
David Latham

Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201

Prior to re-joining V&E in 2023, David served as the General Counsel and COO of Accelerate Real Asset Management and its managed business lines, including Accelerate Resources – an aggregator of non-operated working interests and minerals in the Permian Basin.
David has experience advising decision makers in a broad range of corporate transactions; his practice now focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions and private equity, where he advises clients in connection with their strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.
Experience Highlights
QB Energy, KODA Resources and Quantum Energy in a $1.8 billion acquisition of oil and gas assets in the Piceance and Uintah Basins from Caerus Oil & Gas
PureWest Energy, a leading Rocky Mountain independent natural gas producer, in the completion of an all-cash merger with a newly formed entity sponsored by a private consortium of family offices and financial institutions, for a total consideration of $1.84 billion
Upstream oil and gas company in a $950 million acquisition of Permian Basin oil and gas assets
Altamont Energy, LLC in its acquisition by XCL Resources Holdings, LLC, which received the first FTC “prior approval” for an oil and gas transaction
Accelerate Resources Holdings, LLC (“Accelerate Resources”) in the sale of all of its non-operated assets in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico to Tailwater E&P LLC
Upstream oil and gas operator in the sale of its upstream and midstream assets in the Western Anadarko Basin
Upstream oil and gas company in its acquisition of non-operated upstream assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
A family office in connection with a back-to-back acquisition of non-operated working interest properties in the Williston Basin
Select Water Solutions, Inc. in its acquisition of disposal assets and related operations of Tri-State Water Logistics, LLC and affiliates
Rembrandt Foods in its acquisition of a majority of Artisan Kitchens, a premier producer of pre-cooked egg products to the retail, convenience, and foodservice channels
Accelerate Infrastructure in the acquisition and simultaneous ground leasing of approximately 95 acres of undeveloped land outside of Atlanta to fund infrastructure development
Western Refining in the $360 million contribution of substantially all of its southwest wholesale business to Western Refining Logistics
One Stone Energy Partners in a strategic exchange with Magellan Petroleum, involving the reacquisition by Magellan of its Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for a 100% interest in Nautilus Poplar, which owns oil and gas leases that cover the Poplar field and other assets and liabilities
Underwriters to Tallgrass Energy GP, LP in its $1.4 billion initial public offering of common units
Underwriters to Memorial Resource Development Corp. in its $935 million initial public offering of common stock
Underwriters to Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP in its $314 million initial public offering of common units
Western Refining Logistics, LP in its $348 million initial public offering of common units
Dominion Midstream Partners, LP in its $423 million initial public offering of common units
Underwriters to Memorial Production Partners LP in several follow-on equity offerings, including its $333 million public offering of Common Units
Underwriters to Memorial Resource Development Corp. in its $742 million public offering of common stock by a selling stockholder
Underwriters to Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP in the establishment of its $200 million ATM program in 2014 and in a number of follow-on equity offerings, including (i) its $330 million public offering of Common Units, (ii) its $569 million public offering of Common Units and (iii) its $658 million ATM program
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. in several notes offerings, including its (i) $1.0 billion offering of 4.5% Senior Notes and (ii) its $500 million offering of 4.875% Senior Notes and related “tack-on” offering of $650 million of 4.875% Senior Notes
Initial purchasers in several notes offerings of Enterprise Products Operating LLC, including its: $800 million offering of 2.25% Senior Notes due 2019, $1.25 billion offering of 3.35% Senior Notes due 2023, $850 million offering of 3.90% Senior Notes due 2024, $1.15 billion offering of 3.75% Senior Notes due 2025, $400 million offering of 4.85% Senior Notes due 2044, $1.15 billion offering of 5.10% Senior Notes due 2024 and $400 million offering of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2054
Credentials
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2012
- Texas A&M University, B.B.A., Finance, 2008
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), Corporate Law (Dallas), 2025; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Dallas), 2025
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