NEW YORK, July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KLR Group, LLC is pleased to announce that John J. Gerdes has joined the firm as a Managing Director and KLR's Head of Research. Mr. Gerdes joins from Canaccord Genuity, where he was a Managing Director and Senior Analyst with 24 exploration & production (E&P) companies under coverage. He has over 20 years of energy industry experience in the areas of research, investment banking, operations and engineering.
"We are very excited to have John on board, and are confident that his demonstrated experience and conviction in the E&P space will substantively enhance KLR's research," said Edward Kovalik, a founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of KLR. "I am thrilled to join KLR and look forward to contributing my unique, action-oriented research to the dynamic business that KLR has built," added Gerdes.
In the prior 12 years, Mr. Gerdes led energy research and held senior research positions at several firms. In each capacity, he specialized in crude oil and natural gas macro-economic and E&P company research. Mr. Gerdes contributes to numerous industry publications and the popular press, and is a periodic guest on television and radio programs. Mr. Gerdes holds a Masters of Business Administration, with a concentration in finance, from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa.
About KLR Group, LLC
KLR Group, LLC is a full-service investment & merchant bank focused on the natural resources sector, including Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining, and Agriculture. Their focus includes exploration & production companies, service providers, and midstream/infrastructure carriers and processors.
KLR provides innovative capital raising and sound advice to the energy community and corporate clients alike. Through KLR Investments the firm delivers investment strategies and an ability to co-invest alongside their institutional clients in select transactions.
The firm was founded in 2012 and has offices in New York and Houston.
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