David G. Runnels
Partner
David maintains a diversified business transactions practice with an emphasis on the renewable energy, traditional energy and real estate industries. With over 20 years of experience, his representative transactions include various complex asset-based financings, project developments, dispositions and acquisitions. David also has particular experience in business and investment fund formation, business acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, debt restructuring, energy outsourcing and derivative transactions. He has an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating for ethics and ability).
Representative Experience
- Representation of the acquirer of an intra-state products pipeline
- Representation of equity investors and developers in wind and solar energy generation projects across the United States
- Representation of an equity provider in investment in oil and gas properties, including structuring of partnership agreement
- Representation of a developer in implementation and financing of a multi-use integrated infrastructure project with payments totaling over $4 billion
- Representation of Houston developer in the development and financing of a mixed use Westin franchised residential, hotel and garage using a commercial condominium structure
- Representation of investment fund principals involving fund formation and domestic and international acquisitions
- Representation of a retail electric provider in negotiating power purchase agreements, derivatives and renewable energy credit purchases
- Representation of a counterparty taking collateral in securing an energy trading arrangement
- Representation of a developer in project and construction financings of over $1.5 billion
- Representation of equity providers and developers in the hospitality industry
- Representation of promoters in blind pool equity funds
- Representation of an acquirer of construction industry-related businesses
- Representation of an acquirer of a currency exchange business
- Representation of a developer in site acquisition and evaluation of mineral rights and entitlements for a master planned residential development
- Representation of owners in refinancings of over $1.7 billion in office properties
- Representation of an energy company in the greenfield development of three power plants in midwest United States
- Representation of an investment company in structuring incentive-based compensation arrangements for portfolio acquisitions
- Representation of a project company in the acquisition and financing of multiple solar farms
- Representation of the owners in the master lease and management arrangements for office properties covering 900,000 square feet
