Winthrop & Weinstine is a Minneapolis based firm founded in 1979. It does highly regarded work in financial and corporate practices.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has an outstanding banking, M&A and restructuring and insolvency practice.
In the banking practice, the team advises commercial lenders in project financing, construction financing and acquisition financing.
In M&A the firm acts on the buy and sell side in strategic mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. The restructuring and insolvency team represents financial lenders acting as receivers and creditors in bankruptcy matters.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include US Bank, Fallbrook Loan Fund, Sunrise Banks, Enhanced Capital, TCF Bank, Wells Fargo, Schmuckal Oil Company, Hartley Company, Kirkwood Bancorporation, BlackRidge Financial, McLeod Bancshares, Associated Bank and Fifth Third Bank.
Research period review: 30th edition (2019/2020)
Throughout the research period the banking practice represented commercial lenders in a large amount of real estate development financings. Many of the developments were either industrial or commercial properties in the Midwest.
In M&A, the team worked on the sell side in strategic acquisitions. It also worked on a couple of mergers. Oil and gas and banking and financial services were important industries for the team. The restructuring and insolvency practice acted on behalf of receivers and creditors in bankruptcy matters.
Deal highlights: 30th edition (2019/2020)
Gateway Tower construction financing
Westbrand acquisition of BlackRidge Financial
