Teri A. Lindquist

Teri Lindquist, a partner in the firm's Private Equity and Corporate practices, focuses her practice on private equity, including fund formation, fund investment, representing private equity firms in financing transactions in connection with leveraged mergers and acquisitions, and representing portfolio companies in workouts, DIP facilities, exit financings and distressed debt purchases and sales.

Teri has worked on debt and equity financing transactions for various private and public companies, private equity groups and subordinated lenders. She recently completed a $650 million offering of limited partnership interests in a venture capital fund of funds, an approximately $2.5 billion offering of membership interests in an intellectual property fund and a $400 million offering of limited partnership interests in a co-investment fund. In addition, Teri has counseled major investors in numerous venture capital, private equity and real estate funds. She has negotiated, structured and closed complex financing transactions in connection with leveraged mergers and acquisitions in the $20 million to $3 billion range, including the recent closing of a complex debt and equity restructuring. These transactions include senior, subordinated, mezzanine and second-lien facilities, both secured and unsecured, often involving substantial international components, multiple currencies and complex tax and perfection issues.

Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Teri was the chair of the Corporate Finance practice at Jenner & Block, and, prior to that, she was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.

Professional Recognition

• Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
  

  (AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)

Professional Leadership

• American Bar Association
  • Opinion Letters Subcommittee
  • Commercial Financial Services Subcommittee 
  • Institutional Investors Committee
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee
• New York Bar Association

Related Employment

• Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Partner, 2002 - 2007, 1994 - 1999
• Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Partner, 1999 - 2002