Winston Taylor

Winston Taylor offers a comprehensive private equity practice, enabling the team to advise on a range of transactions, including consumer brand acquisitions and exits, industrial manufacturing platform transactions, enterprise software investments, and business service roll-ups and exits. Clients include private and public companies, sponsors, and investors in complex merger and acquisition transactions. The practice is led by Dallas-based Matthew Stockstill, who represents private equity funds, individual and institutional investors, and family offices. Chicago co-head Brian Schafer represents public and private equity firms in capital market transactions, while Timothy Kincaid handles buy and sell-side mandates in the healthcare, life sciences, education, and financial services industries. New York co-head Bradley Vaiana advises on the implementation and execution of exit strategies through divestitures, public offerings, and recapitalization. Based in Los Angeles, Eva Davis focuses on initial private equity investments and financings, while Dallas-based David Lange is instructed by energy, hospitality, business services, manufacturing, technology, and healthcare clients. Another key name is Brendan Mace, who advises clients on initial acquisitions, company management, and exit transactions.