Recently Led Over $2.1 Billion in East Bay Transactions Oakland, CA – Siebert Williams Shank & Co. (SWS), an Oakland-based independent non-bank financial services firm that offers investment banking, sales and trading, research and advisory services, is marking its 30th anniversary in 2026. The firm, having completed almost $6.7 trillion in financings for municipal and corporate issuers nationwide has transacted business on behalf of over 500 corporate clients throughout its

Energy Policy Perspectives Vol. 18 - April 29, 2026 Our views are mixed on the package of Presidential Determinations targeting five “energy areas” issued by President Trump last week. They covered: 1) grid infrastructure, equipment, and supply chain capacity; 2) development, manufacturing and deployment of large-scale energy and energy related infrastructure; 3) natural gas transmission, processing, storage and liquefied natural gas capacity; 4) domestic petroleum production

Energy Policy Perspectives Vol. 17 - March 24, 2026 At an energy conference yesterday, DOE Secretary Chris Wright announced that the U.S. DOE is on track to have three next-generation nuclear reactor pilot projects reach criticality by July 4 th . This target reflects the Trump Administration’s effort to revitalize the nuclear generation industry via a series of executive orders (EOs) amid rapidly rising power demand from AI/data centers. Criticality is a physics milestone at

Energy Policy Perspectives Vol. 16 - March 20, 2026 Attacks in the Middle East continue to escalate, raising the near and intermediate-term stakes of the Iran war. On Wednesday, Israel hit the key South Pars natural gas field while Iran retaliated with an attack on the Qatari Jas Laffar LNG plant that provides roughly 20% of global LNG deliveries, causing extensive damage and driving a spike in European natural gas prices. Brent crude oil prices briefly spiked intra-day on T