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We advise clients that originate, manage, and invest in broadly syndicated and middle-market corporate loans with their fund formation and capital markets fund-financing activities. Our experience includes structure and formation of CLOs, registered funds, hedge funds, listed funds, private credit funds, managed accounts, synthetic funds, SBICs, and onshore and offshore special purpose investment vehicles. Our experience spans the complete spectrum of services, including warehouse, leverage, and subscription facilities and ongoing portfolio support. Our Capital Markets Practice has extensive experience in debt and equity offerings, spin-offs, split-offs, and carve-outs, as well as securities compliance and corporate governance.
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Keeping a deal moving forward can be challenging. Our 100+ Finance attorneys help clients maintain momentum with a commitment to understanding the challenges, risks, and opportunities they face. Our team has developed great insights through the representation of financial institutions and corporate enterprises of all types and sizes in the finance industry. We have a well-rounded finance practice, with dedicated teams that advise banks, credit funds, alternative capital providers, sponsors, and corporations on a wide range of transactions including debt finance (leveraged, asset-based, and reserve-based lending), fund finance, structured finance, derivatives and structured products, project finance, and transportation finance.
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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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|October 21, 2024
Investcorp AI Acquisition Corp. Announces Entry into Business Combination
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|October 15, 2024
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|November 19, 2024
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Winston & Strawn’s Miami Office Growth Featured in Law360 Office Spotlight
Winston & Strawn’s Miami office growth and upcoming expansion to two floors in the Southeast Financial Center was featured in a Law360 Office Spotlight article. In 2025, attorneys and staff will move from the 24th floor to the permanent space on the 17th and 18th floors, totaling 45,134 square feet. The new office will be connected by an internal staircase and can accommodate double the number of employees than the current space. The office will feature a conference center and unobstructed views of Biscayne Bay and the Port of Miami from the reception area.
Speaking Engagement
|November 15, 2024
Winston & Strawn partner Francisco Flores presented during BNamerica’s The New Era in Latin America-China Relations webinar, joining Cynthia Sanborn, PhD, director of the Center for China and Asia Pacific Studies at Peru’s Universidad del Pacífico, and Brian Nogy, director and team head of natural resources, Latin American corporate finance at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, for the discussion. The conversation focused on how President-elect Trump’s return to power could reshape Latin America’s trade ties with China.
Webinar
|November 15, 2024
How Will the U.S. Election Results Impact Your Financial Services Businesses and Clients?
On November 15, 2024, join Winston & Strawn’s Financial Services Industry Group for a webinar discussing the impact of the U.S. election results on the financial services sector for 2025 and beyond. This virtual roundtable discussion—featuring more than a dozen Winston partners including moderators Amanda Groves and George Mastoris—will provide insights and potential implications to various financial services areas and regions, including:
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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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What Is Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)?
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is a proxy advisory firm that provides research and analysis, governance data, and shareholder proxy voting advice to hedge funds, mutual funds, and other investors.
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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.