Clint Culpepper is the firmwide Co-Head of Private Credit and Chair of the Corporate Department in Austin. Recognized repeatedly for his practice by The Best Lawyers in America as "One to Watch" for Banking and Finance Law (2021-2025), and by Chambers and Partners as "Up and Coming: Bank Finance-Texas," (2024-2025). 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 and companies in transactions in the digital infrastructure and energy spaces.
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 Grain Management in its acquisition financing for 123NET, a fiber and data center company in the Midwest.
Clint guest lectures at Michigan State University College of Law and is a frequent presenter on debt-related legal topics. He is a member of
1.) The board of directors of the National Association of Corporate Director's Texas Tricities chapter
2.) The American College of Investment Counsel
3.) The Opportunity Austin initiative for the Austin Chamber of Commerce
4.) The Global Investment and Innovation Council for Austin; and
5.) The Advisory Board of the Center of Investment Management for the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.
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 firm's investment committee; (iii.) the firm's partnership committee and (iv.) the Austin office's client development committee. He has been at Baker Botts his entire legal career.
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Recognized as "Up and Coming: Bank Finance-Texas" by Chambers USA, 2024-2025
Recognized as "One to Watch" for Banking and Finance Law by The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc.), 2021-2025