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Winston & Strawn’s private equity attorneys provide strategic advice and legal counsel to middle-market private equity funds, hedge funds, family offices, real estate funds, alternative asset managers, portfolio companies, and institutional investors. We have one of the broadest and most active national middle-market private equity practices in the U.S.
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Winston has one of the world’s premier sports law practices. Our work has included some of the most famous legal matters in sports history—including Alston v. NCAA, the case that culminated in a 9–0 Supreme Court victory for the college players against the NCAA; the US$2.15B Los Angeles Dodgers acquisition; McNeil v. the NFL, the landmark antitrust jury trial that led to the establishment of free agency in the NFL; the multi-billion-dollar construction and permanent financings for SoFi Stadium; and Morgan v. USSF, the case that led to a historic equal pay settlement for the players on the Women’s National Team. Our work is transforming this global, multibillion-dollar industry.
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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.
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|February 4, 2026
A Winston & Strawn deal team led by Partners Justin Levy in New York and Paul Amiss in London advised Aeron Defense, a newly formed defense platform established by Ventus Industrial Partners in partnership with GenNx360 Capital Partners and Admiralty Partners, on its acquisition of defense contracting specialists General Tool Company and Magna Machine Company.
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|February 2, 2026
A Winston & Strawn deal team led by Partners Justin Levy in New York and Paul Amiss in London advised Aeron Defense, a newly formed defense platform established by Ventus Industrial Partners in partnership with GenNx360 Capital Partners and Admiralty Partners, on its acquisition of defense contracting specialists General Tool Company and Magna Machine Company.
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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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Competition Corner
|March 12, 2026
|4 Min Read
California and Rhode Island Latest States to Expand Premerger Notification Requirements
States continue to implement new premerger notification regimes and expand the scope of existing requirements, with California and Rhode Island recently adding new premerger notification requirements that dealmakers must navigate to successfully complete transactions.
In the Media
|March 11, 2026
|2 Min Read
Shan Haider Joins Winston & Strawn in New York
Winston & Strawn recently announced that Shan Haider has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Transactions Department and a member of the Structured Finance Practice. Shan advises institutional capital providers in deploying capital through various investment vehicles, in highly regulated markets, providing bespoke solutions to meet strategic objectives. He regularly represents asset managers, specialty finance companies, private funds, registered investment companies, and originators across a broad range of consumer and real estate-backed asset classes.
In the Media
|March 10, 2026
|1 Min Read
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.
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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.
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Tax evasion is the failure to pay or the deliberate underpayment of federal income taxes. The U.S. income tax system is based on voluntary compliance, and it is the taxpayer’s responsibility to report all income and to pay all taxes due. Tax evasion is a known violation of a legal duty, and may result in monetary penalties, imprisonment, or both.