Richard Dusenbury
Richard Dusenbury

Richard Dusenbury

Partner

Dallas

richard.dusenbury@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

With a business-oriented mindset, Richard advises clients on complex and significant business transactions and legal challenges.

Richard D. Dusenbury represents private equity funds, strategic acquirers, and non-traditional sponsors in their M&A transactions across a variety of industries, including software and technology, financial services, energy, professional services, manufacturing, and merchandise. He has experience with a wide range of transaction types and structures, including customary buyouts, structured equity and debt investments, and other minority equity infusions. Richard seeks to design each transaction with long-term business objectives in mind while using a programmatic approach to achieving each client’s end goals. 

In addition to his M&A practice, Richard handles a range of other corporate-related legal matters, including growth investments, corporate governance, private placements of securities, federal and state securities law compliance, entity formation, and general commercial transactions.

Education & credentials

  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 2015
  • Texas A&M University, B.B.A., Finance, 2011
  • Texas

Professional recognition

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in Corporate Law, 2021-2026; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law, 2026

  • Listed by Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2022-2025

  • Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of several software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses operating in the education and marketing/sales industries.
  • Represented one of the largest healthcare group purchasing organizations in its acquisition of several supplemental businesses.
  • Represented private equity firm in its acquisition of land surveying company and the creation of an accompanying credit facility.
  • Represented national fast-food retailer in acquisition of multiple franchisees.
  • Represented private equity firm in a number of platform acquisitions, including EdTech, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, business SaaS  platforms, insurance agencies, and professional services firms.
  • Represented search fund in its acquisition of multi-state government-focused payment processer.
  • Represented financial management services company in its sale to a strategic acquirer.
  • Represented sponsor-backed operating issuer developing organic cleaning materials in its receipt of a significant, preferred-structured investment by an international private equity firm.
  • Represented health care operating issuer in its receipt of a significant, preferred-structured investment by an international private equity firm.
  • Represented private equity firm in its preferred-structured investment in a well-known online clothing marketplace.
  • Represented Ft. Worth-based family office in its day-to-day operations and other material transactions, including acquisitions, recapitalizations, and restructurings.
  • Represented private equity-backed radio broadcaster in a sale of substantially all of its assets to a NASDAQ-listed telecommunications conglomerate.
  • Represented private equity firm in its acquisition of an athletic retailer in bankruptcy.
  • Represented whiskey distillery in private offering of issuer convertible debt.
  • Represented a hedge fund in its formation, federal and state registrations, and private offering of issuer in regular and special equity.
  • Represented NYSE-listed commercial real estate services company in the creation and implementation of a program to offer vendor services through online application.
     

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