Please join Davis Graham and your natural resources peers at our 14th annual Energy M&A and Financing Forum. Attendees will get an in-depth look at the issues that are currently impacting M&A and financing in the energy sector. Discussions will cover a range of topics, including:
Trends in Oil and Gas M&A: This presentation will discuss various key provisions of a typical oil and gas M&A transaction, highlight the differences between sell-side provisions and buy-side provisions, and explain the legal rationale behind these provisions. We will also discuss the latest negotiating and drafting trends in oil and gas M&A and what is considered “market.” This discussion will be supported by the data and findings from our survey of over 100 oil and gas M&A transactions entered into over the past four years.
Confirmed speakers include: Brian Annes (Counsel, Davis Graham)
Capital Raising Strategies: The oil and gas industry is very capital intensive. This panel will discuss current strategies and trends for capital raising in connection with M&A as well as E&P development. The panel will include both public and private, and operator and non-operator perspectives. Trends for various energy transactions and how energy deals are structured from a legal perspective. The panel will also address why some deals did not close and how lawyers can try and prevent failed deals.
Confirmed speakers include:
Lamont Larsen (Partner, Davis Graham)
Jimmy Henderson (CFO, Vitesse Energy)
Bill Buese (CFO, Jonah Energy)
Emily Boecking (VP of Business Development, Anschutz Exploration Corporation)
Dealmaking Today & Beyond: After a half-decade of consolidation, the oil and gas industry is entering a new phase of dealmaking. Public companies face inventory scarcity and are reshaping their portfolios. Private equity, family offices, and foreign investors are rethinking where and how they deploy capital. Lenders and other capital providers are adjusting to a changing market. So who is buying, who is selling, and what will it take to get deals done in the year ahead? This panel brings together perspectives from investment banking, private capital, and lending to discuss current M&A and A&D activity, buying opportunities as public companies divest non-core assets, and the factors driving hold, sell, and buy decisions. The panel will also cover the current state of E&P debt financing, the growing role of ABS transactions and alternative structures such as farmouts and DrillCos, and how global commodity prices, the interest rate environment, and new demand drivers such as data centers are shaping capital allocation and development across the energy sector.
Confirmed speakers include:
Sam Niebrugge (Partner, Davis Graham)
Ryan Fuessel (Managing Director, JP Morgan)
Daniel Fan (CEO, Sage Butte Energy)
Brody Rollins (Managing Director, Jefferies LLC)
Powering the AI Economy: Capturing the Data Center Opportunity: The AI boom is driving unprecedented demand for electricity and transforming the relationship between energy infrastructure and real estate. As data centers scale from tens to hundreds of megawatts—and potentially beyond—access to reliable, affordable and increasingly clean power is becoming one of the most important factors in determining where projects can be developed and financed. For energy companies, developers and infrastructure investors, this creates a significant opportunity—but also a new set of challenges. Generation, transmission, interconnection, land, water, permitting and regulatory constraints are increasingly intertwined, while customers and investors are demanding greater certainty around both the timing and source of power. This panel will explore how energy companies and capital providers can capture value from the rapidly expanding data center market, including emerging approaches to generation, renewable energy, storage, transmission, behind-the-meter solutions and other power strategies. Panelists will also discuss the commercial, regulatory, legal and financing considerations that can determine whether a proposed data center moves from a compelling concept to a financeable, operational project.
Confirmed speakers include:
Lauren Gulley (Partner, Davis Graham)
Rachel Nixon (Senior Vice President, IMA)
Niki Roberts (Deputy General Counsel, Jera)
Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Phil Weiser
Event Information
Tuesday, October 20
Registration | 1:00-2:00 PM
Program | 2:00-5:00 PM
Reception | 5:00-6:00 PM
Event Location
Four Seasons Hotel Denver
1111 14th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Registration for this event has closed. If you would like to attend, please email ellen.rohr@davisgraham.com
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