Pearl Energy Investments Raises $705 Million Fund to Target Permian

Pearl Energy Managing Partner Bill Quinn told Hart Energy the fund is backing three management teams, with two focused on the Permian and a third with a heavy emphasis on Saskatchewan, Canada.

Exclusive: FireBird Energy Prowling Permian for Midland Basin M&A

After selling FireBird Energy LLC to Diamondback last year, the same team is searching for deals to develop another asset in the Midland, and possibly the Delaware Basin, too.

Pearl Energy Backs Swordfish Energy for Permian Basin M&A

Swordfish is led by part of the team that sold Advance Energy Partners Holdings LLC to Matador Resources Co. for $1.6 billion.

NGP Backs Permian Mineral, Royalty Firm with $100MM Investment

NGP is financially backing Wing Resources on a seventh partnership aimed at acquiring oil and gas minerals and royalties in the Permian Basin.

Private Equity Returns to Oil and Gas Industry

As private equity firms return to upstream oil and gas, firms might raise up to $15 billion for oil and gas upstream, but the industry could use up to $25 billion, experts said.

Quantum-backed FireBird II Raises Over $500MM for Permian Deals

After FireBird Energy LLC sold to Diamondback for $1.75 billion last year, FireBird II was formed to pursue more deals in the Permian Basin.

PE Firm SCF Partners Invests in Tekmar Group for Offshore Wind

Private equity firm SCF Partners invests in Tekmar Group to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind projects worldwide.

Brazos Midstream Bets on the Permian’s Prowess

Brazos Midstream leadership reckons there will come a time where entering the public sphere makes sense, but for now, Brazos’ strategy reaps the rewards of private perspective.

Q&A: EnCap’s Thielemann: Private Equity ‘Survivors’ Poised to Thrive

EnCap private equity veteran Brad Thielemann discusses the role of private equity in traditional oil and gas investing — including the need to ramp up investments to meet demand — as well as its trajectory for financing the transitions ahead.

Rockies-Focused Bison IV Wins $500MM in Backing From Quantum

Houston-based private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners is backing Bison Oil & Gas IV to acquire and develop oil and gas assets in Colorado and Wyoming.