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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.
Region
Winston’s deep experience representing companies and investors across Latin America and the Caribbean has made the firm a “go-to” resource for the strategic development of our clients’ businesses and the vigorous protection of their interests in the region. With broad command of a diverse range of issues within the region’s key industry sectors, we advise Fortune 500 companies, government and quasi-governmental entities, financial institutions, private equity and other investors, domestic and international oil and gas exploration and production companies, refiners and shippers, and a range of commercial and infrastructure developers.
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Experience
|October 13, 2021
US$1.18B Green Financing for First North American Flood Prevention P3
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In the Media
|June 25, 2025
|1 Min Read
Yulia Makarova Joins Winston & Strawn in London Office
Winston & Strawn recently announced the arrival of Yulia Makarova to the firm’s London office. She joined as a partner in the Financial Innovation & Regulation practice, where she advises innovative businesses operating in the distributed ledger, blockchain, and digital assets sectors, with a particular focus on the domestic and cross-border application of financial services regulation. Yulia’s arrival marks a significant enhancement to the firm’s capabilities in counselling clients navigating complex financial regulatory matters across the UK, EU, and globally.
In the Media
|June 2, 2025
|2 Min Read
Carl Fornaris Discusses Launch of Financial Innovation & Regulatory Practice
Winston & Strawn partner and chair of the recently announced Financial Innovation & Regulatory Practice (FIR) Carl Fornaris spoke with The American Lawyer and IFLR to discuss how the practice came to life, the client base and needs it’s designed to serve, and the business opportunities it presents for the firm.
Recognitions
|May 23, 2025
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Winston & Strawn Advised on IFLR’s 2025 M&A Deal of the Year for Grupo Calleja
Winston & Strawn served as legal counsel on the transaction recognized as IFLR’s 2025 “M&A Deal of the Year,” which involved Grupo Calleja in a US$1.2B acquisition of Almacenes Éxito—one of the first dual tender offers for equity securities of a publicly traded company in Colombia. The winners were announced at the IFLR Americas Awards ceremony, which was held on the evening of May 14, 2025 at The Metropolitan Club in New York City.
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Location
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.
Location
Winston’s London office acts as a hub for our cross-border clients and advises a range of emerging and global companies, corporates, financial institutions, and private investors on domestic and cross-border matters. Our legal practices include corporate, M&A, private equity, capital markets, banking and finance, restructuring, litigation and disputes, international arbitration, antitrust and competition, and tax. Practitioners based in London include not only lawyers who are recognized as leaders in their fields but also a diverse group of international professionals, many of whom are bilingual and dual-qualified. Our global platform enables our London lawyers to quickly marshal relevant experience across practices and offices.
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