Investment Summary

ACON Investments and The Silverfern Group Invest In Sequitur Energy Resources

On September 16, 2013, private equity firm ACON Investments and asset manager The Silverfern Group invested in oil/gas exploration company Sequitur Energy Resources

Investment Highlights
  • This is ACON Investments’ 5th and The Silverfern Group’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is ACON Investments’ 22nd and The Silverfern Group’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ACON Investments’ 6th and The Silverfern Group’s 4th transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary

Date 2013-09-16
Target Sequitur Energy Resources
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Investor(s) ACON Investments
The Silverfern Group
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Sequitur Energy Resources

Houston, Texas, United States
Sequitur Energy Resources is an oil and gas exploration and production company. Sequitur Energy Resources was founded in 2013 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

ACON Investments

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ACON Investments is an international private equity firm that targets investments in the US, Europe, and Latin America. ACON's investment strategy covers 'opportunities at times of change - responding at points of inflection where value creation is possible'. Examples include businesses that serve the rapidly growing US Hispanic population, energy and energy service needs, businesses in need of operational help, and opportunities in Latin America resulting from economic deregulation and political liberalization. ACON's looks for companies where it can commit $20 to $150 million of equity capital. Target sectors include consumer products and services, distribution, business services and industrial manufacturing. ACON Investments was formed in 1996 and has offices in Washington DC; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; and Madrid, Spain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 72
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 5 of 5
Type (Growth Capital) 14 of 22
State (Texas) 6 of 9
Country (United States) 22 of 42
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-01 InverCap

Monterrey, Mexico

InverCap is a mandatory pension fund manager. The company owns and operates private and public pension fund managers and also offers retirement plans, savings funds, risk management services, and other related services. InverCap is based in Monterrey, Mexico.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-12 Northern Tier Energy

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Northern Tier Energy LP is an independent downstream energy company with refining, retail, and pipeline operations that serves the PADD II region of the United States.

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DESCRIPTION

The Silverfern Group is an asset management firm focused on investing in private equity, real estate, and private debt transactions on behalf of institutional investors and single family offices. The Firm will consider opportunities across North/South America, Europe, and Asia. Within its private equity practice, Silverfern makes direct, co-control middle-market private equity investments requiring $20 to $50 million of equity per transaction. Sectors of interest include energy, financial services, food, hospitality, IT, power equipment rental, renewable energy, telecom, transportation, and waste management. The Silverfern Group was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 22
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 5
State (Texas) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 8 of 16
Year (2013) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Plano, Texas, United States

Movate is a global technology consulting and support company. With more than 140 clients and 5500 professionals, Movate delivers on customers' need to transform technology-driven business processes. Movate’s mission is to have “100% reference-able customers”, and delivers services across technology support, remote infrastructure management, virtualization, and mobility from 13 locations globally. Movate was founded in 1996 and is based in Plano, Texas.

Buy $270M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-05 Ladder Capital

New York, New York, United States

Ladder Capital is a commercial real estate finance company that originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate-related assets, focusing on senior secured assets. Ladder’s investment activities include: (i) direct origination of mid-market commercial real estate first mortgage loans of $5 million to $100 million; (ii) investments in investment grade securities secured by first mortgage loans on commercial real estate; and (iii) investments in net leased and other commercial real estate. Ladder Capital was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York City.

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