M&A Deal Summary

Concentric Equity Partners and Natural Gas Partners Acquire Wold Energy Partners

On January 1, 2016, private equity firms Concentric Equity Partners and Natural Gas Partners acquired energy services and equipment company Wold Energy Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Concentric Equity Partners’ 2nd and Natural Gas Partners’ 10th transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Concentric Equity Partners’ 16th and Natural Gas Partners’ 26th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Concentric Equity Partners’ 3rd and Natural Gas Partners’ 5th transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-01-01
Target Wold Energy Partners
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Concentric Equity Partners
Natural Gas Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Wold Energy Partners

Denver, Colorado, United States
Wold Energy Partners is a provider of energy exploration and production company focused on the Powder River Basin. Wold Energy Partners was founded in 2013 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Concentric Equity Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Concentric Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in profitable, growth-oriented middle-market companies. Concentric typically invests $10 to $30 million of capital per transaction, however, the Firm's historical investment range is $5 to $100 million. Areas of interest include business services, consumer services, financial services, and healthcare. Prospective transaction situations include management led buyouts, leveraged buyouts, and growth equity investments. Concentric will consider both majority and minority situations. Concentric is the direct investment arm of asset management firm, Financial Investments Corporation. Concentric Equity Partners was established in 2002 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 42
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 11 of 19
State (Colorado) 3 of 5
Country (United States) 16 of 40
Year (2016) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Liberty

Denver, Colorado, United States

Liberty is a provider of horizontal drilling, utilization of stage diversion techniques and high-intensity hydraulic fracturing and technological services in the field of oil and gas industry. Liberty was founded in 2011 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-17 UCI Construction Services

Tampa, Florida, United States

UCI Construction Services, Inc. is a wireless infrastructure service provider.

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Buyer

Natural Gas Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 20.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Natural Gas Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in the energy industry. The Firm looks for opportunities in oil and gas production, as well as midstream and oilfield service companies. Natural Gas Partners will also consider start-up company investments. The Firm's investments range from $20 to $100 million. Natural Gas Partners is an affiliate of energy investment firm NGP Energy Capital Management. The Group was formed in 1988 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas with additional offices in Houston; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Stamford, Connecticut; and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 59
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 10 of 12
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 19 of 24
State (Colorado) 5 of 9
Country (United States) 26 of 51
Year (2016) 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Tap Rock Resources

Golden, Colorado, United States

Tap Rock Resources is an Oil & Gas company focused on Exploration & Production in the Delaware Basin. Tap Rock Resources was founded in 2016 and is based in Golden, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-01 PCORE Exploration & Production II

Dallas, Texas, United States

PCORE Exploration & Production II is an exploration and production company driven by subsurface understanding and engineering execution and is focused on developing core unconventional oil prospects in North America. PCORE Exploration & Production II was founded in 2014 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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