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Private equity clients need lawyers who understand the challenges of the private equity market and can help them move business objectives forward. Winston & Strawn’s experience, depth, resources, relationships, and commitment to service keep private equity transactions on track. Our private equity practice encompasses capital raising, investment and divestiture, and operational activities.
Our private equity practice encompasses:
fund formation, institutional investor investments, and secondary market transactions
mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
venture capital, growth equity, and mezzanine financings
portfolio company representation, including leveraged recapitalizations, litigation, governance issues, employee benefits and employment matters, environmental problems, and intellectual property matters
Our client service teams are led by experienced deal lawyers able to provide judgment and knowledge derived from experience. Our transactional lawyers are able to service our clients' needs completely by drawing upon the firm's resources in the areas of tax law, finance, environmental law, employment and ERISA law, intellectual property law, and other areas frequently confronted when structuring transactions and allocating risks among buyer and seller. Among other things, our deep experience and bench strength in leveraged finance provides our clients engaging in leveraged acquisitions, divestitures, and recapitalizations with market insights and positive results. |