Tag Archives: John Hess

Hess’ Retail Spinoff Saga Ends With Sale of Downstream Assets to Marathon Petroleum

We didn’t really cover this saga, but last year Hess Corporation (HES) was embroiled in a heated proxy battle with Paul Singer’s Elliott Management. The fund argued (and put together a nice presentation) that the company was poorly managed, had lousy governance (too many cronies on the board) and was undervalued on a sum of the parts basis.… Read More »

Who Is Next To Spin In Oil Space? Deutsche Analyst Has Some Ideas

Given the plethora of spinoff activity in the oil & gas space and the tendency of big corporations to ‘follow the pack’, it is no wonder that some are already thinking about which company is up next for a spin. In the eyes of Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Sankey, the two biggest names to keep an eye on… Read More »