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FinTech, Banking & Payments

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Structured Finance

Our structured finance group is widely recognized as a leader, encompassing Esoteric Finance, Residential Asset Finance and Securitization, and CLOs/Fund Finance. Positioned prominently at the forefront of the industry, our team boasts extensive experience across a broad spectrum of assets, with a particular focus on bespoke structures and emerging and/or “esoteric” assets, including residential and commercial PACE, RMBS, and CMBS; aircraft, vessel, and railcar finance; FinTech and marketplace lending; CLOs; specialty finance; consumer and business lending; energy structured finance (including solar finance and reserve-based finance); derivatives and structured products; lease and operating asset finance; trade receivables; litigation settlement financing; and life settlements....Read more

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Technology, Media & Telecommunications

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April 2, 2024

StoneBridge Acquisition Corporation Closes Business Combination with DigiAsia

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November 16, 2022

Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corp. Announces Business Combination with AtlasClear, Inc.

Winston & Strawn is representing Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: QFTA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, in its announced business combination with AtlasClear, Inc. and Atlas Fintech Holdings Corp., which will result in Atlas FinTech transferring its trading technology assets to AtlasClear and the acquisition by AtlasClear as part of the initial business combination. As a result of the transactions, AtlasClear will provide specialized banking and clearing services to other financial services firms, with an emphasis on global markets currently underserviced by larger vendors. Upon closing, the combined company will operate as AtlasClear, Inc. and its common stock is expected to be listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “ATCL.” The transaction is currently expected to close in the first quarter of 2023....Read more

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January 1, 2022

TradeStation Announces Business Combination with Quantum FinTech

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: QFTA), a special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination with TradeStation, a fintech pioneer through which TradeStation will become a publicly traded, NYSE-listed company under the ticker symbol “TRDE.” The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022. Net proceeds from the transaction are intended to be used to help fund the company’s plans to accelerate account and revenue growth through substantially increased brand-awareness and performance-based marketing spend, as well as increased product development and IT headcount for completion of certain new product feature initiatives, and to add liquidity to support an anticipated larger customer base. The transaction values the combined company at an implied pro forma enterprise value of approximately US$1.43B. The structure of the business combination involves a merger between a newly formed subsidiary of TradeStation and Quantum FinTech, with Quantum FinTech surviving the merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of TradeStation. Quantum FinTech’s shareholders, including the PIPE investors, will receive shares in TradeStation in exchange for their Quantum FinTech shares. Each Quantum FinTech share held by the PIPE investors and the sponsors of Quantum FinTech will be exchanged for one common share of TradeStation; however, each holder of a Quantum FinTech public share that has elected not to redeem will receive more than one common share of TradeStation based on an exchange ratio formula supported by the issuance of an additional 750,000 shares of TradeStation common stock. More specifically, the holders of Quantum FinTech public shares will receive in exchange for each share they have elected not to redeem a number of shares of TradeStation common stock equal to (1) the sum of the total number of non-redeemed Quantum FinTech public shares and 750,000, divided by (2) the total number of non-redeemed Quantum FinTech public shares. Under this formula, if zero shares are redeemed each Quantum Fintech public share will be exchanged for 1.037 shares of TradeStation common stock and, as another example, if 90% of the Quantum public shares are redeemed each Quantum FinTech public share will be exchanged for 1.373 shares of TradeStation common stock....Read more
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Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

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April 10, 2025

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SEC Staff Issues Guidance Exempting Covered Stablecoins from Registration Requirements

On April 4, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement that certain USD-pegged stablecoins do not qualify as securities under federal law. The announcement defines a narrow category of “Covered Stablecoins” exempt from registration requirements.

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April 2, 2025

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SEC Hosts Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence in Finance

On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission hosted a roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence in the financial industry. Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda and Commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Caroline A. Crenshaw delivered remarks that highlighted the SEC’s efforts to assess AI’s evolving role in finance, including its benefits, risks, and regulatory implications.

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April 1, 2025

Elizabeth Ireland Speaks on Webinar Discussing Banking & Financial Services Under the Trump Administration

Partner Elizabeth Ireland was a panelist on Strafford Publishing’s webinar “Banking and Financial Services Under the Trump Administration: Fintech, Payments, Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities.” Elizabeth provided insights and projections on how the second Trump administration will impact banking and financial services policies and enforcement, along with discussing the strategies for helping clients navigate this evolving legal and regulatory landscape....Read more
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What Is FinTech?

FinTech (Financial Technology) is a term used to categorize technology-driven solutions to traditional banking products. FinTech aims to make financial services more accessible to consumers....Read more

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