"The combination of Petrie Parkman's upstream oil and gas expertise with Merrill Lynch's diversified global energy platform has created a compelling offering of world-class divestiture service to the energy industry."
Tom Petrie
Vice Chairman
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Merrill Lynch Petrie Divestiture Advisors "MLPD"
Merrill Lynch Petrie Divestiture Advisors (MLPD) is a leader in asset divestitures and private company sales in the oil and gas industry. Formed through the acquisition of Petrie Parkman & Co. by Merrill Lynch at year-end 2006, MLPD is led by the former asset divestiture banking team from Petrie Parkman, whose transaction record advising public and private energy companies on strategic sales initiatives for nearly two decades is unmatched in the industry.
Merrill Lynch Petrie Divestitures

The Petrie Parkman divestiture advisory business was established in 1989 under the leadership of Randall E. (Randy) King. Since 2003, the divestiture advisory team members have advised on more than 60 energy-related divestiture transactions, representing an aggregate value of over $26 billion. We bring together decades of experience, broad industry knowledge and technical expertise to build a credible "roadmap to value" to help our clients achieve optimal deal results. Notable recent client successes include McMoRan Exploration, Laramie Energy, Stone Energy and Chief Oil & Gas.

As part of the Merrill Lynch global family of products and services, MLPD is able to draw on capital raising capabilities from both the public markets and private sources, as well as topnotch hedging products to greatly enhance the range of strategic solutions we offer. The oil and gas industry can continue to count on the unbiased, expert advice and best-in-class transaction execution it's come to trust from the team at MLPD, augmented by Merrill Lynch's dedicated energy team worldwide.

Merrill Lynch Petrie Divestitures