Sector

Private Equity in Energy

Energy services, transition infrastructure, and downstream-adjacent platforms.

Firms Active in Energy

AS
American Securities
New York City, U.S.

American Securities LLC is a New York-based private equity firm that partners with market-leading U.S. companies, primarily in the industrial and B2B services sectors.

AG
Angelo, Gordon & Co.
New York City, U.S.

TPG Angelo Gordon is a global alternative investment manager specializing in credit, real estate, private equity, and multi-strategy disciplines.

A
Ardian
Paris, France

Ardian is a leading French private equity investment firm and one of the largest European-headquartered funds, managing a diverse portfolio of direct and indirect investments.

AC
Avenue Capital Group
New York City, USA

Avenue Capital Group is an American multinational investment firm specializing in distressed securities and private equity.

CG
Carlyle Group
Washington, D.C., United States

The Carlyle Group Inc. is an American multinational financial company specializing in private equity, alternative asset management, and financial services.

CC
CCMP Capital
New York City, United States

CCMP Capital is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions.

DF
Defoe Fournier & Cie.
Paris, France

Defoe Fournier & Cie. was an independent boutique investment and merchant banking company that operated from 1824 to 2016.

DM
DLJ Merchant Banking
New York City, United States

DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (now aPriori Capital Partners) is a private equity firm originally founded as the investment arm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

EG
EIG Global Energy Partners
Washington, D.C., USA

EIG Global Energy Partners is an American investment firm that specializes in private equity and credit investments within the energy and energy-related infrastructure sectors.

EI
EnCap Investments
Houston, Texas

EnCap Investments is an American private equity firm specializing in the energy industry, particularly oil and gas.

EA
EQT AB
Stockholm, Sweden

EQT AB is a Swedish global investment organization and one of the world's largest private equity firms.

EP
EQT Partners
Stockholm, Sweden

EQT AB is a leading Swedish global investment organization that manages funds across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and venture capital.

FR
First Reserve Corporation
Stamford, USA

First Reserve Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments in the energy sector. Founded in 1984, it is the oldest and largest private equity fund dedicated to energy investments.

FP
Fox Paine & Company
Woodside, United States

Fox Paine & Company is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions in various sectors including insurance, healthcare, and agribusiness.

HC
Highbridge Capital Management
New York, United States

Highbridge Capital Management is a multi-strategy alternative investment management firm and a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

HC
HM Capital Partners
Dallas, United States

HM Capital Partners was a prominent U.S. private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and growth capital, formerly known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst.

IP
Irving Place Capital (fka BSMB)
New York City, USA

Irving Place Capital is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth capital investments in the industrial, packaging, consumer, and retail sectors.

MI
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Sydney, Australia

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (now part of Macquarie Asset Management) is a leading global alternative asset manager and the world's largest infrastructure manager.

ML
Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity
New York City, United States

Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity (MLGPE) was the private equity investment arm of Merrill Lynch, specializing in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments.

RE
Ridgemont Equity Partners
Charlotte, United States

Ridgemont Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that focuses on making investments in middle-market companies in the United States.

TC
The Carlyle Group
Washington, D.C., U.S.

The Carlyle Group is an American multinational private equity and financial services firm specializing in alternative asset management. It is one of the largest investment firms in the world, operating across private equity, real assets, and private credit.

TC
Trilantic Capital Partners
New York, United States

Trilantic Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on control and significant minority investments in the business services, consumer, energy, healthcare, and industrial sectors.

VC
Veritas Capital
New York City, USA

Veritas Capital is an American private equity firm that invests in companies providing critical technology-enabled products and services to government and commercial customers.

WP
Warburg Pincus
New York City, USA

Warburg Pincus is a leading global private equity firm and growth investor with a history dating back to 1966.

Portfolio Companies in Energy

CompanyParent PE FirmStatus
13674648 (formerly 1366 Technologies)DCVCCurrent
Antora EnergyDCVCCurrent
Breitburn Energy Partners LPMetalmark CapitalExited
BunkersAlta Growth CapitalExited
Cantera ResourcesMetalmark CapitalExited
Caza Natural GasMetalmark CapitalExited
Chaparral EnergyCCMP CapitalExited
Crestwood Midstream PartnersMetalmark CapitalExited
Daesung Industrial Co., Ltd.MBK PartnersExited
Enduring Resources IIDLJ Merchant Banking PartnersExited
Enduring Resources IIDLJ Merchant BankingExited
Energizer Resources / NextSource MaterialsMetalmark CapitalExited
Energy AlliancesMetalmark CapitalExited
EnergyFuture HoldingsMetalmark CapitalExited
EnerPlexMetalmark CapitalExited
Enerteq SolutionsMetalmark CapitalExited
EV Energy PartnersMetalmark CapitalExited
GreenergyBrookfield Asset ManagementCurrent
Hydrogas S.A.Metalmark CapitalExited
ItronMetalmark CapitalExited
Jones EnergyMetalmark CapitalExited
Laramie Energy I, LLCDLJ Merchant BankingExited
Laramie Energy I, LLCDLJ Merchant Banking PartnersExited
Laredo PetroleumMetalmark CapitalExited
Lehigh Gas PartnersMetalmark CapitalExited
MC Squared Energy ServicesMetalmark CapitalExited
Newark EnergyCCMP CapitalExited
OkloDCVCExited
Oklo Inc.DCVCCurrent
Pacific Coast Energy CompanyMetalmark CapitalCurrent
Pacific Coast Oil TrustMetalmark CapitalExited
Penn Virginia CorporationMetalmark CapitalExited
Peoples Gas / Hope GasMetalmark CapitalExited
Silver Creek MidstreamMetalmark CapitalExited
Sterling EnergyMorgan Stanley Capital PartnersExited
SunCommonMetalmark CapitalExited
T&D SolutionsMetalmark CapitalExited
Texas Oil & GasMetalmark CapitalExited
Triana Energy IIMorgan Stanley Capital PartnersExited
Trinity CO2Morgan Stanley Capital PartnersExited
Wood MackenzieVeritas CapitalCurrent
XRI BlueMorgan Stanley Capital PartnersCurrent

Common Investment Themes

Energy servicesTransition infrastructure
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