Sustained momentum from the U.S. shale play pushed oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity to a ten year high in both deal volume and aggregate deal value in 2014, according to PwC U.S. Specifically, oilfield service-related deals were closing at historically high valuation ranges fueled by a wave…
Duane Donner is founder and Managing Partner of Founders Investment Banking. Duane, a native of Lafayette, LA, began his career as a project engineer for Global Industries, an industry-leading oil and gas offshore construction company. He also served in the Army Reserves and ended his military service as a 1st Lt. Infantry officer serving his last year on active duty during Desert Storm. Upon graduation from the University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business with an M.B.A. he successfully built and sold a company of his own. Duane started Founders Investment Banking in 2003, the company offers M&A advisory and merchant banking services with a specialized practice in Oil & Gas Services. Duane is a registered representative M&A Securities Group, Inc., an unaffiliated broker dealer and member FINRA/SIPC.
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Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.