Paul Kessler

Trico Marine Services, Inc. provides marine support services, which includes subsea services, subsea trenching and protection services and towing and supply vessels to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies that operate in major offshore producing regions around the world. It conducts its business through three operational segments: Subsea Services, Subsea Trenching & Protection, and Towing & Supply. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in The Woodland, TX.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ultra Tech Frac Services LLC provides hydraulic fracturing services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Drylet, Inc. is a private company based in Houston, TX, with Trevor M. Turbidy as the CEO since 2020. The company specializes in providing products for bioremediation, wastewater treatment, animal waste treatment, and grease reduction in wastewater treatment plants and restaurant kitchens. The company's patented product, Bio React AD, enhances the degradation of undigested solid waste in biodigesters, boosting biogas generation by 30+%. The company also offers Aqua Assist, a product that helps in the treatment of wastewater. Drylet's products are safe for human, animal, and aquatic life, and they do not contain any genetic modifications or chemical ingredients. The company recently announced steps to achieve profitability and free cash flow.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

aPriori Capital Partners LP (aPriori Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Susan C. Schnabel and Colin Taylor. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Aggreko, Inc.provides mobile electricity generators and temperature control equipment on rent. It also provides compressed air systems to companies around the world. The company is headquartered in Glen Burnie, MD

Texas American Resources Co. LLC operates as an independent oil & gas exploration and production company. It operates assets located in Atascosa, Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, and Zavala Counties. The firm specializes in geology, engineering, finance, and land. The company was founded by David E. Honeycutt in 1990 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Summit Gas Resources, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas reserves. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Sheridan, WY.

Laredo Energy develops natural gas reserves. The company is in the process of acquiring leases and drilling wells based on approximately 1,100 square miles of 3-D seismic data. The company was founded by Scott G. Stevenson, Glenn D. Hart and Steven B. Jaques in October 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Avista Capital Holdings LP (Avista Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven Webster and Thompson Dean. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Laramie Energy II LLC engages in the business of finding and developing natural gas reserves from unconventional gas reservoirs. The company was founded by Kenneth G. Leis and Robert Stephen Boswell in July 2007 and is headquartered in Denver. CO.

Peregrine Oil & Gas II LLC acquires and manages oil and gas properties. The company was founded on May 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Laredo Energy IV LP engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas resources in the Lobo Trend in South Texas. The company was by Glenn D. Hart, Scott G. Stevenson, Robert L. Swanson, and Steven B. Jacques in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

ACP II Marcellus LLC operates as a holding company with interest in acquiring and exploiting natural gas assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Hansa Hydrocarbons Ltd. provides gas exploration services. It aims to grow a high-value business from exploiting the remaining potential for gas across the prolific Permian Basin that extends from the Southern North Sea through onshore Northern Europe. The company was founded on November 5, 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Celtique Energie Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. It develops oil and natural gas discoveries and prospects in onshore basins through its subsidiary Celtique Energie Ltd. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Appalachian Midstream Partners LLC engages in natural gas gathering, transportation, treatment and processing, and pipelines conversions services. It develops and operates midstream assets that reduce upstream operational costs, provide consistent reliable access to market and meet customer expectations with timely and superior service. The firm focuses on providing competitive transportation and processing solutions for energy projects in various development stages. It offers gathering, transportation and processing services. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Wexford, PA.

Sidewinder Drilling LLC engages in the operation of land drilling rigs. It provides contract drilling services to exploration and production industries. The company was founded by Jon C. Cole in April 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Hi-Crush Proppants LLC engages in the provision of proppant and logistics solutions to the North American petroleum industry. The firm owns and has options to acquire sand excavating and processing locations located in Wisconsin. It also offers premium frac sand and logistics services to E&P companies, integrated service companies and pressure pumping companies, on contract and spot basis. Its services include transload, terminal and storage, and railcar storage and handling. The company was founded by Robert E. Rasmus and James M. Whipkey in October 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

ACP III Utica LLC acquires and develops oil and natural gas assets. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Hi-Crush GP LLC is a producer and supplier of premium Northern White frac sand, which is used as a preferred prop pant in unconventional oil and gas wells. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

ACP Blackfoot LLC engages in acquiring and developing oil resources. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

AEC Holdings LP (AEC Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Avista Capital Holdings LP founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette is a private company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Manti Exploration Operating LLC is engaged in exploration, development and production services for the oil and gas industry. It provides crude oil, petroleum, and natural gas extraction. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Corpus Christi, TX.

White Deer Management LLC (White Deer Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Benjamin Allen Guill and Thomas Jeffery Edelman. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas with additional office in New York.