
David T. Bumgardner

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

David focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He advises private equity firms and public and private companies in connection with strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.
Experience Highlights
Crestwood Equity Partners in the $7.1 billion sale of the company to Energy Transfer in an all equity transaction
IFM Investors in the formation of a joint venture with DigitalBridge to acquire Switch, Inc. in a $11 billion take-private transaction
Avangard Innovative in the sale of its U.S. operations to Waste Management and the subsequent joint venture with Waste Management to form Natura PCR, a company that monetizes recyclables and refurbishes them for reuse
FloWorks International, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, in its sale to Wynnchurch Capital
Harold Hamm in the take private of Continental Resources, Inc.
Gravity Oilfield Services, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, in the sale of Tech Management, its production chemicals platform, to Coastal Chemical Co., a Brenntag Company
FloWorks Holdings, LLC, a Clearlake Capital Group portfolio company, in its acquisition of Transom SemiTorr Holdings Corp., a specialty fluid handling systems and components distributor
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation in its $480 million sale to Paloma Partners, an EnCap affiliate, in an all cash tender offer
DigitalBridge in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge Holdings, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.
DoublePoint Energy in its $6.4 billion sale to Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE: PXD) (2022 Finalist in D CEO’s $1 Billion + Deal of the Year Awards)
Parsley Energy in its $4.5 billion sale to Pioneer Natural Resources Company
Noble Energy in its $13 billion sale to Chevron
TC Energy in a $1.68 billion unit-for-unit simplification transaction between TC Energy and TC PipeLines, LP
RSP Permian in its $9.5 billion sale to Concho Resources, creating the largest unconventional shale producer in the Permian Basin
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, together with affiliates of Enagas, GIC, NPS and USS, in the acquisition of all Class A Shares of Tallgrass Energy
Rice Energy in its $6.7 billion merger with EQT Corporation, creating the largest independent producer of natural gas in the United States
Gravity Oilfield Services, a Clearlake Capital portfolio company, in its acquisition of On Point Oilfield Holdings, a White Deer Energy portfolio company, creating the largest commercial produced water disposal company by injection volumes in the Midland Basin
EnCap Investments in its $500 million line of equity commitment to Silverado Oil & Gas, a newly-formed company focused on the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas properties in various onshore U.S. basins
Quantum Energy Partners in the acquisition of Premium Oilfield Technologies, designer, manufacturer and distributor of consumable products used in oil and gas drilling and completion activities
Ashtead Technology Offshore, a Buckthorn Partners LLP portfolio company, in its acquisition of Aqua-Tech Solutions
Gravity Oilfield Services in the sale of its assets related to its Fishing & Rental Division to Graco Oilfield Services
Plains GP Holdings in its $328 million public offering of Class A shares
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. in its $750 million ATM program
Underwriters to NGL Energy Partners in its $450 million offering of senior notes
Underwriters to NGL Energy Partners in its $45 million public offering of class C fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred units
Underwriters to Transocean Sentry Limited in its $525 million offering of senior notes
Underwriters to Transocean Poseidon Limited in its $550 million offering of senior secured notes
Underwriters to Transocean Inc. in its $750 million offering of senior notes
Credentials
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2016
- Texas A&M University, B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2013
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” (Houston): Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2024
- Texas
- Rankings & AwardsAugust 21, 2023
- Deals & CasesAugust 16, 2023
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- Deals & CasesAugust 15, 2022
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- Rankings & AwardsMarch 18, 2022
- Deals & CasesJanuary 6, 2022
- Deals & CasesNovember 22, 2021
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- Deals & CasesApril 1, 2021
- Deals & CasesJuly 20, 2020