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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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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.
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Derivatives & Structured Products
Winston represents swap dealers, major swap participants, financial intermediaries, hedge funds, national exchanges, and end-users in a broad array of derivative transactions ranging from highly structured transactions to more traditional trading or hedging transactions, and in regulatory and enforcement issues related to commodities and derivatives.
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Experience
|February 18, 2026
RF Acquisition Corp III Announces Closing of $100 Million Initial Public Offering
Winston & Strawn LLP represented RF Acquisition Corp III, a newly organized special purpose acquisition company formed as a Cayman Islands exempted company, in connection with its $100M initial public offering. The Company priced 10,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market and began trading under the ticker symbol “RFAMU” on February 13, 2026. Each unit consists of one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one right to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share.
Experience
|September 23, 2025
Denali Capital Acquisition Corp Closes Business Combination with Semnur Pharmaceuticals
Winston & Strawn LLP represented Denali Capital Acquisition Corp. (OTCQB: DNQAF), a special purpose acquisition company, in the closing of its previously announced business combination with Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel non-opioid pain therapies and a majority-owned subsidiary of Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX).
Experience
|July 17, 2025
D. Boral Capital Closes US$15M Robot Consulting IPO
Winston & Strawn LLP represented D. Boral Capital LLC and Craft Capital Management LLC in connection with the US$15M initial public offering of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Robot Consulting Co., Ltd. The offering consisted of 3,750,000 ADSs priced at $4.00 per ADS, and the company’s ADSs began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “LAWR” on July 17, 2025.
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Seminar/CLE
|September 18, 2025
Winston Hosts New York Financial Services Symposium 2025
Winston’s Financial Services Industry Group was pleased to host our New York Financial Services Symposium. The event included a half-day of programming led by top industry thought leaders. Find key takeaways from each panel discussion below.
In the Media
|July 14, 2025
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Aaron Benjamin Joins Winston & Strawn as Structured Finance Partner
Winston & Strawn recently announced the addition of Aaron Benjamin to the firm’s Charlotte and New York offices as a partner in the Transactions Department and a member of the Structured Finance Practice. Aaron represents many of the largest U.S. and foreign banks in commercial real estate warehouse lending deals. He is recognized as a market leader in bank-side representation in pooled lending transactions backed by commercial mortgage loans and in structured repurchase transactions backed by asset-backed securities, including mortgage backed securities, CRE CLO bonds and commercial bank loan and middle market CLO bonds.
Press Release
|July 7, 2025
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Winston & Strawn Expands Structured Finance Practice with Addition of Partner Aaron Benjamin
Charlotte, NC– July 7, 2025 – Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Aaron Benjamin has joined the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the Charlotte and New York offices and a member of the Structured Finance Practice.
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What Does Closing an IPO Mean?
Closing is the culmination of the IPO process in which the company delivers its securities to the underwriter and receives payment therefor. In the U.S., the closing is usually 120-180 days after the IPO is launched.
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Cloud computing law deals with the legal issues, such as data confidentiality, that occur when business and personal assets are placed on a cloud computing service. Because the IT infrastructure used in the cloud is owned by someone other than the organization collecting the information, issues arise. Cloud computing allows companies to use fewer resources and may involve public, private, and hybrid versions of cloud processing and storage.
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Founded in 1853, Winston & Strawn is one of the largest and oldest law firms in Chicago. The office is home to 290+ lawyers distributed across 20 practice areas. Our Chicago lawyers represent 90 companies in the Fortune 500 and are recognized in all the major directories and award competitions. They also are heavily invested in pro bono causes, having dedicated 19,000+ hours in 2024 to various pro bono organizations. Representing a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, they are hardworking, compassionate, and collaborative. Our Chicago office also takes immense pride in fostering a collegial atmosphere that influences every aspect of our culture. From weekly Starbucks Socials, where colleagues gather to connect over coffee and conversation, to ping pong tournaments that ignite friendly competition, to volunteer opportunities around the city, we celebrate the camaraderie and sense of community that unite us. This not only enhances collaboration and teamwork but creates a supportive environment that inspires us to excel in our professional pursuits.