England - London • Corporate and commercial
Winston & Strawn LLP
Drawing on close working ties with the firm’s US offices, Winston & Strawn LLP works with various sponsors on a range of lower mid-market acquisitions, disposals, and financing mandates. Practice co-chair Paul Amiss is noted for his cross-border expertise, with recent engagements including a number of transatlantic acquisitions in the leisure sector. Fellow co-chair and London managing partner Nicholas Usher is an especially active figure within the practice, working on a number of portfolio investments and buyouts – particularly in the manufacturing and healthcare sectors. Chelsea Thompson regularly supports the team in PE transactions.
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Key clients
- Abercross GP Limited
- Argand Partners
- Biotex Medical Device Fund I LP
- Bregal Investments Inc.
- Capdesia Group Limited
- Financial Acquisitions Corp
- JLL Partners LLC
- May River Capital LLC
- SunCap Limited
- Tiger Infrastructure Partners, LP
Work highlights
- Represented Sentry Centers Holdings (dba Convene) in connection with its acquisition of UK-based peer venues.
- Represented UK PE group SunCap Limited on its acquisition of Adventure Forest LLC for an approximate enterprise value of $38 million.
- Represented Bregal Investments, Inc. in its acquisition and financing of portfolio company, State of Play.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Amiss, Nicholas Usher