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Winston & Strawn’s private equity attorneys provide strategic advice and legal counsel to middle-market private equity funds, hedge funds, family offices, real estate funds, alternative asset managers, portfolio companies, and institutional investors. We have one of the broadest and most active national middle-market private equity practices in the U.S.
Industry
Winston is well regarded for deep and broad experience advising clients in the development, construction, financing and refinancing, acquisition, and operation of major infrastructure assets, including several award-winning deals and public-private-partnership (PPPs or P3s) projects in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Recognized for our ability to “take complex issues and boil them down to pragmatic solutions” (Chambers USA 2023), our team represents a diverse mix of participants and stakeholders in a broad range of investments and non-recourse/limited recourse financings, and we have experience working on many of the most complex projects, within aggressive time frames, while employing inventive solutions. Likewise, our lawyers help to identify and quantify roadblocks and risks at an early stage, so that we can help our clients—which include developers and sponsors, a full range of lenders and investors, project owners and operators, governments and their agencies, and other project counterparties—evaluate and, to the extent possible, mitigate or eliminate risk.
Practice Area
Winston & Strawn represents both private investment fund managers and institutional investors in the full range of legal and market practice issues involved in establishing, managing, and investing in private investment vehicles. By representing both managers and institutional investors, our attorneys have a unique perspective on the market drawing from in-depth experience and state-of-the-art knowledge of legal issues, deal terms, and market trends.
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Experience
|January 31, 2025
Winston Secures Complete Defense Judgment for Alphatec in Prolonged Litigation Battle
Experience
|January 10, 2025
Winston Advises on Pioneering Bitcoin Crypto Lending Programs
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Sponsorship
|May 28, 2025
Winston & Strawn Sponsors SBIA’s 2025 Midwest Deal Summit
Winston & Strawn is proud to be an elite sponsor for the Small Business Investor Alliance’s (SBIA) 2025 Midwest Deal Summit on May 28-29, 2025, in Chicago.
Seminar/CLE
|May 13, 2025
2025 Health Care & Life Sciences Summit
Winston & Strawn is pleased to host its fifth annual Health Care & Life Sciences Summit. Clients and friends of the firm are invited to join us to network with peers and gain insights from industry leaders and legal experts. The summit will take place live at our Chicago office, and CLE-eligible recordings of the Summit’s sessions will be available shortly following the event.
Product Liability & Mass Torts Digest
|April 23, 2025
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Supreme Court Opens Door to Civil RICO Claims Arising from Personal Injury
The Supreme Court just opened the doors to civil RICO suits against defendants alleged to have caused personal injury. This ruling could have major implications for product manufacturers and sellers, which may now face RICO claims—and treble damages—alongside traditional state-law claims in product-liability cases.
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What Is a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI)?
A Foreign Private Issuer (FPI) is any foreign issuer desiring to raise capital in the U.S., unless:
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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.
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The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act is legislation, enacted on April 5, 2012, designed to encourage funding of small businesses in the U.S. by easing securities regulations and therefore making it easier for private companies to access the public capital markets.