Thomas L. Gardner

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.

Ryder Scott Co. LP is an oil and gas engineering and geological consulting company based in Houston, TX with subsidiaries in the United States. The private company performs enhanced recovery studies, feasibility reports, fluid injection project designs, horizontal drilling studies, and evaluates oil and gas properties. The company also provides expert witness testimony and technical research & analysis to assist in the preparation of legal cases. Ryder Scott's mission is to provide independent and expert guidance to their clients with the utmost professionalism and integrity, while their vision is to be the preferred oil and gas engineering and geological consultants, known worldwide for quality, reliability, and integrity.