Investment Summary

NGP Invests In Infinity Natural Resources

On August 1, 2017, private equity firm NGP invested in oil/gas exploration company Infinity Natural Resources

Investment Highlights
  • This is NGP’s 33rd transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is NGP’s 42nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is NGP’s 1st transaction in West Virginia.
Investment Fate
  • Infinity Natural Resources went public in 2025.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-08-01
Target Infinity Natural Resources
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Investor(s) NGP
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Infinity Natural Resources

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Infinity is a growth-oriented, free-cash-flow generating, independent energy company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin. The company's operations are focused on the volatile oil window of the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio as well as its stacked dry gas assets in both the Marcellus and Utica Shales in southwestern Pennsylvania. Infinity Natural Resources is based in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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Investor

NGP

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 25.0B 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 48 of 80
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 33 of 44
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 19 of 32
State: West Virginia M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 42 of 70
Year: 2017 M&A 7 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-10 Northern Blizzard Resources

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Northern Blizzard Resources is engaged in the exploration for and the acquisition, development and production of petroleum and natural gas reserves in western Canada. Northern Blizzard Resources was founded in 2009 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-08 Hibernia Energy III

Houston, Texas, United States

Hibernia Energy III is an acquisition and development company focused on acquiring and developing oil properties in the Permian Basin. Hibernia Energy III is based in Houston, Texas.

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