Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke issued a statement reading, “David had a love for the Pacific Northwest, and a passion for sports and music that came together when he founded the NHL’s 32nd franchise, the Seattle Kraken and rebuilt Climate Pledge Arena, alongside his partners at OVG (Oak View Group).

Bonderman, who worked as a security guard at the Space Needle during college, eventually helped found the Kraken and led the effort to build Climate Pledge Arena.

A lawyer and investor who managed money for one of the richest families in Texas, helped create one of the giants of the private-equity business and pushed to bring professional hockey to Seattle has died.