Sponsors
Energy Spectrum was founded in 1996 to manage private equity funds that make direct investments in
well-managed companies that acquire, develop and operate energy assets in both the midstream and
upstream sectors. Since inception, Energy Spectrum has raised more than $2.5 billion of equity capital
from corporate and public pension funds, college endowments, insurance companies, commercial banks
and family offices. Energy Spectrum is currently investing its sixth midstream fund (Energy Spectrum
Partners VI) and its third upstream fund (Energy Trust Partners III).
For more information, visit www.energyspectrumcapital.com/.
Silver Sponsors
Black & Veatch’s management consulting division delivers value to midstream gas clients through the application of first-hand industry expertise, leading-edge concepts and techniques, and exceptional program and project execution. Our proven capability delivers worldwide expertise; leveraging the knowledge and capabilities of the former Lukens Energy Group professionals in energy market analysis, risk analysis & mitigation, strategic planning, rate & regulatory support, asset valuation & optimization, and A&D support. If your business is buying, selling, transporting or storing natural gas, Black & Veatch’s knowledgeable staff, sophisticated analysis tools, and wealth of experience can help you maximize your profitability and minimize your risk.
For more information, visit www.bv.com.
Drillinginfo is a global information services company for the oil and gas industry. The company offers an anytime, anywhere interface to data, analysis and mining tools through a vast web-enabled database of land, well, production and scouting information. The membership base represents every segment of the industry from small independent producers to virtually every major oil and gas, services, and investment company in the world. Drillinginfo provides four unique platforms: North American Platform, International Platform, Production Data Application and Unconventional Resource Platform. Each platform offers data, information and tools related to a specific world region or data type.
For more information, visit www.info.drillinginfo.com .
King & Spalding’s strategically placed offices and experienced attorneys have made the firm a top energy
industry choice. King & Spalding is teamed with a variety of clients engaged in the midstream natural gas
industry, including LNG import terminal sponsors, gas gatherers, gas processors and gas storage projects.
The firm handles a full range of energy services, including development, permitting, real estate, financing,
M&A, A&D, commercial and construction contracting, government relations and dispute resolution.
For more information, visit www.kslaw.com/.
Locke Lord attorneys are involved in all aspects of the energy industry and the Firm is home to one of the leading midstream practices in the nation. The Firm regularly represents pipeline companies, midstream companies, major and independent oil and gas companies, power generation companies, refineries and petrochemical operations, oil and gas service companies and other energy-related companies, both domestically and internationally. Our lawyers have extensive experience in energy mergers and acquisitions, project development, litigation, finance, and regulatory matters in state and federal agencies, including before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
For more information, visit www.lockelord.com/BridgePage.aspx.
MAPSearch offers superior asset data for the midstream industry—offering spatial accuracy and exhaustive asset details for pipelines, facilities, and interconnects. With over 1,000,000 miles of pipeline, MAPSearch offers the largest database available for merger analysis, project siting, system planning, investment valuation and more. Better data for better decisions—contact sales@mapsearch.com today.
For more information, visit www.mapsearch.com/index.html.
Bronze Sponsors
Haddington Ventures, through its private equity funds, provides superior returns to its partners and investors by focusing on the midstream energy sector. The Fund will generally make control-oriented investments in companies focused on gathering, separation, processing, treating, compression, storage, and transmission. Haddington is unique in that it is the only midstream energy fund in which all principals have substantial direct operating experience. As such, the Fund is capable of investing in both growth by acquisitions companies and greenfield development companies. This capability allows Haddington to capitalize on current market conditions in the midstream sector.
For more information, visit www.hvllc.com/.
SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS is a growth oriented midstream energy company focused on acquiring and developing a portfolio of midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in traditional and emerging North American production basins and import centers. The Company is wholly-owned by Energy Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar private equity firm focused on investing in North America's energy infrastructure.
Summit Midstream is executing a Buy-Build-Partner growth strategy, which includes M&A investment opportunities, stand-alone development projects and joint venture partnerships. Targeted midstream assets include natural gas gathering pipelines, treating, compression, and processing facilities, large-diameter intrastate and interstate pipelines, and crude oil, refined product and NGL pipelines and storage terminals.
Summit Midstream acquired 75% of DFW Midstream Services LLC ("DFW Midstream") in September 2009. DFW Midstream is developing and operating a natural gas gathering system in the core of the Barnett Shale to provide an efficient and economical gas gathering solution to producers operating within the region.
For more information, visit www.summitmidstream.com.
Luncheon Sponsors
For over 30 years, Pace Global has pioneered energy and carbon management solutions to companies in
all segments of the energy value chain. Our innovative services support the execution of business strategies,
complex energy transactions, asset development, and operations in over 40 countries on six continents.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C. with offices worldwide, Pace Global advises clients ranging from
energy developers, financial institutions, and utilities to industrial, manufacturing, and diversified commercial
enterprises.
For more information, visit www.paceglobal.com.
Breakfast Sponsors
R. W. Beck, an SAIC company, is a technically based business consultancy serving public and private organizations, energy companies, and financiers worldwide. We draw on our core competencies in the engineering, environmental, regulatory, economic, program development, planning, contracting, construction, and finance arenas to provide strategic insight into the risks and opportunities of their business. Our clients look to us as their trusted advisor based on our depth and breadth of experience and strategic insight into the energy industry, including the natural gas midstream, refining, petrochemical, and alternative fuels sectors. The firm also serves the water, wastewater, and solid waste industries.
For more information, visit www.rwbeck.com.
Supporting Sponsors
CIBC World Markets is the wholesale and corporate banking arm of (CIBC) (TSX, NYSE: CM), a leading North American financial institution. CIBC World Markets provides a broad range of integrated credit and capital markets products, investment banking and merchant banking to markets in key financial centres around the world.
For more information, visit www.cibcwm.com/wm/.
Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. We seek to be the advisor of choice for our clients and a leading participant in global financial markets. Our strategy is to grow our three core businesses – Investment Banking, Trading and Principal Investments and Asset Management and Securities Services – in markets throughout the world
For more information, visit www2.goldmansachs.com/.
In terms of domain expertise, dedicated resources, and transaction track record, the Health Care Investment Banking Group of Raymond James & Associates is one of the oldest, largest, and most successful health care-focused advisory services practices in the United States. The Group provides a broad range of advisory and capital-raising services to middle-market health care companies and health care-focused financial sponsors and has senior banking personnel focused on a wide variety of health care sectors. The Group’s investment bankers have advised on over 300 transactions, including mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate value of over $13.5 billion and equity and debt financings in excess of $12.5 billion. The Group has offices in Nashville, Tennessee, St. Petersburg, Florida and Denver, Colorado.
For more information, visit www.raymondjames.com/.
For more information, visit www.wellsfargo.com/.