Shale Wildcatter McClendon Plans Post-Chesapeake Share Sales
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Aubrey McClendon, the U.S. shale gas pioneer ousted from Chesapeake Energy Corp. last year, plans to take public the exploration companies he has formed since.
McClendon told a conference in Dallas yesterday that his collection of companies will each specialize in individual U.S. shale regions. He has amassed about $13 billion in the past 16 months from investors including KKR & Co., according to his presentation.