Opportune LLP on May 24 appointed Daniel Kohl as co-head and managing director of Opportune Partners LLC, the firm’s independent investment banking and financial advisory affiliate.
Kohl will be based in Opportune’s Houston office with a principal focus on serving client needs around A&D advisory, M&A advisory, structured transactions, strategic and portfolio management and fairness and solvency opinions.
“I am very pleased to have Daniel join Opportune where he will grow our investment banking practice and bring meaningful value to clients,” said David Baggett, manager partner of Opportune, commented in a company release.
Kohl joins Opportune with over a decade of energy industry experience, having advised on over $10 billion in completed transactions over the last five years across every major basin in the U.S. Most recently, he served as head of A&D advisory at UBS, where he managed and directed all A&D and technical advisory efforts for the energy investment bank.
“Daniel’s extensive energy industry experience and well-earned reputation will be a great asset to our clients as we continue to build our investment banking team,” Baggett continued.
Prior to UBS, Kohl had started his career at Chevron where he worked in various technical roles with a focus on the Appalachian Basin shale plays. He holds an M.S. from The Pennsylvania State University and a B.S. from Washington and Lee University. He is also a FINRA Series 79 and 63 registered representative.
“I am honored to join Opportune where we will bring additional capabilities to this immensely successful platform,” Kohl added. “I look forward to working with an outstanding team of dedicated professionals to deliver superior advisory services for our clients.”
Based in Houston, Opportune is a global energy business advisory firm serving clients across the energy industry, including upstream, midstream, downstream, power and gas, commodities trading and oilfield services.
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