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Winston & Strawn represents both private investment fund managers and institutional investors in the full range of legal and market practice issues involved in establishing, managing, and investing in private investment vehicles. By representing both managers and institutional investors, our attorneys have a unique perspective on the market drawing from in-depth experience and state-of-the-art knowledge of legal issues, deal terms, and market trends.
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Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation
Investigations and litigation involving alleged fraud against the government pose a significant and growing threat to organizations and individuals across all industries that engage directly or indirectly in business with federal, state, and/or local governments. The government makes aggressive use of its extensive criminal and civil investigatory powers to root out alleged fraud and abuse implicating government funds, including one of its most powerful civil enforcement tools—the federal False Claims Act (FCA)—and similar state false claims statutes.
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|January 29, 2026
A team led by Justin Levy, Austin Leach, and Ben Popeck is advising GenNx360 Capital Partners in the execution of a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company, Precision Aviation Group, to VSE Corporation for total upfront consideration of approximately $2.025 billion in cash and equity, with additional earnout consideration tied to 2026 performance. The deal is scheduled to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
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|January 22, 2026
Advised SQM on US$600M offering of subordinated capital notes due 2056 (Hybrid Bond Offering)
Winston & Strawn LLP advised longstanding client Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (“SQM”) (NYSE: SQM) on its US$600 million offering of subordinated capital notes. The notes were offered in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S.The subordinated capital notes are due in 2056 and constitute SQM’s first international hybrid bond issuance, structured to be consistent with SQM’s recent UF 10 million (approximately US$ 430 million) Series S hybrid-subordinated bond issuance in the Chilean securities market. The notes bear an initial annual interest rate of 5.625% and are subject to reset on April 22, 2031 (the “First Reset Date”), and on every fifth anniversary thereafter, based on a spread over the 5-year U.S. Treasury bond rate, with interest rate step-ups on the fifth and twentieth anniversaries of the First Reset Date. The transaction closed on January 22, 2026.BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. acted as initial purchasers of the notes.Link Capital Partners was financial advisor to SQM.SQM is a global company with a leading position in the lithium, iodine, and potassium nitrate markets. It develops and produces a diverse range of products for industries essential to human progress, including health, nutrition, renewable energy, and technology, driven by innovation and technological development.The Winston & Strawn team advising on the transaction included corporate partner Sey-Hyo Lee (New York) and foreign legal advisor Bruno M. Fiorino (New York). Partner Katherine Erbeznik (New York) advised on tax matters.
Experience
|January 21, 2026
Winston Represents Century Park Capital Partners In Its Exit of MCCi
Winston represented Century Park Capital Partners and its portfolio company MCCi, LLC, in connection with an investment by Incline Equity Partners in MCCi. MCCi is a provider of enterprise content management and workflow automation solutions to public sector clients with a comprehensive suite of products that enable state and local governments to solve manual workflow challenges and drive operational efficiency throughout their organizations. Under Century Park's stewardship, MCCi strengthened its position as a leader in business process automation while maintaining its culture of exceptional customer service.
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Seminar/CLE
|March 25, 2026
Sanctions, Arbitration, and Cross-Border Enforcement: Complex Intersections in Practice
We are pleased to host an exclusive panel session during Paris Arbitration Week, exploring the complex intersections of sanctions regimes, international arbitration, and cross-border enforcement. This program combines real-world case insights with comparative perspectives to help practitioners navigate today’s challenging global legal landscape.
Webinar
|March 19, 2026
New Perspectives on Venezuela: On-the-Ground Insights and Direct Foreign Investment Outlook
Please join us for the next session in our webinar series on Venezuela’s evolving economic and legal landscape, featuring a special presentation by Venezuelan lawyers Pedro Urdaneta and Miguel Rivero, partners at LEGA Abogados, who will share valuable on-the-ground insights. Winston & Strawn partners Cari Stinebower and Carl Fornaris will moderate the conversation, and time will be set aside to take questions from the audience.
Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch
|March 10, 2026
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Section 16(a) To Apply to Foreign Private Issuers: Takeaways from the SEC’s Final Rule
On February 27, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule (Release No. 34-104903) (Final Rule) implementing the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (HFIAA), which was enacted on December 18, 2025 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026.
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The Jones Act, as used in the world of shipping is a law that reserves the transportation of goods between two points in the United States to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. This coastwise reservation law is named after its chief sponsor, Senator Wesley L. Jones. Similar laws apply to the transportation of passengers and reserve towing, dredging, and fishing in U.S. waters to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. Such vessels must be U.S. citizen-owned, U.S. citizen-crewed, U.S.-registered, and U.S.-built. Another law, also called the “Jones Act,” relates to merchant mariner injury recoveries.
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ESG, or environmental, social, and governance (ESG), Investing refers to the making of investment decisions by environmental and/or socially conscious investors based on a set of standards or requirements for a company’s behavior. Environmental criteria consider how a company protects the environment, including corporate policies addressing climate change. Social criteria examine how a company values and supports relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and its local communities. Governance deals with, among other things, a company’s leadership, executive compensation, and shareholder rights.
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