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Hart Energy
Quantum’s VanLoh: New ‘Wave’ of Private Equity Investment Unlikely
Private equity titan Wil VanLoh, founder of Quantum Capital Group, shares his perspective on the dearth of oil and gas exploration, family office and private equity funding limitations and where M&A is headed next.
CEO: Breakwall Providing Capital as RBLs ‘Materially’ Decrease
Breakwall Capital is stepping in to bridge the gap from the historic days of reserve-based lending, Breakwall Managing Partner and co-CEO Jamie Brodsky said at Hart Energy's Energy Capital Conference in Dallas.
ABS Market for Upstream Producers Expanding, Panelists Say
Asset-backed securitization or ABS, which transforms oil and gas reserves into negotiable financial assets, usually have a hedging element and offer producers another financing option, panelists said Oct. 3 at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference in Dallas.
Ares Management Launches Public Offer of Stock to Offset M&A Cost
Ares will use the net proceeds from the offer will to cover a portion of the cash consideration for its previously announced $3.7 billion acquisition of the international business of GLP Capital Partner.
Bankers' Outlook for A&D: A Slow Unwinding of Asset Sales
Bankers from CrossFirst, Texas Capital, BOK Financial and Comerica say that after a sluggish season of asset level deals, divestitures will come from larger-scale M&A, but it will take time.
8 Rivers Going Its Own Way on DAC, Zero Carbon Fuels
8 Rivers CEO Chris Richardson said the company is going its own way in developing direct air capture, converting coal and biomass into zero carbon fuel and producing low carbon blue ammonia.
As Midstream Wobbles on IRA and ESG, a New Trend Opens Up for Sector
Enthusiasm for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and ESG in the midstream sector is waning. Players are turning to a new trend—asset-backed securitization.
Despite Low Prices, Thrifty, Efficient E&Ps Keep Distributions Flowing
Even with lower commodity prices, producers have maintained healthy shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks thanks to M&A, drilling efficiencies and capital discipline.
Investor Returns Keep Aethon IPO-ready
Haynesville producer Aethon Energy is focused on investor returns, additional bolt-on acquisitions and mainly staying “IPO ready,” the company’s Senior Vice President of Finance said Oct. 3 at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference (ECC) in Dallas.
No Rush: Post-M&A Frenzy, Divestiture Market to Pick Up by 2025
Lenders with a variety of capital structures are poised to fund the upcoming portfolio rationalization in the post-consolidation era, bankers and deal advisers said at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference.