M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-09-01 |
| Target | Augustus Energy Partners |
| Sector | Oil/Gas Exploration |
| Buyer(s) |
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Lime Rock Partners GCP Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Asset Manager |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 36.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors is an alternative investment management firm focused on hedge funds, public funds, energy private equity, growth private equity, real estate private equity, and mezzanine finance opportunities. Kayne's energy private equity group focuses on $20 to $100 million investments in high-growth exploration and production, midstream and oilfield service companies. The energy group considers both majority or minority stakes in public and private businesses. Kayne's growth private equity practice involves structured investments in public and private companies looking for capital to finance expansion. This group will also consider middle-market leveraged transactions and management buyouts. Kayne's real estate private equity group invests in established, cash-flow generating projects. Areas of interest include student housing and campus-oriented retail properties, amongst other opportunistic investments. The Group looks for acquisitions of $25 to $100 million. Kayne's mezzanine team looks to provide $20 to $35 million of capital for mid-market businesses with $100 to $500 million of sales and $10 to $50 million of EBITDA. Kayne Capital Advisors was formed in 1984 and is based in Los Angeles with additional offices in Armonk, New York; New York City, and Houston.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 30 of 178 |
| Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A | 26 of 105 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 25 of 65 |
| State: Montana M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 25 of 161 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 5 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-01 |
Caddo Resources
Dallas, Texas, United States Caddo Resources is a private exploration and production company based in Dallas, Texas that focuses on drilling and developing oil and gas properties in North Louisiana. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-01 |
Winter Ridge Energy
Denver, Colorado, United States Winter Ridge Energy is a private exploration and production company based in Denver, Colorado that focuses on the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Rocky Mountain region and California. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| PE ASSETS | 10.4B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Lime Rock Partners is a private investment firm focused on growth capital investments in the energy industry. Specifically, Lime Rock looks for companies engaged in exploration & production, energy service, and oil service technology in North America and Europe. Lime Rock's target investment size is $50 to $150 million in businesses valued up to $500 million. Lime Rock Partners was formed in 1998 and is affiliated with Lime Rock Resources. Lime Rock Partners has offices in Westport, Connecticut; Aberdeen, Scotland; and Houston, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 30 of 92 |
| Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A | 10 of 40 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 21 of 58 |
| State: Montana M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 13 of 51 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 5 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-01 |
BRIDGE Energy Group
Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States BRIDGE Energy Group, Inc. is a provider of operational technology (OT), Information technology (IT) and domain consulting and systems integration expertise to improve their grid reliability, work, and asset management and customer operations. BRIDGE Energy Group was founded in 2004 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-01 |
Acteon
Norwich, United Kingdom Acteon is a global oilfield services provider focusing on the provision of subsea services and products. Acteon was founded in 1989 and is based in Norwich, United Kingdom. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Merchant Bank |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
GCP Capital Partners consists of GCP US, GCP Europe, and GCP Venture. GCP US targets North American acquisitions. The unit looks to invest $10 to $50 million in businesses valued up to $500 million. GCP Europe targets businesses in the UK and Europe. The European team looks to invest up to £40 million in companies valued up to £100 million. Sectors of interest include business services, education, energy, financial services, insurance and telecommunications.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 15 of 45 |
| Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A | 6 of 11 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 9 of 22 |
| State: Montana M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 14 of 43 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 1 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-06 |
U.S. Exploration Holdings
Billings, Montana, United States U.S. Exploration Holdings, Inc. is an oil and gas producing company with operations focused on developing natural gas reserves in the Denver-Julesburg basin of Colorado. |
Sell | $411M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-02 |
EXCO
Dallas, Texas, United States EXCO is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploitation, exploration, acquisition, development and production of onshore U.S. oil and natural gas properties with a focus on shale resource plays. EXCO based in Dallas, Texas. |
Sell | - |
