ENERGY, POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE
The fluctuations in energy commodity prices over the last five years have been likened by some to parallel a survey of Charles Dickens novels.
Bleak House (2015-2017). As oil fell to below $40 a barrel, a panoply of bankruptcies roiled the sector.
Great Expectations (2018). A sense of optimism as crude prices began a slow 12-month recovery to reach over $70/barrel by October 2018.
A Tale of Two Cities (late 2018 – present). Prices have remained in a fairly tight range between $50 and $65/barrel. Investors are now viewing the current pricing landscape as the New Normal. The companies that are operating efficiently in the right basins and not spending in excess of their operating cash flow are surviving. Those still hoping for a higher price environment find themselves in serious need of restructuring solutions.
The oil and gas price environment also has impacted the power sector, where power prices are directly correlated with natural gas prices. The downturn has affected power generation assets (especially renewables such as biomass) as well as the coal mining sector, which is in the midst of a significant downturn.
SCP’s team of energy sector professionals have real time expertise they bring to each client engagement and respond quickly and act dependably to find solutions to liquidity, financial, operational and restructuring issues experienced by their clients.
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ENERGY, POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY TEAM MEMBERS
Roger Gorog
Director
Roger Gorog, a Director at SierraConstellation Partners, provides operational and financial advisory services to underperforming companies and companies in transition.
Basil Karampelas
Managing Director, Head of Houston Office
Basil Karampelas, Managing Director and head of the Houston office at SierraConstellation Partners, has three decades of strategic, financial and operational experience, coupled with executive leadership as a middle-market CEO and CFO.
Curt Kroll
Managing Director
Curt Kroll, a Managing Director at SierraConstellation Partners, provides interim management and operational and financial advisory services to underperforming companies and companies in transition.
Merv Merzoug
Director
Merv Merzoug, a Director at SierraConstellation Partners’ New York office, has over a decade of experience both as an entrepreneur and as an investment management professional, with particular focus on high-yield and distressed fixed income markets.
Isabella Montani
Senior Associate
Isabella Montani is a Senior Associate in SierraConstellation Partners’ Houston office, where she provides financial and operational advisory services to both under-performing companies and companies in transition.
Bob Riiska
Managing Director
Robert O.” Bob” Riiska, a Managing Director at SierraConstellation Partners, has more than 27 years of turnaround and crisis management experience, including performing numerous consulting assignments and serving in interim senior management capacities for clients.
Christian Sorensen
Director
Christian Sorensen, a Director at SierraConstellation Partners, provides operational and financial restructuring and advisory services to both underperforming companies and companies in transition.
Boris Zikratov
Director
Boris Zikratov, a Director at SierraConstellation Partners, has advised on a variety of transactions – totaling over $20 billion – throughout the US, Europe, Russia and Africa.