capabilities, with a particular focus on investments that would typically be accompanied by intangible benefits such as access to investment and talent networks, enhanced access to additional financing, enhanced standing and prominence, or managerial assistance. Currently, the only designated “Country of Concern” is the People’s Republic of China, including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau (collectively, China).
Speaking Engagement
|November 8, 2024
Keerthika Subramanian Discusses Equity Rights Offerings for Distressed Issuers Outside Chapter 11
Winston & Strawn partner Keerthika Subramanian will be leading a session for the Practising Law Institute program on liability management, focusing on equity rights offerings as an alternative for distressed companies. As many pandemic-era debt issuances are nearing maturity, companies face challenges due to the high cost of capital and market volatility. This session will explore how equity rights offerings, traditionally used in Chapter 11 bankruptcies and by foreign issuers, are becoming a viable option for domestic issuers outside of bankruptcy.
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What Is Capitalization in Business?
Capitalization is the total amount of a company’s outstanding securities, including short-term debt, long-term debt, and equity securities.
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ESG in finance can refer to, among other things, financing tools such as Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds and similar ESG-related debt instruments, as well as the separate discipline of ESG Investing. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part of their analysis to identify ESG-related risks and opportunities in particular investments. ESG metrics have not historically been included in financial reporting, though companies are increasingly making disclosures in their annual report or in a standalone sustainability report, and regulatory requirements for such disclosures, including from the SEC, are expanding.
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Winston & Strawn’s São Paulo office reflects the firm’s long-term investment in Brazil and the significant commitment of Winston’s Latin America practice group members to the country over many decades. Our fully bilingual São Paulo-based attorneys represent clients on international financing, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and disputes. They also act as a relationship touch point for global clients looking to expand into Brazil, ensuring an integrated and seamless service. Our São Paulo attorneys have in-depth knowledge of the region’s legal, cultural, political, regulatory, and commercial frameworks, which have earned them recognition from Chambers Global, Chambers Brazil, Chambers Latin America, Leaders League, The Legal 500, Latinvex, IFLR 1000, and LatinFinance, among many others.