Halcon Resources retains PJT Partners and Weil, Gotshal & Manges

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, March 9 – Halcon Resources Corp. has retained PJT Partners as its financial adviser and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as its legal adviser to assist it through a downturn, the company announced in a statement Wednesday.

Also, the company appointed John Wat “J.W.” Brown and Paul “Flip” Huffard IV as new board members effective March 4. The appointments bring Halcon’s board to 11 directors from nine.

“Their backgrounds and experiences will provide value to Halcon going forward,” said Floyd Wilson, the company’s chief executive officer, in a statement.

“We continue to focus on finding creative solutions to ensure we come out of this current oil price environment a stronger company. Our hiring of PJT and Weil is consistent with these efforts.”

Based in Houston, Halcon is an independent energy company focused on onshore oil and natural gas exploration.

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