What is the right capital structure for growing juniors and independents?

Max Petroleum finance and capital

Max Petroleum President and CFO Michael Young knows a thing or two about the right capital structures for growing juniors and independents. What’s the right capital structure? It Depends ….

Type and stage of assets

  • Geographic location
  • Political risk
  • Exploration vs development

State of capital markets

  • Equity vs debt
  • Public vs private
  • Timing is everything

Existing capital / corporate structure

  • Work with what you have
  • Regulatory approvals

Do you agree?

This list has come from Michael’s slides at the 2011 World Independent Oil Companies Congress. You can download a copy of them here ›  

You can also see how Nautical Petroleum successfully raised funds for exploration here ›

 

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  • carly.wilkinson@uk

    With a huge amount of consolidation in the market, could joint ventures offer a new stream of capital and growth for small-mid caps?

 
 

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