M&A Deal Summary

aPriori Capital Partners Acquires Pinnacle Gas Resources

On January 1, 2003, private equity firm aPriori Capital Partners acquired oil/gas exploration company Pinnacle Gas Resources

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is aPriori Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is aPriori Capital Partners’ 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is aPriori Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Wyoming.
Investment Fate
  • Pinnacle Gas Resources was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2010.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-01-01
Target Pinnacle Gas Resources
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) aPriori Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Pinnacle Gas Resources

Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of domestic onshore natural gas reserves. It focuses on the development of coalbed methane (CBM) properties located in the Rocky Mountain region. Pinnacle holds CBM acreage in the Powder River Basin in northeastern Wyoming and southern Montana as well as in the Green River Basin in southern Wyoming. Pinnacle Gas Resources was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming.

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Buyer

aPriori Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

aPriori Capital Partners (formerly DLJ Merchant Banking Partners) is a middle-market private equity firm focused on middle-market buyouts in the US and Europe. Sectors of interest include healthcare, retail, consumer, energy, business services, and industrial. aPriori was originally established in 1985 and has offices in New York and Los Angeles.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 56
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 2 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 12 of 26
State: Wyoming M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 14 of 40
Year: 2003 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-01 Caledonia Oil & Gas

London, United Kingdom

Caledonia was a U.K. based natural gas company focused on the acquisition, operation and exploitation of producing natural gas fields and transportation systems located in the Southern Gas Basin of the North Sea.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-10-02 United American Energy

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States

United American Energy Corp. is a developer, acquirer, owns and manages electric generating facilities, including gas-fired co-generation, hydroelectric generation, and generation powered by coal and solid waste fuels.

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