Capital Markets

Simmons & Company International is actively involved as an advisor, agent or underwriter in offerings in both the equity and debt capital markets for our energy company clients. Our deep knowledge base regarding energy issues enables us to help design the optimum capital raising strategy for your company. Our relationships with investors in both the private and public markets significantly enhance the probability of a successful execution of a capital raise. Since our founding in 1974, we have orchestrated numerous private equity and debt raises. Over the last two decades, we have established ourselves as one of the leading underwriters of public energy equity and debt offerings. Our most recent offering activity has been with issuers associated with energy services, exploration & production, midstream & downstream (including MLPs) and alternative energy.

Public Equity and Debt Offerings

• We seek the role of co-lead or co-manager on public offerings, and do not have a  conflict with the book runners, as we focus on working with them to maximize the success of a public offering
• We believe that our significant industry expertise in both knowledge and transactions allows us to take a very active role in formulating an issuer's marketing strategy along with the creation of the marketing material
• Our analytical prowess and attention to detail enable us to serve as a credible voice in the valuation of securities, including those in an initial public offering
• Our sole expertise in energy allows us to effectively communicate issuers' complex business strategies to potential investors in a simple and understandable manner
• We have extensive and established relationships with almost every public energy investor, enhancing our ability to successfully place public offerings
• Our strong reputation in the institutional investment community as a result of our dominant market share as a co-lead/co-manager throughout the process aids in the marketing of a public offering

Private Capital Raises

• We are well positioned to participate in private capital raises, 144a transactions and traditional private placements of equity, straight debt and mezzanine financings
• Our corporate finance valuation and transaction expertise allow us to effectively structure and position private capital issuances
• We have significant and tenured relationships with most of the energy private equity firms and mezzanine funds, as well as with numerous money management firms interested in private investments, including hedge funds and sovereign funds
• Our ability to create a competitive, yet timely process ensures that we receive the best available market pricing for a private capital raise at the time of issuance
• Our strong position in the energy industry helps facilitate a positive outcome for energy issuers raising private capital

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