P. Hunter Port
Partner
Telephone: 713 377 1377
Email: hport@portbumgarner.com

Hunter Port is a co-founder and partner at Port & Bumgarner LLP. Hunter has a broad-based commercial and corporate transactions practice. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate matters, including joint ventures, securities, financings, corporate governance, internal restructuring, and general contracting and business transactions.

Prior to co-founding Port & Bumgarner LLP, Hunter spent nine years as an attorney in the Houston office of Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Fulbright & Jaworski LLP), where he practiced in the Corporate, Business, and Banking Section. Most recently, he served as General Counsel to MosquitoZone Corporation, an international vector-borne disease control company.

Hunter's other interests include jiu jitsu, hunting, archery, surfing, and modern art.

Representative Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

Represented a public drilling equipment manufacturer as acquirer in $2.5 billion public company merger
Represented a construction machinery company in the sale of its Mexico operations for approximately $80 million
Represented a diversified energy services company as acquirer in $650 million public company merger
Represented a public oilfield services company in its $120 million acquisition of a private drilling technology company
Represented a manufacturing company in the sale of its catalytic converter line for approximately $1.2 million
Represented a retail software company as acquirer in $17 million private company merger
Represented an upstream oil and gas company in connection with its $95 million acquisition of a privately-held oil and gas company and related financing
Represented a specialty-bedding retailer in connection with multiple acquisitions of similar entities
Represented a private company in the sale of a majority interest in its vehicle rental and leasing business for approximately $17 million
Represented a public manufacturer in its $23 million acquisition of a private company
Represented a private company in the sale of its newspaper printing and distribution business for approximately $18.5 million
Represented a master limited partnership in its acquisition of gathering and processing assets from its parent company
Represented a machine manufacturing company in its $9 million acquisition of a competitor’s aftermarket parts and services division
Represented an international power generation company in its $24 million acquisition of an oil and gas power services company
Represented an offshore services company in the sale of its diving division and related assets
Represented a private investment company in connection with the sale of interests in its power plant venture and related negotiations with its partners
Represented a midstream services company in the sale of its natural gas gathering system and related assets

Corporate Governance

Represented a public company audit committee in a whistleblower investigation
Assisted several public companies in the preparation and maintenance of their corporate governance plans and policies

Capital Markets, Private Equity, and SEC Compliance

Represented an offshore drilling services company in its spin-off from its publicly traded parent company
Represented a Houston-based energy services provider in a $288 million IPO of its shallow-water diving services subsidiary
Represented a local business in its private placement of preferred stock
Represented a private secondary recovery technology company in its $1.5 million bridge financing
Assisted multiple public companies with SEC reporting and compliance matters

Finance and Lending

Represented a forged products manufacturing company in a $400 million secured credit facility
Represented an energy services company in connection with acquisition financing in the amount of $675 million
Represented an oilfield services technology company in a $2 million revolving credit facility
Represented a privately owned oil and gas exploration and production company in its debt restructuring

Real Estate

Represented an engine and machinery company in its $2 million real property exchange
Represented a downhole tools manufacturer in connection with multiple real property acquisitions and commercial lease negotiations

Other

Represented a public drilling contractor in the sale of its assets in liquidation
Represented the conflicts committee of the board of directors of a master limited partnership in their review and approval of a storage project to be undertaken with related entities
Assisted in formation of a joint venture to construct and operate an interstate natural gas pipeline
Represented a software company in its private liquidation
Represented a petroleum products storage company in its negotiation of various storage agreements
Represented a chemical company in its preparation and negotiation of an electric substation agreement
Represented a U.S. subsidiary of an international oilfield products company in its settlement of a shareholder dispute
Assisted an engineering firm in establishing foreign branches in the Middle East and Canada
Represented an exploration and production company in the formation and negotiation of a joint venture storage project in California
Represented both public and private companies in multiple internal corporate restructurings
Counseled a forged products manufacturing company in connection with a variety of ongoing employment-related matters, including hiring and firing policies, option grants, and other equity awards
Represented a vector-borne disease control company in connection with a broad variety of legal matters, including customer bid proposals and master services agreements, mergers and acquisitions, vendor contracting, licensing, foreign operations, employment and compensation, as well as general corporate and organizational matters

Education

J.D., Cum Laude, 2004, The University of Houston Law Center
B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 2001, St. Edward’s University

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas