Brad Vaiana > Winston & Strawn LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Leading middle-market private equity funds such as The Jordan Company, Wind Point, and Vistria retain longstanding relationships with the team at Winston & Strawn LLP, which has a penchant for handling leveraged buyouts and growth investments in sectors such as software, food, healthcare, and defense. Integrated antitrust, real estate, tax, and IP expertise further allows the team to guide funds through the entire transactional lifecycle and handle a diverse range of portfolio company-related matters, including cross-border mergers, add-on acquisitions, and take-private deals. The team is active across the country and is jointly led by New York-based public and private M&A and corporate governance expert Brad Vaiana, Dallas lawyer Matthew Stockstill, who focuses on cross-border PE acquisitions and exits alongside fund formation matters, and transactional and debt finance specialist Eva Davis, who practices from Los Angeles. Further key contacts include private equity and capital markets expert Matthew Bergmann in Chicago and de-SPAC specialist Dom DeChiara in New York.

Demonstrating an extensive track record in public and private M&A, SPAC business combinations, and corporate finance transactions, Winston & Strawn LLP’s ‘technically proficient’ practice is comprised of lawyers across the US who frequently collaborate with the firmwide network of specialists in Europe, Asia, and Latin America to handle multijurisdictional matters. The team has in-depth expertise in representing global and domestic companies within the retail, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors, with Chicago-based chair of the M&A division Matt Stevens serving as an expert for cross-border acquisitions and investments. In Dallas, Matthew Stockstill co-chairs the private equity division alongside New York-based Brad Vaiana. From Los Angeles, Eva Davis primarily advises private companies and boards of directors, and Rick Martin focuses on joint ventures and financing transactions from Miami. Also based in Chicago, Matthew Bergmann is knowledgeable on capital markets, Oscar David concentrates on corporate governance issues, and Matthew Costigan specializes in divestitures. Meanwhile, New York’s Allen Miller consistently acts on behalf of private equity funds and financial institutions.