Gerald Ray Carman

QStar LLC operates as a oil and gas company which identifies, acquires and exploits oil reserves from underdeveloped or bypassed reservoirs. It focuses on opportunities in areas where oil exist in commercial quantities. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

QStar II LLC is an independent oil and gas company which focuses on the identification, acquisition, and exploration of various onshore United States basins with a particular emphasis on the Permian Basin. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Founded in 1974, Simmons & Company International is an independent investment bank headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Piper Jaffray & Co. and their ultimate parent is Piper Jaffray Cos. (NYSE: PJC). Simmons & Co. specializes in the entire spectrum of the energy sector. They also provide services related to M&As and divestitures, public offerings, institutional research and sales and trading.