Oil & Gas Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – July 1st to 15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the Oil & Gas sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
- Meeker Equipment, asphalt plant equipment and industrial machine that serves the asphalt, concrete, gas and oil industries across North America, received development capital from Keswick Partners in July 2025.
- Tejas Research and Engineering, subsurface flow control technologies for upstream oil and gas operations, received development capital in July 2025.
Merger/Acquisition
- Proctor Gas, propane gas services that support safe and practical energy use, was acquired by Blue Flame Gas on July 1, 2025.
- Silverback Exploration II, oil and natural gas exploration and production services that pursue organic development projects and strategic acquisitions in conventional and unconventional resources across the United States, was acquired by Riley Permian for $142 million on July 1, 2025.
Early Stage VC
- FuelUp, mobile fueling and fleet maintenance platform that simplifies vehicle servicing and reduce downtime, raised $206,167 of venture funding in the form of SAFE notes from investors on July 11, 2025.
Angel (individual)
- Blue Comply, methane monitoring device that detects and mitigates fugitive emissions in real time, raised $200,000 of angel funding from investors on July 10, 2025.
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John Silvestri
Managing Director
Finance, strategy and capital markets executive. Originated structured and executed, as principal, agent and underwriter, over $4 billion of public and private, structured and project finance transactions. Industry expertise includes Energy and Power, Technology/Fintech/Digital, Sponsor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Consumer, Industrials and Agriculture, Banking, and Specialty Finance. Companies ranging from small to large, leveraged, high grade, venture, SPV’s and project finance. Transaction expertise across capital structure includes public and private bonds, equity, structured and direct investments, and unitranche. Leveraged finance includes senior/sub, bridge, acquisition, mezzanine, equity co-investment, and re-capitalizations. Previously, founder of an advisory and a direct investment business, Managing Director and Co-head of Investment Banking at Altamar Capital, and Director and Head of High Yield Capital Markets in New York for Barclays Capital. BS in Management from SUNY Buffalo. MBA from Fordham Gabelli Business School. FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
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