Tamer Tullgren

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Tamer’s strategic approach and deep understanding of complex financial and regulatory landscapes help businesses looking to grow and innovate achieve their business objectives.

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Tamer represents private equity and venture capital firms, as well as public and private companies, in M&A transactions, venture and growth financings, and private fund formation matters. He has extensive experience advising SBICs on investment transactions, fund formation, and regulatory matters.

Tamer’s clients range from manufacturers and technology companies to health care providers and financial institutions.

  • Represented Natural Polymers, LLC, an Illinois-based manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam products and systems, in its acquisition by Owens Corning, a leading global building and construction manufacturer.
  • Represented YCharts, a cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform, in its growth recapitalization by private equity firm LLR Partners in partnership with YCharts’ management team.
  • Represented HCAP Partners, a mezzanine debt and private equity firm, in an investment in Lone Star Analysis, a provider of predictive and prescriptive data analytics and analysis.
  • Represented RISC Networks, an industry leader in cloud, data center, and network operations analytics, in the company’s acquisition by Flexera.
  • Represented Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. in its completion of an oversubscribed $80 million private financing.
  • Assisted a UK vaccine company and its stockholders (venture capital funds in Sweden, France, the UK, and Switzerland) in a cross-border merger and associated venture capital financing to advance their synthetic vaccines to treat cancer and mutating viruses.
  • Represented a private equity fund in mezzanine debt and growth equity investments in a leading home health and hospice services provider.
  • Leading Lawyers, Emerging Lawyer, Corporate Finance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities & Venture Finance Law (2015)
Overview

Tamer represents private equity and venture capital firms, as well as public and private companies, in M&A transactions, venture and growth financings, and private fund formation matters. He has extensive experience advising SBICs on investment transactions, fund formation, and regulatory matters.

Tamer’s clients range from manufacturers and technology companies to health care providers and financial institutions.

Representation Matters
  • Represented Natural Polymers, LLC, an Illinois-based manufacturer of spray polyurethane foam products and systems, in its acquisition by Owens Corning, a leading global building and construction manufacturer.
  • Represented YCharts, a cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform, in its growth recapitalization by private equity firm LLR Partners in partnership with YCharts’ management team.
  • Represented HCAP Partners, a mezzanine debt and private equity firm, in an investment in Lone Star Analysis, a provider of predictive and prescriptive data analytics and analysis.
  • Represented RISC Networks, an industry leader in cloud, data center, and network operations analytics, in the company’s acquisition by Flexera.
  • Represented Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. in its completion of an oversubscribed $80 million private financing.
  • Assisted a UK vaccine company and its stockholders (venture capital funds in Sweden, France, the UK, and Switzerland) in a cross-border merger and associated venture capital financing to advance their synthetic vaccines to treat cancer and mutating viruses.
  • Represented a private equity fund in mezzanine debt and growth equity investments in a leading home health and hospice services provider.
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2025 Midwest Deal Summit & DeaLinx

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More Than $1.895 Billion in SBA Debenture Leverage Priced at 4.963%

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Awards
  • Leading Lawyers, Emerging Lawyer, Corporate Finance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities & Venture Finance Law (2015)

Top areas of focus

  • Member, ACG Chicago NextGen Leaders Committee
  • Member, Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA)
  • Member, Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA)
  • Former chair, auxiliary board, Shedd Aquarium Conservation Committee
  • Volunteer magician, Open Heart Magic

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2005
  • University of Illinois, B.S., with honors, 2002

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Speaker, “Equity and Debt Co-Investing in Lower Middle Market Financing Transactions,” Small Business Investor Alliance, September 14, 2021.
  • Author, “Evolving Debt Financing Terms,” Small Business Investor Alliance, October 6, 2020.
  • Co-author, “More Than $1.895 Billion in SBA Debenture Leverage Priced at 4.963%,” Troutman Pepper Locke, March 19, 2025.
  • Author, “Saving Our Small Businesses – Considerations for Lenders upon the Default or Bankruptcy of a Paycheck Protection Program Borrower,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, November 10, 2020.
  • Author, “Saving Our Small Businesses: Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Changes of Ownership,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, October 3, 2020.
  • Author, “Saving Our Small Businesses – Law Extends PPP Forgiveness Period and Loosens Other Restrictions,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, June 8, 2020.
  • Author, “Saving Our Small Businesses: 10 Takeaways from PPP Forgiveness Application and Instructions,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 18, 2020.
  • Author, “SPECIAL ALERT: Affiliate Rule Guidance Issued for the Paycheck Protection Program,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 4, 2020.