The State of Private Equity in Oil & Gas

 Date:

Monday February 5, 2024

 Time:

6:00pm - 8:00pm US/Central GMT-6:00

 Location:

HYBRID MEETING - ON ZOOM AND IN PERSON
Polsinelli Law Firm
Located in the Wells Fargo Building
1000 Louisiana St
#6400, Houston, TX 77002

 Directions:

Meeting capacity:

300

Suggested Donation:

Free (Voluntary Contribution Welcomed)

 Agenda:

PROGRAM

LOCATION | Polsinelli Law Firm | 1000 Louisiana St #6400, Houston, TX 77002- Wells Fargo Building

Networking 5pm -6pm | complimentary heavy hordeurves with beverages 

PROGRAM WITH SPEAKERS 6pm-8pm 

AFTER THE MEETING:

Private Energy Private Equity Happy HOUR 8pm-11pm 

Location | Taste Kitchen & Bar | 420 Main St, Houston, TX 77002

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The dynamics between sources & uses of Private Equity Funds have become vital & relevant in benchmarking returns and value add in portfolio assets. The value chain that drives the production of hydrocarbons from pore to pump allows integration of new techniques & technologies in helping de-risk the opportunities. Private Equity & other capital resources are challenged to deploy creative solutions for debt and equity strategies. The covenants & thesis for allocating the investment capital plays a role in shaping the performance of these portfolio assets.

Moderator | Rey Trevino | Director of Operations Pecos County Oil & Gas 

Rey Trevino III is the Director of Operations at Pecos Country Operating and is second generation oil and gas. Their family office is in Fort Worth, TX and with over 60 years combined experience Rey and his family have drilled and completed hundreds of wells across southwest America.”

SPEAKERS:

Christopher Cottrell | Shareholder | Polsinelli

Christopher Cottrell is a shareholder with an impressive track record in strategic transactions within the energy and infrastructure sectors. Chris continually demonstrates his ability to deliver superior legal solutions.

His expertise has not gone unnoticed. Chris has received recognition from leading publications, including a listing in Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in Corporate Law and Oil and Gas Law (2023), Texas Monthly: Rising Star (2022), and The Legal 500 US: Energy Transactions (2021). These accolades highlight his standing as a rising force in the industry.

Before joining the firm, Chris honed his commercial skills at Hilcorp Energy Company and amassed considerable legal experience at a major global law firm. Here, he successfully led numerous significant transactions on behalf of public, private, and private equity-backed clients across an array of industries. These spanned from energy and infrastructure, oil and gas exploration and production (E&P), royalties, minerals, midstream, oilfield services and equipment, to the hospitality and technology sectors.

This rich tapestry of experience enables Chris to understand the nuanced needs of the most sophisticated clients. As a result, he excels at finding innovative and practical legal solutions that meet their specific business objectives. His unique blend of legal acumen, industry knowledge, and dedication to client service make Chris an invaluable asset to any team and a trusted advisor to the firm’s clients

Anna Mikulska | Senior Fellow | Kleinman Center for Energy Policy | Fellow | Baker Institute 

Anna Mikulska is a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and a Nonresident Fellow in energy studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Mikulska’s research focuses on the geopolitics of natural gas within the EU, former Soviet Bloc, and Russia. Her current interests include 1) the potential use of natural gas as a geoeconomic tool; 2) ways in which US LNG exports could bolster European energy security, 3) the role of hydrogen in the sustainable energy transition. 

Mikulska received a law degree from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, a master's degree in international relations from the University of Windsor in Canada, and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Houston. She speaks Polish, English, German, Farsi, and Russian. 

James C. Row, CFA, | Managing Partner | Entoro Capital, LLC, | Founder Capturiant 

Entoro is middle-market, traditional and alternative investment bank based in Houston, TX. Mr. Row has over 25 years of experience in capital raising, deal structuring and energy finance, including project finance, equity and debt securities, risk management and digital securities. He has originated and arranged funding, in excess of $10 billion. Mr. Row is a Chartered Financial Analyst and maintains Series 7, 24, 28, 63, 79 and 99 FINRA securities licenses. He serves as a member of groups such as the Houston Society of Financial Analysts, Houston World Affairs Council, and Houston Producers Forum, is the author of several oil and gas issues and is a featured speaker at global industry conferences 

University of Wyoming – B.S., Finance

Arizona State University – Master of Business Administration

American Graduate School of International Management, CAS – Thunderbird

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Chris Hosek | Managing Principal | Texas Star Alliance Energy Solutions 

Chris Hosek is a principal of Texas Star Alliance, specializing in direct lobbying and state agency relations. Chris has experience with a broad range of legislative issues and policy initiatives including a specific expertise in the energy sector. Chris served as the chief of staff for 5 years to the Chair of the Railroad Commission of Texas. The Railroad Commission is the regulatory body that oversees Texas’ energy industries including all levels of the oil and gas industry, pipeline safety, gas utility rates and the permitting and reclamation of coal and uranium mines.

