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Host: Kate Hardin, managing director, Deloitte Services LP
Presenters: Amy Chronis, managing partner, Deloitte Services LP
Melinda Yee, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
1.0 Overview CPE credit | Specialized Knowledge
Despite record energy prices and low valuations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the oil and gas (O&G) sector fell by 35% year over year in 2022. Is the O&G M&A playbook changing, and what are the new drivers of strategic deal-making in the O&G industry? We’ll discuss:
- Strategic influence of energy security and energy transition in deal-making
- Impact of environment, social, and governance (ESG) on buyer behavior
- Shift in growth strategy toward clean energy solutions and offerings
- Role of JVs and partnerships in building capabilities for the future
Meet the speakers
Kate Hardin
Kate Hardin, Executive Director of Deloitte’s Research Center for Energy and Industrials, has worked in the energy industry for 25 years. She currently leads Deloitte’s research on the impact of the energy transition on the energy and industrial manufacturing sectors. Before that, Kate led IHSMarkit’s integrated coverage of transportation decarbonization and the implications for automotive and energy companies. Kate has served as an expert in residence at Yale’s Center for Business and Environment, and she is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Kate has an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a MA in Russian studies from Yale University.
Amy Chronis
Amy Chronis is a senior partner and the immediate past vice chair, US Energy & Chemicals leader and Houston Managing Partner for Deloitte. Chronis has more than 30 years of experience in serving public and private enterprises from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies in the oil and gas, chemicals, technology, and manufacturing industries. She served as Deloitte’s US lead relationship partner for one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas companies. She is the lead advisory partner for several Houston-based enterprises and guides these organizations on their transformational journeys as the industry continues to evolve to meet the dynamic needs of the energy transition.
Melinda Yee
Melinda Yee is the Managing Partner for Deloitte’s Houston practice, leading an office of more than 3,400 professionals. She also serves as the US Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Transaction Services Leader within Deloitte’s Energy & Chemicals practice and the Central Region and Houston Advisory Leader. With more than 30 years of experience, Melinda has advised clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to private equity groups on numerous M&A transactions across the energy spectrum.
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