Bio

For more than 25 years, Brian Schafer has represented public companies and private equity firms in M&A and capital markets transactions. Brian concentrates his practice in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets. He joined Winston & Strawn in 1996 and has been a partner since 2004. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. His private equity clients include: Wind Point Partners, Merit Capital Partners, Silver Oak Services Partners, Longshore Capital Partners, Excellere Partners, WILsquare Capital, PPC Enterprises, and Charles Thayne Capital. His public company clients include: Lamb Weston, Kellogg Company, Hayward Holdings, and OPENLANE.