Prior to his work at the Railroad Commission, Chris served as the legislative director in the Texas House of Representatives for the 78th and 77th sessions. Chris served as the committee aide to the Appropriations Committee, responsible for drafting the state’s two-year budget. He also served as a committee aide for a member on the House Energy Resources Committee, where he received his background in the energy field. Chris served in various roles for elected officials where he managed and developed legislative issues. Other committees experience includes the Urban Affairs Committee and State Recreational Resource Committee.

Chris has met with numerous international trade delegations at the Railroad Commission. He also participated in several trade missions to Mexico, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Singapore, and Myanmar. In 2008, Chris was selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders as a delegate to participate in an overseas governmental exchange with Taiwan.

In 2019, Chris was also named D CEO Magazine’s “Innovator of the Year”. In 2018, Chris won Texas Oil and Gas Award for Service Excellence, the first energy lobbyist to win the award. In 2015, 2017, and 2019, Chris was ranked in the top “Power Ranking” by Capitol Inside, a Texas political publication. In 2013, he was recognized as a “Rising Star” on its 10th annual Texas Lobby Power Rankings.  Also, in 2013, the Austin Business Journal named him “Who’s Who in Energy”.

In addition to serving the legislative needs of his clients, Chris’ involvement with the community is robust. Chris was appointed to serve on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multi-state government entity that is viewed as the authority on domestic oil and gas issues.

Godswill Nwanwko | Managing Principal | Betaford 

Godswill currently works with his team and affiliates to build and deploy sustainable operational and financial strategies that are geared towards growing value in the short and long term at Betaford. He has a multi-cultural work background in oil and gas and had previously worked for Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes INTEQ, and several national and multi-national companies, both overseas and domestic.

Godswill has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) from Rivers State University in Nigeria. He also has a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Computer Science with specialization in Cognitive Artificial Intelligence from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. Godswill also acquired a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance with specialization in Private Equity and Investments from the University of Houston CT Bauer College of Business in Houston, Texas.

Trice Johnson | Board Member | First Genesis

Trice Johnson is a global innovation executive, published book author, and digital leadership coach focused on disruptive Web 3.0 technologies such as GenAI (e.g., ChatGPT), Advanced Machine Learning, Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), Metaverse platforms, and emerging digital ecosystems. Her research and work over the past two decades have focused on helping Fortune Global 500 business leaders to adopt bold strategies to prepare for their digital future.

Trice spent two decades at Microsoft as a leader in emerging and innovative technologies, making significant impacts across a diverse range of sectors, including Energy Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Banking & Capital Markets, Healthcare, Government, Mining, and Agriculture. Presently, as the Chief Innovation Officer at First Genesis Inc., Trice is at the forefront of creating and implementing cutting-edge digital innovation strategies. Her role involves developing go-to-market plans and scalable business frameworks internally and for clients. Currently, Trice is pioneering the development of carbon management solutions aimed at assisting companies in achieving net-zero emissions. Her approach integrates enhanced energy efficiency, progressive decarbonization, innovative carbon credit schemes, and advanced Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) strategies.

As a seasoned executive advisor, Trice is deeply committed to empowering businesses, startups, and nonprofit leaders to realize their distinct innovative capacities and attain success beyond conventional boundaries. Trice’s personal passions include her work with many nonprofit organizations mentoring & empowering women and youth underrepresented in STEM fields.

Robert Gay | Managing Partner  | Otos.io

Robert W. Gay founded Otos in 2017, following more than three decades experience in quantitative equity analysis. Otos is an independent provider of fundamental corporate performance metrics assembled from historical financial statements using a patented data-mining procedure and a managed taxonomy map.

The taxonomy map facilitates the creation of measures of corporate performance that are free of distortions related to changing corporate structure, changing accounting policies and variations in line-item definition through time. Accurate performance metrics allow the creation of company specific decision criteria by identifying those metrics that have a high degree of correlation with the share price over the record of the company. 

From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Gay was Vice President and Director of Quantitative Research at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, in New York, where he developed the database and software for the RISK decision process and marketed it as a custom quantitative service to investment institutions. Mr. Gay was selected to Institutional Investor Magazine’s All-American Research team each year from 1990 through 1995. 

Earlier, during his 1981-1987 career as quantitative analyst at Dominion Securities Ltd. in Toronto, Mr. Gay developed the Price of Growth process for Canadian equities. Price of Growth is an innovative time-series oriented equity investment decision-making tool based on equity yield and growth spreads.  It was the top-ranked Canadian quantitative research product in the Financial Post’s Brenden Wood analyst’s poll from 1984 to 1987.

Born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Mr. Gay graduated with high honors in economics from the University of Saskatchewan.  He also holds a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). 

Caleb Stocking | Chairman Energy Natural Resources ESG 

Caleb Stocking is with Entoro Capital, a Houston investment bank & Capturiant, a leading carbon markets firm.

Mark Hamzat O Erogbogbo | Chairman Energy & Natural Resources

Mark Hamzat is with Texas Star Alliance Energy Solutions 

For meeting information, please contact:

Mark Erogbogbo

mark@texasstaralliance.com

 (832) 540-3216