Investor Alert: Energy & Exploration Partners, LLC Files Chapter 11

Have you suffered investment losses in Energy & Exploration Partners, LLC? If so, The White Law Group may be able to help you recover your losses by filing a FINRA Dispute Resolution claim against the brokerage firm that sold you the investment.

According to Bloomberg, Energy & Exploration Partners, LLC engages in the exploration and development of unconventional onshore oil and gas assets throughout North America. It owns oil and gas regions in Texas and Colorado. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. Energy & Exploration Partners, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc.

On December 7, 2015, Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc. and 2 affiliated debtors each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth).

Energy & Exploration Partners Operating, LP, which was subject to a Chapter 11 involuntary petition filed on November 25, 2015, responded on December 7, 2015 and consented to entry of an Order for Relief to commence its voluntary chapter 11 case.

Energy & Exploration Partners, LLC is a Reg D private placement. The trouble with private placements, is that they involve a high degree of risk and are typically sold as unregistered securities which lack the same regulatory oversight as more traditional investment products like stocks or bonds. An additional risk inherent to these offerings is also the general risk that comes with the energy market – a market that has seen enormous losses over the last few years due to the declining cost of oil and other energy commodities.

The White Law Group is investigating the liability that brokerage firms may have for improperly selling oil and gas private placements like Energy & Exploration Partners, LLC

Broker dealers that sell private placements are required to perform adequate due diligence on all investment recommendations to ensure that each investment recommendation that is made is suitable for the investor in light of the investor’s age, risk tolerance, net worth, financial needs, and investment experience.

However, another problem with Reg D private placements is that the high sales commissions and due diligence fees the brokers earn for selling such products sometimes can provide brokers with an enormous incentive to push the product to unsuspecting investors who do not fully understand the risks of these types of investments or to outright misrepresent the basic features of the products – usually focusing on the income potential and tax benefits while downplaying the risks.

Fortunately, FINRA does provide for an arbitration forum for investors to resolve such disputes and if a broker or brokerage firm makes an unsuitable investment recommendation or fails to adequately disclose the risks associated with an investment they may be found liable for investment losses in a FINRA arbitration claim.

To determine whether you may be able to recover investment losses incurred as a result of your purchase of Energy & Exploration Partners, LLC please contact The White Law Group at 1-888-637-5510 for a free consultation.

The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection, and securities regulation/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Franklin, Tennessee. The firm represents investors throughout the country in claims against their brokerage firm.

For more information on the firm and its representation of investors, visit www.WhiteSecuritiesLaw.com.