Speaker 11.21.24
11.21
Columbia University SIPA Women in Energy: Careers in Sustainable Startups
6:00PM - 8:30PM EST
Lindsey Livingston, named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list, is a partner in Pillsbury’s Corporate practice, where she focuses on matters including venture capital and private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings, and corporate governance.
Lindsey advises startups, venture capital firms and entrepreneurs through all stages of a company’s life cycle, including formation, seed and venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments. She also advises strategic acquirers, target companies and investors in their mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, joint ventures, and other strategic transactional matters. Lindsey’s clients invest and operate in a diverse group of industries, including software, ecommerce, fintech and cleantech.
Representative Experience
- Represented The Giving Block in its $300 million acquisition by Shift4.
- Represented Flutterwave in its $250 million Series D financing and in its $170 million Series C financing.
- Represented Givebutter in its $50 million Series A financing.
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- VC Financings/Investments
- Represented UrbanStems in its $20 million Series C financing.
- Represented Arable Labs in its $20 million Series B financing.
- Represented Co-Star Astrology Society in its $15 million Series A financing.
- Represented Insightin Health in its $12 million Series A financing.
- Represented SamCart in its $10 million Series A financing.
- Represented FLX Networks in its $10 million growth equity round.
- Represented Sorcero in its $8 million Series A financing.
- Represented Torch Logistics in its $3.5 million series seed round.
- Represented Chevron New Energies as the lead investor to Svante in its $318 million Series E financing.
- Represented MC2 Security Fund as the lead investor to ThayerMahan in its $30 million Series C financing.
- Represented Harbert Growth Partners as the lead investor to Roots Automation in its $22.2 million Series B financing.
- Represented Motley Fool Ventures as the lead investor to Esusu in its $10 million Series A financing.
- Represented Osage Venture Partners as the lead investor to Incentivio in its $10 million Series A financing.
- Represented Verance Capital as the lead investor to Swag Golf in its $10 million growth round.
- Represented Lavrock Ventures as the co-lead investor to FOUNT Global in its $8 million Series A financing.
- Represented VTC Seed Fund as the lead investor to Biohm in its $7.5 million equity financing.
- Represented Verance Capital in its strategic growth investment in Acceleration Community of Companies.
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented BRANDED in its acquisition of Heyday to form a new company, Essor.
- Represented MC2 Security Fund, an affiliate of The Chertoff Group, in its acquisition of Trustwave from Singtel.
- Represented CleanChoice Energy in its majority stake acquisition by True Green Capital Management.
- Represented Apogee Parent Inc., the acquiring entity, in connection with Astra Space’s take-private acquisition.
- Represented SamCart in its acquisition of Typeset.
- Represented OpenWater Software in its acquisition by Advanced Solutions Holding.
- Represented The Buffalo Group in its acquisition by Jacobs.
- Represented ConnectOnCall.com in its sale to Phreesia.
- Represented Neovera in its strategic partnership with 424 Capital.
- Represented UltiSat in its acquisition by Speedcast International Limited for up to $100 million.
- Represented Wärtsilä Oyj Abp in its acquisition of Greensmith Energy Management Systems.
- Represented Mission Essential Personnel in its acquisition of Information Management Technology Corporation (IMT).
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Corporate Law (2024 – 2025).
- Prior to joining Pillsbury, Lindsey worked as a legal intern in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where she conducted legal research and aided staff in investigations of potential securities laws violations. Prior to her legal career, Lindsey worked as a senior financial analyst in the Enterprise Risk Management department at Motorola and Motorola Mobility.
Education
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J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2014
B.S., Business, Indiana University, 2009
with Distinction and Business Honors
Admissions
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District of Columbia
New York