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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.
Industry
Winston is well regarded for deep and broad experience advising clients in the development, construction, financing and refinancing, acquisition, and operation of major infrastructure assets, including several award-winning deals and public-private-partnership (PPPs or P3s) projects in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Recognized for our ability to “take complex issues and boil them down to pragmatic solutions” (Chambers USA 2023), our team represents a diverse mix of participants and stakeholders in a broad range of investments and non-recourse/limited recourse financings, and we have experience working on many of the most complex projects, within aggressive time frames, while employing inventive solutions. Likewise, our lawyers help to identify and quantify roadblocks and risks at an early stage, so that we can help our clients—which include developers and sponsors, a full range of lenders and investors, project owners and operators, governments and their agencies, and other project counterparties—evaluate and, to the extent possible, mitigate or eliminate risk.
Practice Area
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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Experience
|March 3, 2026
Representing Farmer Bros in its Sale to Royal Cup
Winston & Strawn LLP is representing Farmer Bros. Co. (Nasdaq: FARM), a leading roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and allied products, in its sale to Royal Cup, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of premium coffee and tea and portfolio company of Dallas-based private equity firm Braemont Capital, in an all-cash transaction.
Experience
|February 22, 2026
Winston & Strawn LLP Paris advised the Compagnie Européenne de Garantie et Caution (CEGC, BPCE Group) financial creditors on the adoption of Réalités’ recovery plan by the Nantes Commercial Court.
Experience
|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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News
|March 19, 2026
|7 Min Read
Law Firms: The Next Frontier for Private Equity in Professional Services?
Law firms are one of the last major professional services segments without meaningful private equity (PE) penetration. The core investment attributes are familiar:
Non-Fungible Insights: Blockchain Decrypted
|March 19, 2026
|6 Min Read
FCA Handbook Application for Regulated Cryptoasset Activities – Key Takeaways from CP26/4
The close of 2025 highlighted the continuing momentum for the digital asset industry, with regulatory developments accelerating rather than slowing.
Recognitions
|March 18, 2026
|1 Min Read
Shreyansi Agarwal Recognized in Women in Secured Finance 2026
Winston & Strawn partner Shreyansi Agarwal has been named a Woman Leader in Secured Finance by The Secured Lender. Shreyansi is listed amongst 45 inspiring women who demonstrate leadership and exemplify excellence in the secured finance industry. In her profile, Shreyansi provides insights into her career and advice to other women who are beginning their careers in the industry.
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What Is a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI)?
A Foreign Private Issuer (FPI) is any foreign issuer desiring to raise capital in the U.S., unless:
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The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act is legislation, enacted on April 5, 2012, designed to encourage funding of small businesses in the U.S. by easing securities regulations and therefore making it easier for private companies to access the public capital markets.
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Serving one of the world’s largest economies for over 20 years, Winston & Strawn’s Los Angeles office is home to more than 100 lawyers and business professionals. Under the guidance of Office Managing Partner Angela Machala, our L.A. office thrives as a dynamic and tightly knit community with an inclusive culture in which its members from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives collaborate closely to support each other’s success and achieve their clients’ goals. Our L.A. lawyers—who are equally split between litigation and transactional work—advise 80+ Fortune 500 companies, which is a testament to the collaborative environment we’ve created to provide exceptional legal services.