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.