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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.

Growth Through M&A: The Making of an Eagle Ford and Uinta Giant

Crescent Energy CEO discusses the expanding gravitational pull of Crescent after acquiring SilverBow and others.

Trauber: Inventory Drives M&A, But E&Ps Also Vying for Relevancy

Legendary dealmaker Stephen Trauber keeps his eyes open for out of the box ideas: Why not a BP-Shell merger? Or Chevon and ConocoPhillips? 

Matador Hoards Dry Powder for Potential M&A, Adds Delaware Acreage

Delaware-focused E&P Matador Resources is growing oil production, expanding midstream capacity, keeping debt low and hunting for M&A opportunities.

Utah’s Ute Tribe Demands FTC Allow XCL-Altamont Deal

More than 90% of the Utah Ute tribe’s income is from energy development on its 4.5-million-acre reservation and the tribe says XCL Resources’ bid to buy Altamont Energy shouldn’t be blocked.

After Record Year, Permian Basin Set for Even More M&A in 2024

The big have grown bigger and Tier 1 acreage is even pricier in America’s hottest oil basin.

Ovintiv Offering Senior Notes to Fund $4.2B Permian Deals

The Colorado-based Ovintiv plans to use the net proceeds to acquire a portion of Midland Basin E&Ps.

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.

Analysts: Shale M&A Opportunities Shrink After Ovintiv’s $4.2 Billion Permian Deal

With Ovintiv Inc. scooping up three EnCap-backed drillers in the core Midland Basin, public E&Ps have fewer places to look to add quality inventory runway, analysts say.

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.

Buyout Firm EnCap Investments Agrees $1.5 Billion Purchase of EP Energy, Sources Say

EnCap plans to split EP, which holds production assets in South Texas and Northeastern Utah, into its separate geographies and merge them with existing portfolio companies, according to the sources.