David W. Wicklund

Partner

Finance

“I enjoy working with really smart and interesting clients, particularly private equity firms, and helping them solve their most difficult financing problems. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to work closely with my clients and gain an insider’s view into their businesses and their industries.”

Dave Wicklund

Overview

Co-Head of V&E’s Global Finance practice group, David Wicklund advises clients on complex acquisition and leveraged financings.

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Experience

  • Maxar Technologies Ltd. (f/k/a MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), a space technologies company, in connection with financing its acquisition of Digital Globe, Inc., the global leader in Earth imagery, for $3.6 billion

  • AltaGas, Ltd. in connection with financing its acquisition of WGL Holdings, Inc. for $6.4 billion in cash

  • TPG Growth and The Rise Fund in connection with financing their acquisition of CLEAResult

  • TPG Pace Energy Holdings Corp. in connection with financing its acquisition of oil and gas assets within EnerVest’s South Texas Division for approximately $2.66 billion in cash and stock

  • Blackstone in connection with financing its acquisition of EagleClaw Midstream Ventures for approximately $2 billion

  • Blackstone in connection with financing its acquisition of a 49.9% interest in ET Rover Pipeline for approximately $1.57 billion in cash

  • Targa Resources Partners and Targa Resources Corp. in the $7.7 billion acquisition of Atlas Pipeline Partners and Atlas Energy

  • Nexeo Solutions, a chemicals and plastics distributor and TPG Capital portfolio company, in its $1.575 billion merger with WL Ross Holdings Corp.

  • NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NRF) in connection with the financing aspects of a merger involving NRF, NorthStar Asset Management Group and Colony Capital, Inc. 

  • TPG Capital in its $1.8 billion acquisition of natural gas properties in Wyoming’s Jonah field from Encana Corporation

  • Energy XXI in its $2.3 billion acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas Inc., creating the largest publicly traded independent oil and gas producer on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf

Credentials

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2003
  • Williams College, B.A., 2000

Admissions

  • New York

Recognitions

  • Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Private Equity Buyouts, 2016; Finance: Project Finance, 2018–2022; Finance: Commercial Lending, 2019–2022, 2024–2026; Finance: Capital Markets High Yield Debt Offerings, 2021
  • Selected to New York Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2014, 2016–2018
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2023
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