Oil & Gas Valuation: 5 Questions to Ask When Stock is Used as Consideration
Over the last several years, an acquiring company’s stock has become a more commonly used currency in upstream oil & gas merger and acquisition transactions. This…

Kevin Cannon is a Principal in Opportune’s Valuation practice based in Houston. He has 19 years of experience performing business and asset valuations and providing corporate finance consulting. His specific experience includes valuations of businesses and intangible assets for purchase price allocations, impairment, tax planning, management planning and portfolio valuation purposes for companies in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, oilfield services, and industrial manufacturing.
Over the last several years, an acquiring company’s stock has become a more commonly used currency in upstream oil & gas merger and acquisition transactions. This…
As private equity fund managers assess the economic impact of COVID-19, developing reliable valuation processes and procedures for their investments will ensure transparency to regulators and…
Now is the time for oil and gas companies emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy to adequately address their associated fresh-start reporting and valuation considerations. Continued market…
Oilfield services companies will need to preserve capital and ride out the storm before they can expect to see an uptick in activity. Historically, there’s been…
Public and private energy companies should address year-end 2019 goodwill and long-lived asset impairment testing procedures so quarterly and financial audits and reviews can go smoothly…
On June 17, 2019, C&J Energy Services and Keane Group announced a $1.8-billion all-stock merger agreement, with the assumption of $225 million in debt. The deal,…
In the years since Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) 141 (now codified as ASC 805, Business Combinations) was implemented in 2001, most business combinations have resulted in…