Leadership

Gregg Laswell

Managing Director
Gregg Laswell

Industry Sectors

Principle Areas of Practice

  • Energy Finance & Accounting
  • Transactional Support & Due Diligence
  • Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
  • Asset Backed Security (ABS) Transactions
  • Litigation Support
  • Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Professional Experience

Gregg is a Managing Director who leads Opportune’s Corporate Finance services line with a focus on ABS Services, Transaction Due Diligence, and Restructuring. Gregg has worked on engagements across the entire energy spectrum with a focus on upstream, midstream, and service companies. His principal areas of expertise include buy-side due diligence, advising debtors or other stakeholders through in-court and out-of-court restructurings, assisting with an Asset Backed Security offering and advising on complex financial reporting and financial planning matters. Gregg has experience serving as an expert witness, as well as a Chief Restructuring Officer.

Gregg holds a B.S. in Accounting from Washington and Lee University, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of Texas, and is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. Gregg is also involved in the community as a Board Member of YDC Houston.

Representative Projects

  • Serving as Back Up Manager and assisted with the issuance of Asset Backed Securitizations in excess of $2 billion.
  • Served as Chief Restructuring Officer for a non-operated E&P Company through a Debtor in Possession (DIP) raise and sale through section 363 of the bankruptcy code during a Ch. 11 bankruptcy.
  • Served as financial advisor to several DIP in the energy and construction industries. Work included developing business plans, managing cash flows, negotiating plans of reorganization, and testifying in bankruptcy court.
  • Advised private and public companies on all aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures both pre- and post-transaction (financial, land, environmental).
  • Leads quality of earnings, working capital, and other financial due diligence efforts in support of both buy-side and sell-side acquisitions across multiple industries.
  • Participated in all financial statement activity around capital market issuances, including reporting on numerous Forms S-14, S-3, and “Super 8-Ks”. Activities included resolving and documenting technical accounting issues, overall document preparation, audit coordination, SEC comment letter resolution, and SOX compliance issues.  
  • Served as financial advisor to several large bank syndicates through in- and out-of-court restructurings. Assisted in the negotiations of DIP and exit financings and monitored all activity through the Ch. 11 process.
  • Developed, maintained, and delivered client-specific cash flow forecasting models in compliance with bank covenants.
  • Created and implemented oil and gas accounting policies in conjunction with U.S. GAAP and participated actively in reviewing and issuing annual financial statements under U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations.