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摘要

Even though Kayne Anderson had never worked directly with Piano chief executive Cory Richards and his partner, Rick Stevens, before its Piano investment, when they walked into his office with 4,000 Oklahoma acres in hand looking for funding, Chuck Yates, a partner with the private-equity provider, didn't hesitate in responding, "You betcha." That's because, in addition to the two decades of relationship building leading up to the day, Kayne Anderson had bought into a 30% nonoperated position in Gray-hawk Operating via a portfolio company, and got to see the Grayhawk executive and technical team, including Richards, turn a pig's ear into a silk purse in the Granite Wash play.