Overview
Nicole Leimer is a guide for businesses in obtaining debt financing and maximizing their value. She advises on corporate finance matters and represents public, private and private equity-backed companies with both secured and unsecured credit facility matters. She also represents private equity funds, as well as mezzanine lenders.
Corporate Finance
Nicole is experienced in acquisition finance, bridge capital call loans, subscription-lending and project finance transactions. She advises public and private companies and mezzanine, private equity and hedge funds in:
- Securing and refinancing senior credit facilities, both secured and unsecured
- Purchasing subordinated notes and warrants
- Making preferred equity investments in private companies
- Restructuring mezzanine loans into majority equity investments
- Securing financing for portfolio companies
- Investing in preferred equity and subordinated debt
M&A and Securities
Nicole advises on many aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions. She represents public company clients in Securities Exchange Act reporting matters and has represented both public companies and underwriters in securities transactions, including repurchases of common stock and public offerings of securities.Nicole advises both private and public companies in the food, agriculture, biofuels, renewable energy and medical device industries.
Public Policy Background
Prior to her practice of law, Nicole worked in the U.S. Senate Office of Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota in Washington, D.C. as a legislative assistant for appropriations, small business and housing issues.Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Education
Georgetown University Law Center
J.D. cum laude (2005)
College of Saint Benedict
B.A. summa cum laude (1998)
Experience
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May 2018 1 min readFair Isaac Completes Senior Notes Private OfferingFinancial Services Corporate Capital Markets
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May 2018 1 min readMedical Device Provider Acquires Thrombectomy TechnologyMedical Devices Health & Life Sciences Technology Transactions & Licensing Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Intellectual Property
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May 2018 1 min readGrowing Fitness Company Completes Debt RefinancingCorporate Capital Markets Private Equity
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March 2018 1 min readRegis Corporation Completes RefinancingFinancial Services Lending & Finance Corporate
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December 2017 1 min readProto Labs Secures $30M Credit Facility
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November 2017 1 min readFinancial Group Invests in Distribution CompanyFinancial Services Investment Funds & Management Corporate
Insights & Events
Insights
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Hennepin County Conciliation Court Clinic
- LEGAL Corps
Civic Activities
- Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce — Leadership Twin Cities Participant
- Minnesota Women's Lawyers — Leadership Project
- College of St. Benedict and St. John's University — Benedictine Law Society
Honors
- BTI — Client Service All-Star, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels – Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2017
- Finance & Commerce — Top Women in Finance, 2015