Overview
Nicole focuses on providing service-oriented and effective counsel to her clients. She assists public companies with respect to their capital markets activities, including initial public offerings, equity and debt offerings, at-the-market programs, confidentially-marketed private offerings and ongoing SEC disclosure and compliance issues. On the private company side, Nicole works with emerging companies and venture funds in venture capital financings and in a variety of other capital raising transactions, as well as assisting cooperatives in member offerings. Nicole has also served clients on stock and asset deals in a broad range of sizes, as well as on a variety of general corporate matters.
With a prior career as a professional cellist in a symphony, Nicole brings a unique perspective to her practice.
Experience
Representative Transactions
- Heartland Financial USA, Inc. public offering of $150.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes
- Klein Financial, Inc. sale to Old National Bancorp
- U.S. Geothermal Inc. sale to Ormat Technologies, Inc.
- SSR Mining Inc. issuance of $230.0 million of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2039
- Cogentix Medical, Inc. sale to Laborie Medical Technologies
- Investors Real Estate Trust at-the-market offering of $150.0 million of common shares
- UnitedHealth Group purchase of HealthMarkets Inc.
- ASV Holdings, Inc. sale to Yanmar Group
- Heartland Financial USA, Inc. public offering of $115.0 million of depositary shares
- Otter Tail Corporation at-the-market offering of $75.0 million of common shares
- Ridgeview Medical Center private placement of $83.0 million of 4.73% Secured Senior Notes due 2043
- General Mills, Inc. issuances of €300.0 million of 0.00% Notes due 2020 and €600.0 million of 0.45% Notes due 2026
- General Mills, Inc. private placement of €200.0 million of 0.00% Senior Notes due 2020
- Aptose Biosciences Inc. confidentially marketed public offering of $62.2 million of common shares
- Best Buy Co., Inc. issuances of $500.0 million of 4.450% Notes due 2028 and $650.0 million of 1.950% Notes due 2030
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
Events & Speaking Engagements
Select Presentations
- “Crash Course: Venture Capital Investing,” University of Minnesota Law School, February 11, 2020; February 15, 2022
- “Transactional Practice: What It Is and Why I Love It!” panel presenter at the University of Minnesota Law School, October 14, 2019
- “Crash Course: Venture Capital Investing," University of Minnesota Law School, February 26 and 27, 2019; University of St. Thomas Law School, March 28, 2019
Industries & Practices
Corporate Governance & Compliance
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- Capital Markets
- Closely Held Businesses
- Cooperative Law
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Emerging Companies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional & Civic
Community Involvement
- MacPhail Center for Music, Board member, Governance Committee member, Madeline Island Subcommittee member
- Member, Dorsey & Whitney Minneapolis Recruiting Committee
- Volunteer attorney, Minnesota Collaborative Justice Project: Civil Legal Needs Initiative
- Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Member, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Volunteer attorney, Children’s Law Center of Minnesota
