Morgan Stanley Oil Banker Hoover to Join Bloom Energy (Correct)

A Morgan Stanley senior banker who advised on some of the biggest oil-industry acquisitions in decades is joining renewable power company Bloom Energy Corp.

Aaron Hoover, Morgan Stanley’s global co-head of energy investment banking, will lead Bloom’s corporate and business development, the San Jose, California-based fuel-cell maker said in a statement Thursday. Hoover will be based in Houston.

Hoover played key roles in recent mega deals that included Pioneer Natural Resources Co.’s $60 billion sale to Exxon Mobil Corp. as well as Chevron Corp.’s $53 billion takeover of Hess Corp. A Morgan Stanley spokesperson declined to comment.

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