Energy M&A: Transition Fuels Opportunity and Increasing Complexity

Austin Harbour joined the energy & power investment banking group at Piper Sandler in 2021 and has over 10 years of investment banking experience. He was previously with the firm from 2014 – 2015. During his career, Harbour has focused primarily on the energy services and equipment sector, including advising on some of the largest M&A and restructuring transactions in the sector.

Prior to joining the firm, Harbour worked for Superior Energy Services as the CFO of its North American business and worked at Lazard Freres and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Harbour holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University.

Alex Lykken is a senior analyst at PitchBook, which Morningstar acquired in 2016. He helps produce highly customized research projects and white papers for investment banks, venture capital firms, law firms, accountants, lobbying groups and advocacy organizations. He rejoined the company in 2017 after working in PitchBook’s editorial division between 2012 and 2015. Between stints at PitchBook he worked with Global Portfolio Solutions, the OCIO division of Goldman Sachs, where he led product management efforts for large institutional clients, including corporate pensions, college endowments, sovereign wealth funds and central banks.

He has been featured in The New York Times, NPR and The Journal of Private Equity, among others, and has presented to the US Treasury Department and guest lectured at the University of Washington. He holds bachelor’s degrees in history and political science from Central Washington University.