Oil & Gas Capital Raises in the U.S. – June 16th to 30th, 2025
Three 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.
PIPE
- Houston American Energy, independent oil and gas platform that focuses on the development, exploration, exploitation, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil properties, received approximately $2.37 million of development capital from investors on June 20, 2025.
Merger/Acquisition
- PHX Minerals, oil and natural gas mineral platform that is shifting the core of its business away from drilling and toward perpetual mineral and natural gas ownership, was acquired by WhiteHawk Energy for $187 million on June 23, 2025.
Seed Round
- Northern Smilodon Energy, oil and gas asset platform for current and future energy supply and reliability, raised $2.51 million of seed funding from investors on June 23, 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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