Clinton Culpepper

Practice Areas

Clint's practice focuses on all types of debt transactions, where he represents borrowers, issuers, agents, lenders and investors. His practice particularly focuses on representing private equity firms, private credit, direct lenders and companies in transactions in the technology, digital infrastructure and energy spaces.

Career

Clint Culpepper is the Co-Head of Private Credit firmwide and Chair of the Corporate Department in Austin.

His recent transactions include representing Par Pacific in over $1 billion in term loan and revolver facilities, representing the agent bank in a senior secured term loan to Eos Energy Enterprises, a publicly traded clean energy battery storage company, and representing the borrower in a venture debt financing to a privately held clinical-stage biotech company.

Clint guest lectures at Michigan State University College of Law and is a frequent presenter on debt-related legal topics. He sits on the board of directors of the National Association of Corporate Director's Texas Tricities chapter, and is a member of the American College of Investment Counsel, the Opportunity Austin initiative for the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Global Investment and Innovation Council for Austin.

He is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to law school, Clint was an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a member of (i) the firm's private equity group, (ii) the Austin office's employment committee and (iii) the Austin office's client development committee. He has been at Baker Botts his entire legal career.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas

Austin Bar Association

Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

American College of Investment Counsel

National Association of Corporate Directors (Texas Tri Cities Chapter) - Board Member

Board member of Austin’s Global Investment and Innovation Committee

Personal

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law 2012

with honors

M.S., Finance, Texas A&M University 2008

B.B.A., Accounting, Texas A&M University 2008

summa cum laude