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December 15, 2025

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Apogem in the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Lion Beverages, LLC.

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Apogem in the closing of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Lion Beverages, LLC. The transaction, led by Apogem and including J.P. Morgan Asset Management, RCP Advisors, and Montana Capital Partners, raised over $150 million, with significant participation from Encore Consumer Capital. The meaningful GP commitment underscores both confidence in Lion and alignment with investors....Read more

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November 17, 2022

Digital Virgo Business Combination with Goal Acquisitions Corp.

Winston & Strawn LLP is representing Digital Virgo Group— a French corporation with a leading global platform for payment and monetization of digital content and services for entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and ultimately, transportation, education, and everyday needs—in its business combination with Goal Acquisitions Corp. (Nasdaq: PUCK), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Upon closing, Goal will be renamed "Digital Virgo Group, Inc.," and its common stock is expected to be publicly listed in the United States. The proposed business combination is expected to provide at least US$100M in cash to Digital Virgo, allowing the company to enhance growth and expand into North America and other priority markets. Based on a US$10 per share price, the transaction values Digital Virgo at an enterprise value of approximately US$513M. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Digital Virgo Strategic Committee and the Goal Board of Directors. It is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions including Goal shareholder approval, approval for listing on NASDAQ, European electronic money institution approvals, a minimum of US$20M in cash being available at closing, and the execution of definitive agreements for a US$100M committed capital on demand facility. Digital Virgo has been consistently profitable for the last seven years. The company has a proven track record of success in all economic environments, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA expected to grow from 2021–2022E 12% and 15%, respectively. Building on its more than 2B connected users and 9B yearly transactions managed worldwide, Digital Virgo today operates in 40+ countries with offices in 28 countries. Digital Virgo will pursue its significant expansion opportunity in the United States among customers who prefer the one-platform approach as well as the simplicity of Digital Virgo’s direct carrier billing (DCB), in addition to unbanked or underbanked customers who are too often left behind....Read more

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November 10, 2021

Verano Enters Connecticut Cannabis Market with Vertical Integration Ahead of Adult-Use Transition

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of Tuatara Capital, L.P., in its sale to Verano Holdings Corp., a leading multi-state cannabis company. Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions owns an operating cultivation and production facility in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The transaction to acquire 100 percent of the equity interests in Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions, Inc., includes an active, 216,532-sq. ft., state-of-the-art cultivation and production facility in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Aggregate proceeds for the transaction include US$113.25M in subordinate voting shares of the Company upon the consummation of the transaction, US$18.5M in subordinate voting shares of the Company upon the first adult-use sale of cannabis in Connecticut, and additional subordinate voting shares based on achieving 2021 EBITDA performance milestones. The agreement was signed on November 10, 2021....Read more

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Client Alert

December 12, 2025

4 Min Read

OCC and FDIC Rescind Interagency Leveraged Lending Guidance

On December 5, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a joint statement (the Statement) rescinding the Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending, issued March 2013 (the 2013 Guidance), as well as the Frequently Asked Questions for Implementing March 2013 Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending, issued February 2014 (the 2014 FAQs). The Federal Reserve, which co-signed both documents, has not yet indicated whether it will follow suit, but one would expect larger state-chartered banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System (and thus supervised by the Federal Reserve) to lobby the Federal Reserve for equal treatment on this important issue to maintain a level playing field with their national bank and state-chartered, FDIC-supervised bank competitors.

In the Media

November 21, 2025

2 Min Read

Eva Davis Shares Insights on Structuring Tariff-Impacted Deals with Mergers & Acquisitions

Winston & Strawn partner Eva Davis spoke with Mergers & Acquisitions about how it is possible to close deals despite uncertainty surrounding potential tariff impacts. She explained that in two deals that were close to signing in March, there was enough of a cushion in the sellers’ valuation expectations that when tariffs took effect on April 1, they agreed to reduce the purchase price and do an earnout to make up for the reduction that allowed the deals to close in April and May. She noted that in each transaction, the purchase price was based on an Ebitda multiple calculated over either a trailing or projected 12-month period....Read more

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June 26, 2025

1 Min Read

Mike Blankenship Discusses Increased Equity Contributions in M&A Market with LevFin Insights

Winston & Strawn partner Mike Blankenship was quoted in a LevFin Insights article discussing how the slowed M&A environment is translating to larger transaction sizes with higher equity contributions....Read more

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