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Public Companies

Winston offers a comprehensive cross-practice area Public Company Advisory Group, which leverages the collective experience of our Capital Markets and Securities, M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Complex Commercial and Securities Litigation, and Tax practices, to advise our clients on the wide range of issues they face as public companies. With extensive experience providing top-tier legal counsel to our clients, we have cultivated a deep reservoir of knowledge in SEC reporting and compliance, capital markets, executive compensation, and corporate governance matters, earning the trust of numerous public company clients as their legal advisors in these critical areas....Read more

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Capital Markets

Our capital markets and securities attorneys represent U.S. and international issuers, institutional investors, underwriters, and placement agents in a wide variety of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities....Read more

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Executive Compensation Plans & Agreements

Our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (EBEC) attorneys generally focus on two separate but related areas—employee benefits and executive compensation. We advise corporations, boards of directors, private equity firms, and executives on all legal, design, drafting, negotiation, and compliance aspects of executive compensation matters. We advise corporations, firms, fiduciaries, executives, administrators, governmental entities, and financial institutions on innovative and traditional employee retirement and health and welfare benefits programs. Our substantial experience and over 50 years of involvement in the EBEC field have given us a deep understanding of the evolution of benefits law and the market for executive compensation....Read more

Experience 56 results

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March 18, 2026

Winston & Strawn LLP Advises Maxim Group LLC on $100 Million IPO of BHAV Acquisition Corp

Winston & Strawn LLP represented the underwriter, Maxim Group LLC, in connection with the $100 million initial public offering of BHAV Acquisition Corp. The offering consisted of 10,000,000 units priced at $10.00 per unit, with each unit comprising one Class A ordinary share and one right. Each right entitles the holder to receive one-fourth (1/4) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination....Read more

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March 16, 2026

Winston & Strawn Advises D. Boral Capital on $120 Million IPO of Pono Capital Four, Inc.

Winston & Strawn LLP served as counsel to D. Boral Capital LLC in connection with the $120 million initial public offering of Pono Capital Four, Inc.. The offering was led by D. Boral Capital LLC as sole book-running manager and consisted of 12,000,000 units priced at $10.00 per unit....Read more

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December 22, 2025

Counsel to BTIG, LLC in $100M IPO of Social Commerce Partners Corporation

Winston & Strawn LLP served as counsel to BTIG, LLC, as sole book-running manager, in connection with the $100M initial public offering of Social Commerce Partners Corporation’s, a newly organized special purpose acquisition company formed as a Cayman Islands exempted company. The Company priced 10,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant....Read more
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Insights & News 146 results

In the Media

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March 10, 2026

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Eva Davis Profiled as a Trailblazer in M&A by Mergermarket

Winston & Strawn partner Eva Davis was featured in a Mergermarket article highlighting notable people across the mergers & acquisitions dealmaking cycle in North America. In the profile, Eva discussed a defining moment in her career in M&A that shaped her leadership style, the turning point when she felt she truly found her voice as a dealmaker, most exciting opportunities in the M&A and private equity environment in 2026, and more....Read more

Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch

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December 18, 2025

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Chairman Atkins’ NYSE Speech and the SEC’s 2026 Examination Priorities: A Reset for U.S. Capital Markets

Two recent developments signal where the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) is headed in 2026. First, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins’ address at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 2, 2025 set forth guiding principles for reform with the goal to, in Chairman Atkins’ words, “make IPOs great again.”

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December 15, 2025

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Sovereign Wealth Fund Sues PE Firm over Continuation Vehicle Process

On November 26, 2025, the sovereign wealth fund, Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC), filed a lawsuit in the Chancery Court of Delaware against Energy & Minerals Group LP and several affiliate private investment funds (collectively EMG). The complaint seeks a preliminary injunction to stop the sale of an EMG portfolio company, Ascent Resources LLC, to a continuation vehicle that is also managed by EMG in a so-called “GP-led secondary” transaction. ADIC alleges that by selling to a continuation fund, EMG is engaging in self-dealing in breach of its fiduciary duties as manager of the selling private investment fund, in which ADIC is also a limited partner.

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The IPO Portal

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What Is an IPO?

An IPO is an initial public offering, in which shares of a private company are made available publicly for the first time, allowing a company to raise equity capital from public investors. Companies must meet specific legal, governance, and accounting requirements imposed by the securities exchanges and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct an IPO. Companies hire investment banks to market the offering, evaluate investor demand, and set the IPO price....Read more

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What Is Pre-IPO?

A pre-IPO placement is a late-stage offering to raise funds by a company in advance of its initial public offering. The investors are typically private equity firms, hedge funds, and other large institutional investors. Due to the size of the investments and the significant risk, the investors typically receive a discount from the price in the eventual IPO. Individual investors rarely participate in pre-IPO placements. They are generally restricted to high-net-worth individuals with a sophisticated knowledge of the financial markets. For the company, the placement is a way to raise funds and offset the risk that the IPO will not be as successful as hoped....Read more
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