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2 months ago | 
themiddlemarket.com | Gregory Morris
Developers are seeking new areas where land and other resources are readily available.
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2 months ago | 
heavyliftpfi.com | Gregory Morris |David Kershaw
Trump’s return reshapes energy landscape By Gregory DL Morris and David Kershaw2025-02-04T11:59:00 January 20 marked the conclusion of the Biden administration’s term in office, a period characterised by significant advancements in the USA’s offshore renewable energy sector. The inauguration of President Donald Trump ushers in a new era.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
themiddlemarket.com | Gregory Morris
Forget the jokes about watching paint dry, M&A in the coatings sector is getting dealmakers excited. The industry has long been fragmented by end-use applications, formulations, and geography. Consolidation has been active, but opportunities remain plentiful in structural, architectural and decorative paints, as well a performance coatings, adhesives and surface treatments.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
heavyliftpfi.com | Gregory Morris |David Kershaw
Argentia’s growing role in global energy By Gregory DL Morris and David Kershaw2024-11-21T08:00:00 From hosting North America’s first wind turbine marshalling yard to preparing for the tow-out of a colossal concrete gravity structure (CGS), the port of Argentia is rapidly transforming into a nexus for renewable energy projects and heavy lift operations.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
themiddlemarket.com | Gregory Morris
In the year and a half since Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) paid $4.9 billion for Denbury and its extensive operations in carbon sequestration, much of the M&A activity in the midstream has been more conventional gathering, processing and transportation. Here’s why.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
energiesmedia.com | Gregory Morris
At its centennial annual conference September 23-25 in New Orleans, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) named Jennifer L. Miskimins, PhD, PE incoming president for 2026. She is the F.H. Mick Merelli/Coterra Energy Distinguished Department Head Chair of Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and will… Subscription Required You must be a member to access this content. View SubscriptionsGregory DL Morris is an independent business journalist and historian.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
themiddlemarket.com | Gregory Morris
Revived interest in the midstream is driving new approaches to dealmaking. One recent transaction showcases public-private collaboration. Except for a few years when master limited partnerships were in vogue, aggregation has mostly been buy, build, sell. That has led to a sector mostly split between a few huge public strategics and a wide array of largely PE-backed regional operations.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
heavyliftpfi.com | Gregory Morris
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is not expected to any long-term supply chain impact but is likely to result in the largest marine insurance claim in history, writes Gregory DL Morris.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
themiddlemarket.com | Gregory Morris
The slower pace of M&A in recent times has allowed breathing room for transactional risk management to grow and develop based on what was learned from the most previous peak in transactions. In particular, representation and warranties insurance (RWI) has matured.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
themiddlemarket.com | Gregory Morris
The first half of this year has seen a steady flow of deals in specialty chemicals and materials. Dealmakers tell us what’s driving this activity and what they’re looking for to make a deal happen. Dealmaking has been robust so far this year and is expected to continue. Buyers are sometimes large public companies seeking to grow volume or to integrate their supply chain, but more often buyers are private equity firms building scale to attract a strategic buyer.
