Winston & Strawn

Winston & Strawn LLP

35 W. Wacker Drive,
Chicago, Illinois 60601
United States
(312) 558-5600
www.winston.com

Winston & Strawn LLP is a multinational full-service law firm focused on providing legal counsel to clients. The Firm's practice areas include antitrust, corporate, transaction, energy, intellectual property, labor, litigation, and tax. Sector expertise includes automotive, utilities, financial services, food, beverage, agriculture, healthcare, insurance, marine, media, oil/gas, life science, business services, real estate, retail, consumer products, sports, technology, and communications. Winston & Strawn was formed in 1853 and is headquartered in Chicago.


M&A Advisory Summary

Buyside vs Sellside

Year '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buyside (21.2/yr) 70 19 32 29 19 7 176
Sellside (10.0/yr) 33 11 24 8 5 2 83
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Most Recent

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Sign-up to View 2024-04-04 - Food
Sign-up to View 2024-03-28 - Transportation
Sign-up to View 2024-03-26 - Machinery
Sign-up to View 2024-03-07 32M USD Energy Services and Equipment
Sign-up to View 2024-01-22 - Business Services
Sign-up to View 2024-01-16 - Distribution
Sign-up to View 2024-01-16 380M USD Consumer Products
Sign-up to View 2024-01-02 - Medical Products
Sign-up to View 2023-12-05 - Information Technology
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Top M&A Clients

PE Firms (42) Deals
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Largest Peoples Natural Gas Co.
$4.3B (2018-10-23)