M&A Deal Summary

Williams Field Services Group Acquires Cureton Midstream

On November 2, 2023, Williams Field Services Group acquired energy services and equipment company Cureton Midstream from Tailwater Capital and Ares Private Equity Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Williams Field Services Group’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Williams Field Services Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Williams Field Services Group’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-11-02
Target Cureton Midstream
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Williams Field Services Group
Sellers(s) Tailwater Capital
Ares Private Equity Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Evercore Group (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Cureton Midstream

Denver, California, United States
Cureton Midstream is a midstream company focused on providing commercial solutions to its customers. Cureton Midstream was founded in 2016 and is based in Denver, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Williams Field Services Group

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Category Company
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Williams Field Services Group is a provider of gas distribution services. Williams Field Services Group is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Tailwater Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 4.4B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Tailwater Capital LLC is a specialist private equity firm focused on middle-market opportunities in the midstream and upstream sectors of the energy industry. Tailwater will consider acquisitions of non-core assets, roll-up situations, anchored greenfields, and joint ventures. Tailwater Capital was formed in 2013 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 5
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 8
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-25 Ash Creek Renewables

Southport, Connecticut, United States

Ash Creek Renewables provides renewable fuel feedstock marketing and aggregation services to the biomass diesel and sustainable aviation fuel industries. Ash Creek Renewables is based in Southport, Connecticut.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-01 Tall Oak Midstream III

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Tall Oak Midstream III assets consist of more than 120 miles of low-pressure and high-pressure pipelines in the Arkoma Basin, as well as the recently developed and fully operational Panther Creek Plant, a 200 MMscf/d RSV technology processing plant that currently moves processed gas to MarkWest’s Arkoma Connector. Tall Oak Midstream III is based in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Sell $155M
SELLER

Ares Private Equity Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 20.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ares Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. The Ares Private Equity Group specializes in opportunistic majority/shared control investments in under-capitalized middle-market companies. Ares looks for companies with strong franchises and attractive growth opportunities. The Group prefers to be the lead investor and will invest across the capital structure, including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and senior debt. Areas of interest include business services, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, energy and consumer products and services. Ares Private Equity Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 44
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 12
State (California) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 39 of 39
Year (2023) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-26 Dynamic Renewables

Menasha, Wisconsin, United States

Dynamic Renewables is a full-service development company that provides waste recovery solutions to the agricultural and food processing industries. The company has finance, design, development, and operations capabilities that support its portfolio of operating and development-stage renewable natural gas assets. Dynamic Renewables was founded in 2011 and is based in Menasha, Wisconsin.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-04 Burnham RNG

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Burnham RNG is a wastewater and agricultural waste-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) provider that helps communities profitably reduce waste treatment costs while improving environmental outcomes. The company manages and reuses organic waste and wastewater and transforms it into RNG, clean water, and high-value soil additives. Burnham RNG is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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