Post Oak Energy Capital
34 S. Wynden Dr, Ste 300, Houston, Texas, 77056, United States
Overview
Post Oak Energy Capital, LP is a private equity firm specializing in mid-market acquisitions, growth capital, mature, mezzanine, recapitalizations, and expansion capital investments. The firm seeks to make direct equity and equity-related debt investments in companies in the energy; exploration and production; oil and gas production; oilfield service primarily focusing on domestic companies that manufacture, distribute or provide products and equipment that are consumed in the exploitation of oil and natural gas reserves or are required to produce, process, and distribute these resources; power; midstream and related infrastructure assets. It seeks opportunities in the North America with a focus on United States and outside the United States. The firm aims to invest about 75 percent of its capital in traditional North American onshore oil and gas and the remaining 25 percent in services related to oil and gas production. It typically invest between is $25 million and $75 million. The firm makes both control and minority investments. It seeks to invest from personal capital. Post Oak Energy Capital, LP was founded in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Energy
Investment portfolio
- Prime Downhole Manufacturing
Led · Equity · Jan 2019
Prime provides engineered downhole tools, precision machining, project management, and repair services for drilling applications, including breakout machines and bucking units. With existing assets and product lines in place, the company focuses on tools consumed primarily in development and production of unconventional basins domestically and internationally. Prime intends to build a diversified oilfield equipment manufacturing platform through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. The senior management team is led by CEO Leif Syversen, whose team previously helped build BasinTek and Dyna-Drill. The Prime management team will co-invest alongside new capital partners. The company recently secured new equity capital to support its growth and acquisition strategy.
- Upcurve Energy
Led · Equity · Dec 2015
UpCurve Energy is a newly formed upstream-focused oil and gas company based in Houston. The company focuses on drilling, development and refracturing of unconventional resources, with an initial emphasis on unconventional shale plays across the Contiguous United States. Its planned activities include joint ventures, farm-ins, organic leasing efforts and acquisitions. Financially, UpCurve received a $100M line of equity to support its operations and growth. Backers of that financing included Post Oak Energy Capital, LP (through investment partnerships it manages) and UpCurve’s management team. The leadership is led by CEO Denis Pone, who holds four patents in enhanced oil recovery and production optimization and is credited with pioneering ConocoPhillips’ horizontal refracturing program. Other senior management, also from ConocoPhillips, include Zach Fenton (COO), J.J. Oshins (SVP of business development) and Brett Clair (CFO).