Bayou City Energy Management LLC
About
Bayou City Energy (BCE) is an upstream-focused energy private equity firm based in Houston. BCE focuses on lower middle-market investments between $5 million and $75 million in the North American upstream through two complementary strategies: Providing buyout and growth equity capital for operators with producing assets, and partnering with leading operators to provide dedicated drilling capital in off-balance sheet structures. BCE is led by Founding Partner William McMullen and Partner Mark Stoner.
The BCE team, combined with the firm’s advisory board and strategic relationship with Ara Partners Group LLC, provides operators access to expertise, capital and trusted partnership.
Editor's note: Updated July 16, 2019.
Headquarters Address
1201 Louisiana Street
Suite 3308
Houston, TX 77002
United States
Website
www.bayoucityenergy.comMain Phone Number
Transactions
Tom Ward-led Group Ends Year with Back-to-back Acquisitions
Tom Ward-led Group Ends Year with Back-to-back Acquisitions
Tom Ward-led Group Closes Gas-weighted Bolt-on in Anadarko Basin
Tom Ward-led Group Closes Gas-weighted Bolt-on in Anadarko Basin
Cimarex Energy Strikes Midcontinent Asset Sale to Tom Ward-led Group
Cimarex Energy Strikes Midcontinent Asset Sale to Tom Ward-led Group
Latest Tom Ward Partnership Buys Alta Mesa Assets For $320 Million
Latest Tom Ward Partnership Buys Alta Mesa Assets For $320 Million
Latest Tom Ward Partnership Buys Alta Mesa Assets For $320 Million
Latest Tom Ward Partnership Buys Alta Mesa Assets For $320 Million
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Oil and Gas A&D Partnerships: The Pickup Artists
Mach Resources and financial backer Bayou City Energy announced acquisitions 10 and 11 as they continue to roll up assets down and out in the Midcontinent.
Tom Ward-led Group Ends Year with Back-to-back Acquisitions
The two recent acquisitions were executed through purchase and sale agreements totaling $66.5 million, the first of which represents BCE-Mach’s fourth acquisition in the STACK play.
Tom Ward-led Group Closes Gas-weighted Bolt-on in Anadarko Basin
A JV between Tom Ward’s Mach Resources and Houston-based private equity firm Bayou City Energy Management recently closed the acquisition of producing properties primarily across Oklahoma’s Blaine, Custer and Dewey counties.
Cimarex Energy Strikes Midcontinent Asset Sale to Tom Ward-led Group
Will McMullen, managing partner of Bayou City Energy, also added that the partnership between BCE and Ward’s Mach Resources plans to start considering acquisitions outside of the Midcontinent region.
Tom Ward-led Partnership Closes Alta Mesa Deal at Lower Price
Tom Ward says his goal with Mach Resources has been to be a patient, buyer of choice for both undercapitalized, distressed sellers in the Midcontinent region.
US Bankruptcy Court Approves $220 Million Sale of Alta Mesa Resources
Bayou City Energy and Mach Resources set closing for April 9, a move that an attorney for Alta Mesa creditors slammed as "gamesmanship" for reducing the deal's value by more than $5 million.
Oil Price Collapse Sours $320 Million Deal For Alta Mesa Resources
A court-ordered sale of one-time shale high-flyer Alta Mesa Resources fell through due to a lack of financing on March 9, a day when oil prices and shares of U.S. oil producers plummeted.
Latest Tom Ward Partnership Buys Alta Mesa Assets For $320 Million
The Alta Mesa transaction represents the sixth acquisition by partnerships between Tom Ward-led Mach Resources and private equity firm Bayou City Energy Management.
Tom Ward-Led Company Lands Western Anadarko Acquisitions
The acquisitions represent the first transactions within a new partnership between Ward’s Mach Resources and Houston-based private-equity firm Bayou City Energy.
Tom Ward-Led Company Acquires Mississippi Lime Bolt-On
Mach Resources, an independent oil and gas producer led by industry veteran Tom Ward, continues to build its position in the Mississippi Lime play.
Drilling Joint Ventures: Knocking On The Drillco Door
As spending within cash flow is increasingly the norm for E&Ps, Drillcos provide a possible capital solution.
Energy Capital Conference 2019: Funding Development With Drilling Partnerships—Strategies and Structures
Proving up a concept can usually be done with traditional capital, but what about when you’re ready to step on the accelerator?
Tom Ward Returns To Midcontinent Spotlight With Private-Equity Backing
The founder and former top executive of several E&Ps including Chesapeake, SandRidge and Tapstone will partner with Bayou City Energy to hunt for acquisitions in Oklahoma and Kansas.