Oil and Gas M&A

Preface 5 Marc Hammerson John C LaMaster Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Valuation 7 Christopher R K Moore Moyes & Co Structuring the transaction 27 Jubilee Easo Andrews Kurth Joanna Kay Tullow Oil Share purchase agreements 41 Catherine Byers Alexander Reid Baker Botts Asset sale and purchase 67 agreements John C LaMaster Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Public takeovers 83 Katy Foster David Lewis Clifford Chance LLP Due diligence and warranties 101 Marc Hammerson Caroline-Lucy Moran Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Tax 125 Judith Harger Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP Financial and tax 147 due diligence Chris Searle BDO LLP Decommissioning in 159 an M&A context Julie Jones Norman Wisely CMS Financing oil and gas 171 M&A transactions Robert Aulsebrook Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Private equity investment 189 in the oil and gas industry Robbie McLaren Justin Stolte David Walker Latham & Watkins LLP About the authors 203