February 14, 2018
Oil and gas prices are recovering and there is a friendlier regulatory climate in Washington for capital raising. Times may never be better for considering an initial public offering for your company. There are many advantages and challenges to becoming a public company. This panel identifies the issues and opportunities for companies in the oil and gas sector to consider in deciding whether to become a public company.
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PANELISTS:
Hillary Holmes focuses on securities offerings and SEC and governance counseling for master limited partnerships (MLPs) and corporations in all sectors of the oil & gas energy industry. She represents public companies, private companies, MLPs and investment banks in all forms of capital raising transactions, including IPOs, registered offerings of debt and equity securities, private placements of debt and equity securities, and spin-offs. She also advises boards of directors, conflicts committees, and financial advisors of energy companies in complex transactions.
Gerry Spedale focuses on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate governance matters for companies in the energy industry, including MLPs. He has extensive experience representing issuers and investment banks in both public and private debt and equity offerings, including initial public offerings, convertible note offerings and offerings of preferred securities. He also has substantial experience in public and private company acquisitions and dispositions and board committee representations.
James Chenoweth counsels clients regarding tax-efficient structuring of energy transactions, including MLPs, IPOs and follow-on offerings, as well as acquisitions and dispositions, taxable sales and the formation of joint ventures, particularly in the oil and gas upstream and midstream sectors. James represents clients regarding the funding, formation, transfer and acquisition of upstream drilling joint ventures in cash and carry transactions and similar arrangements forming tax partnerships in various shale plays, including the Eagle Ford, Utica, Three Forks, Marcellus and Niobrara.
Brian Lane counsels companies on the most sophisticated corporate governance and regulatory issues under the federal securities laws. He is nationally recognized in his field as an author, media commentator, and conference speaker. Brian ended a 16 year career with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance where he supervised over 300 attorneys and accountants in all matters related to disclosure and accounting by public companies (e.g. M&A, capital raising, disclosure in periodic reports and proxy statements). In his practice, Brian has advised on dozens of IPOs.