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SETUP TO FAIL:HOW INSTITUTIONS USE AN ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN ADVANTAGE TO WIPEOUT RETAIL INVESTORS
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IN OIL & GAS, DEBT IS JUST A PART OF THE GAMECONCEPT:
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SOURCE: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
SOURCE: OILPRICE.COM
SOURCE: BLOOMBERG
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SOURCE: BLOOMBERG
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BUT GIVEN THE RISKS, WHY DO INVESTORS CONTINUE TO LEND TO OIL & GAS
ENTERPRISES?
QUESTION:
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THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
ANSWER:
THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE ESTABLISHES A RECOVERY VALUE “ORDER”, SHOULD THERE BE
A CATASTROPHE
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CONCEPT:
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OFTEN, THIS “CATASTROPHE” IS CALLED A BANKRUPTCY OR A RESTRUCTURING EVENT
SOURCE: STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
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THIS RECOVERY VALUE “ORDER” BECOMES THE FOUNDATION FOR ANY AND ALL DECISION
MAKING BY PARTIES INVESTED IN THE ENTERPRISE
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CONCEPT:
THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES [AND EXECUTION] AT THE ENTERPRISE BECOME
DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH INVESTOR VIABILITY, GIVEN THE STRATEGIC
INTERDEPENDENCE OF THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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AS OIL & GAS FIRMS BECOME MORE INDEBTED, THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE ORDER
BECOMES MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT
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UNFORTUNATELY, IT ALSO BECOMES MORE AND MORE COMPLEX
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SOURCE: BLOOMBERG
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SOURCE: BLOOMBERG
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THIS COMPLEXITY RESTRICTS PARTICIPATION IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE CAPITAL
STRUCTURE TO INSTITUTIONS AND WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
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…WHICH MEANS RETAIL INVESTORS DON’T GET ACCESS TO THE PARTS OF THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE WITH “RECOVERY VALUE” IN A
CATASTROPHIC EVENT
SOURCE: SEC FILINGS
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IN OIL & GAS, BANKRUPTCY IS JUST A PART OF THE GAME
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CONCEPT:
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SOURCE: BLOOMBERG
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BANKRUPTCY IS AN EFFICIENT PATHWAY FOR TAKING OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS…
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…FOR THOSE WITH ACCESS TO THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE VEHICLES WITH RECOVERY
VALUE
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REMEMBER, PARTICIPATION IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE IS
RESTRICTED TO INSTITUTIONS AND WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
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RETAIL INVESTORS, OR JUNIOR SHAREHOLDERS, ARE EXCLUDED
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IN THE LAST 25 YEARS, THERE HASN’T BEEN A SINGLE MEANINGFUL JUNIOR SHAREHOLDER
VICTORY
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DESPITE MEANINGFUL EFFORTS
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES
SOURCE: NATURAL GAS INTELLIGENCE
SOURCE: REUTERS
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SOURCE: UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS [HOUSTON DIVISION]
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WHICH HAS BEEN CATASTROPHIC TO JUNIOR CAP STRUCTURE MEMBERS
CAP STRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN INHERENTLY DISADVANTAGES RETAIL INVESTORS
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CONCEPT:
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SOURCE: LAW360
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SOURCE: BLOOMBERG
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SOURCE: LAW360
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SOURCE: BLOOMBERG
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ATLAS CONSULTING CAN HELP BALANCE THE INHERENT DISADVANTAGES IN OIL & GAS
INVESTING
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USING A SUBSCRIPTION-BASED DELIVERY PLATFORM, ATLAS CONSULTING CAN HELP
YOU TAKE A DATA-FIRST APPROACH TO CAPITAL STRUCTURE DEFENSIVE INVESTING
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OIL & GAS EXPOSURE CAN BE INCREDIBLY LUCRATIVE AND DOESN’T HAVE TO BE
DANGEROUS OR DISADVANTAGED
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DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY, BE DATA-FIRST, AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE STRESSED-DEBT AND STRESSED-EQUITY CAMPAIGNS WITH
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THANK YOU
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