Mark A. Kunzman

Mark Kunzman is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Energy and Infrastructure practices. Based in Houston, he advises on complex transactions for private equity sponsors and public and private companies, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity investments, structured financing transactions, reverse listings through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), recapitalizations and related general corporate counseling. Mark has advised on transactions in a variety of industries, including infrastructure (with significant experience in digital infrastructure), energy (with significant experience in oil and gas, midstream, power, utilities and renewables), transportation and logistics, engineering and construction, manufacturing and insurance, among others.

• CIM Group, L.L.C. in the recapitalization of Bolder Industries, LLC
• Apollo in its structured investment in Yondr Data Centers
• KKR in the financing of Freeman’s acquisition of Sparks 

Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes representing:

• A leading global alternative investment manager in its acquisition of a majority stake in Apex Clean Energy, a leading renewables developer transitioning to an independent power producer, and certain related co-investment arrangements
• Magnetar Capital’s Energy & Infrastructure group in a $100 million preferred equity investment round in PosiGen, a renewable energy solutions provider
• Primexx Energy Partners on the $788 million acquisition of its leasehold interests and related oil, gas and infrastructure assets by Callon Petroleum Company
• Star Peak Corp II (NYSE: STPC), a special purpose acquisition company, in its $1.35 billion business combination with Benson Hill, Inc., a sustainable food technology company
• Infrastructure fund in its arrangement with a strategic partner to invest in and deliver sustainable essential infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. to municipalities, universities, schools and health care systems (MUSH), and the related third party financing for such projects
• Private equity consortium in connection with the $510 million acquisition of DuPont’s Clean Technologies business
• Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. a special purpose acquisition company, in its $1.35 billion business combination with Stem, Inc., a global leader in clean energy storage systems
• Transportation Infrastructure Partners, a joint venture between Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC and Savage Enterprises, LLC, in the acquisition of Carolina Marine Terminal, a multi-modal marine dry good bulk port facility in Wilmington, North Carolina
• QL Capital Partners, LP in its partnership with Devon Energy Corporation to fund gas gathering and compression assets in the Delaware Basin
• Atlas Technical Consultants, a construction engineering firm owned by Bernhard Capital Partners, in its $700 million combination with Boxwood Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company
• Nesco, an industrial equipment rental business owned by Energy Capital Partners, in its $1.1 billion combination with Capitol Investment Corp. IV, a special purpose acquisition company
• Kodiak Gas Services, LLC and The Stephens Group, LLC in the sale of Kodiak to EQT Infrastructure
• Ascent Resources in its equity investment by Riverstone and the simultaneous acquisition of Utica Shale assets from Salt Fork Resources, a Riverstone-backed company
• Savage Companies in its merger with Bartlett and Company and the subsequent Savage Enterprises joint venture, a leading global provider of supply chain and industrial services spanning the agriculture, energy and chemical, and environmental sectors
• Savage Services in the acquisition of EnviroServe, a specialized waste transportation and disposal services company
• Integrity Marketing Group in the acquisition of over half a dozen private insurance agencies
• Several startup companies in their financing rounds with lead investments from marquee venture capital funds