$ 1-1000 per hour
About Kester
Biography
Kester Spindler is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP where he represents a broad range of entities in the area of complex business, private equity and venture capital transactions. His practice has a particular focus on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, restructurings, bankruptcies and work-outs and covers a broad range of industries, including healthcare, consumer products, media, retail, manufacturing, financial services, insurance, energy, software and technology.
Kester has led numerous private equity, leveraged buy-out, growth capital, merger, acquisition and other transactions for a variety of private equity funds and public and private companies. Kester also has been involved in a number of multi-billion dollar Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and advised both debtors and acquirers in connection with Section 363 asset sales.
Kester frequently provides general corporate representation to his clients, including the portfolio companies of his private equity fund clients, and represents them in connection with add-on acquisitions, divestitures and financings.
Kester is admitted to practice in Colorado, New York and California. He also is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, where he is a non-practicing (inactive) member of The Law Society of England and Wales.
Kester is an avid golfer and enjoys spending time with his wife, Gloria, and his two Australian Shepherds, Mac and Pima. Kester’s wife is also a corporate lawyer.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Mergers and Acquisitions
75%
26 years
Corporate and Incorporation
20%
26 years
Debt and Lending Agreements
5%
26 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Check
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Licensed in Colorado for 13 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 2013
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 21 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 25 years
State: California
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Location
Perkins Coie LLP
1900 16th Street, Ste 1400, Denver, CO, 80202-5255
Perkins Coie LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 22nd Fl., New York, NY, 10112-0085
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Experience
Honors
2012
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Private Equity: Buyouts, Chambers Global
2012
Kirkland & Ellis LLP: Private Equity: Buyouts, Chambers USA
2011
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Private Equity: Buyouts, Chambers Global
2011
Kirkland & Ellis LLP: Private Equity, Chambers & Partners Global
2010
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Private Equity: Buyouts, Chambers Global
2010
Kirkland & Ellis LLP: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Chambers & Partners USA Guide
2009
Pro Bono Achievement Award, Sanctuary for Families
Work Experience
2012 - Present
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
2000 - 2012
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Associations
2013 - Present
Colorado Bar Association
2013 - Present
Association for Corporate Growth
2013 - Present
Denver Bar Association, Business Law Section
2004 - Present
New York State Bar Association
2003 - Present
Law Society of England and Wales
2000 - Present
American Bar Association
2000 - Present
State Bar of California
Sample of Legal Cases
Divestiture of Eating Recovery Center LLC
Closed
Acquisition of Private Company
Closed
Divestiture of Guardian Healthcare Group, Inc.
Closed
Merger of Essent Healthcare, Inc.
Closed
Education
2000
Pepperdine University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1997
Liberty University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2011
Vestar Capital Partners
Mergers and Acquisitions
2010
Vestar Capital Partners
Mergers and Acquisitions
2009
Vestar Capital Partners
Mergers and Acquisitions
2008
Vestar Capital Partners
Mergers and Acquisitions
Publications
Languages
German
English