Darren
Barbee
Oil and Gas Investor
Energy Capital Conference
Lime Rock CEO: Small, Mid Cap E&Ps Stuck in M&A ‘No Man’s Land’
Eric Mullins said that as large-scale M&A players begin to rationalize their purchases, as much as $18 billion in non-core divestments could find homes to asset-hungry acquirers.
Quantum Teams Looking for Acquisitions ‘Off the Beaten Path’
Blake Webster, partner at Quantum Capital Group, said the private-equity firm’s portfolio teams are looking to buy from sellers looking for cash buyouts, though not necessarily in the usual places.
Post Oak Capital Backs Permian Team, Invests in Haynesville
Frost Cochran, managing partner at Post Oak Energy Capital, said the private equity firm will continue to focus on the Permian Basin while making opportunistic deals as it recently did in the Haynesville Shale.
Financiers: Family Offices Worldwide are Queuing to Invest in E&P
U.S. family offices have stepped in quickly to fill the void left by other investors while family desks abroad have been slow to move but they’re watching closely, financiers say.
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.
Tailwater E&P CEO Details Recent Core Permian Acquisition
Tailwater E&P CEO Doug Prieto said the firm put together funding for the deal from institutions, investors and family offices looking for “high quality assets that have durable cash flow.”
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.
Kimmeridge’s Dell: Every US Basin Contains Both High-quality Inventory, Risk
Inventory management is a problem for the E&P space, no matter the basin, said Kimmeridge Energy Management's Ben Dell at Hart Energy's Energy Capital Conference in Dallas.
Sheffield: E&Ps’ Capital Starvation Not All Bad, But M&A Needs Work
Bryan Sheffield, managing partner of Formentera Partners and founder of Parsley Energy, discussed E&P capital, M&A barriers and how longer laterals could spur a “growth mode” at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference.