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Dick Wynne

Of Counsel

Houston

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With over three decades of experience, Dick serves as a trusted advisor to his clients, which have ranged from public multi-nationals to venture capital-backed growth companies.

Currently, his primary focus is advising private equity firms and their portfolio companies on acquisitions, divestitures, and financings. Dick has handled hundreds of mergers and acquisitions involving energy assets and businesses, including in the upstream, midstream, and oil field service sectors.

 

Key Matters

  • Represented BCE-Mach III, LLC, a portfolio company of Bayou City Energy, in acquisition and disposition transactions.
  • Represented Paloma Resources, an Encap portfolio company, in the attempted acquisition of a public company.
  • Represented Titan Group in its sale to SCF Partners. 
  • Worked with management teams and Warburg Pincus, Ares Capital, Macquarie Capital and Pinebrook Road Partners, respectively, in the organization of new portfolio companies.
  • Represented Cameron International Corporation in more than US$3B in acquisitions and dispositions, including:
    • the acquisition of NATCO Group, Inc., in a US$982M merger transaction;
    • the acquisition of LeTourneau Technologies Drilling Systems and Offshore Products for US$37M; 
    • the acquisition of TTS Energy for US$270M;
    • the disposition of its reciprocating compression business to General Electric for US$550M; and
    • the disposition of its centrifugal compression business to Ingersoll Rand for US$850M.
  • Represented Rock Hill Capital, a Houston-based private equity firm, in multiple portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions.
  • Represented Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC in its sale to Bain Capital.
  • Represented ConGlobal Industries in its sale to the Carlyle Group.
  • Represented the special committee of Encore Energy Partners, L.P. in multiple “dropdown” transactions.
  • Represented special committees in merger transactions sponsored by SCF Partners.
  • Represented Targa Resources Partners, L.P. in affiliated-party transactions valued at US$1.2B.
  • Represented Scotland-based private equity firm, Clyde Blowers Capital, in multiple acquisitions.
  • Represented Strategic Armory Corps, LLC in its acquisition programs and the sale of the company.
  • Represented Hupecol LLC in the sale of Colombian oil and gas assets to Sinopec.
  • Represented TH Hill in its disposition to Bureau Veritas.
  • Represented special committee of BreitBurn Energy Partners, L.P. in acquisition of its general partner and other affiliated-party transactions.
  • Represented Seqwright, Inc. in its sale to GE Healthcare.
  • Reverse acquisition of Nasdaq oilfield service company for nationally recognized private equity fund.
  • Represented an industry-leading glass recycling concern in disposition to a private equity fund.

Dick has been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers since 2008 and Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition in the area of Securities and Corporate Finance. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Securities/Capital Markets Law (2013–2025). Dick is also a Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Attorney.

Dick is a member of the American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, and Houston Bar Association.

Capabilities

Transactions
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital Markets
Corporate Governance
Energy
Oil & Gas

Key Matters

  • Represented BCE-Mach III, LLC, a portfolio company of Bayou City Energy, in acquisition and disposition transactions.
  • Represented Paloma Resources, an Encap portfolio company, in the attempted acquisition of a public company.
  • Represented Titan Group in its sale to SCF Partners. 
  • Worked with management teams and Warburg Pincus, Ares Capital, Macquarie Capital and Pinebrook Road Partners, respectively, in the organization of new portfolio companies.
  • Represented Cameron International Corporation in more than US$3B in acquisitions and dispositions, including:
    • the acquisition of NATCO Group, Inc., in a US$982M merger transaction;
    • the acquisition of LeTourneau Technologies Drilling Systems and Offshore Products for US$37M; 
    • the acquisition of TTS Energy for US$270M;
    • the disposition of its reciprocating compression business to General Electric for US$550M; and
    • the disposition of its centrifugal compression business to Ingersoll Rand for US$850M.
  • Represented Rock Hill Capital, a Houston-based private equity firm, in multiple portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions.
  • Represented Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC in its sale to Bain Capital.
  • Represented ConGlobal Industries in its sale to the Carlyle Group.
  • Represented the special committee of Encore Energy Partners, L.P. in multiple “dropdown” transactions.
  • Represented special committees in merger transactions sponsored by SCF Partners.
  • Represented Targa Resources Partners, L.P. in affiliated-party transactions valued at US$1.2B.
  • Represented Scotland-based private equity firm, Clyde Blowers Capital, in multiple acquisitions.
  • Represented Strategic Armory Corps, LLC in its acquisition programs and the sale of the company.
  • Represented Hupecol LLC in the sale of Colombian oil and gas assets to Sinopec.
  • Represented TH Hill in its disposition to Bureau Veritas.
  • Represented special committee of BreitBurn Energy Partners, L.P. in acquisition of its general partner and other affiliated-party transactions.
  • Represented Seqwright, Inc. in its sale to GE Healthcare.
  • Reverse acquisition of Nasdaq oilfield service company for nationally recognized private equity fund.
  • Represented an industry-leading glass recycling concern in disposition to a private equity fund.

Credentials

Education

Dick received a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983, and a J.D. from the University of Houston in 1986.

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