HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. (TPH) announced today that Paul F. Perea, 43, has been named Managing Director and General Counsel of the firm. Perea was previously a Partner with Baker Botts, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and general corporate and securities matters.
“Paul is a great addition to the TPH team,” noted Bobby Tudor, CEO of TPH. “As the scope of our activities has expanded, and the complexity of our clients’ transactions has increased, we recognized the need to have someone of Paul’s caliber and experience at TPH. He will be an invaluable resource to our investment bankers, investment managers, and other team members as we continue to provide leading edge services to our clients, from mergers and acquisitions advisory services to asset management capabilities.”
Perea, who will be based at the firm’s Houston, Texas, headquarters, was named to the executive management committee.
“Given their reputation and success in the energy industry, it is a privilege to be part of the TPH team,” said Perea at the announcement. “I am very excited to be joining friends with whom I have worked for many years.”
Perea holds a BA in Government with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin and a JD from Vanderbilt University School of Law. He spent more than 15 years with Baker Botts in their Houston office.
TPH is a global energy investment and merchant bank headquartered in Houston with offices in Calgary, Denver, London and New York. With 160 employees, the Firm provides investment banking, investment advisory, and securities research services to clients throughout the world.
