May 20, 2025 | Insights
When I was little, my grandmother taught me how to make a quality cup of coffee. She’d put the percolator on the stove, and I’d hear the familiar bubbling sound that meant she and my grandfather would have coffee soon. I loved the ritualistic aspect of sitting at the table with our cups and saucers…
October 15, 2024 | Insights
By Steve Griffin, Partner Downstream Energy Group (DEG) and our newest company, Downstream Energy Properties (DEP), are legacy companies born from the ideals of original founders, Ruben and Ginny Griffin. A lot has changed in three generations, but the Griffin standard of “doing business the right way” has remained the cornerstone of every Griffin company….
August 6, 2024 | Insights
By Sutton Wester, Senior Associate North of Chouteau on Theresa Avenue in St. Louis: the birthplace of the gas station. In 1905, Harry Grenner and Clem Laessig opened the first drive-in filling station for motorists, consisting of a gravity-fed tank with what looked like a rudimentary garden hose attached to its base.1 When a customer drove…
January 5, 2023 | Insights
The Future of Downstream Energy in the US is marked with significant change and uncertainty. The future of downstream oil and gas in the United States is a topic of much debate and speculation. On one hand, the oil and gas industry has long been a major contributor to the U.S. economy, providing millions of…
January 3, 2023 | Insights
Tips for Navigating the Challenges of 2023’s Private Equity Market The outlook for private equity in 2023 is uncertain, as it is difficult to predict exactly how the market will evolve over the coming years. However, it is likely that private equity firms will face a more challenging environment in 2023, due to a number…
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