Top 10 Oil & Gas Capital Raises in the U.S. – February 16th – 28th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the Oil & Gas sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
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- JessCo Solutions, manufacturer of vapor recovery units intended for the oil and natural gas industry, received development capital from Mathers Associates, Bluff Point Associates, Argentum and Climate Investment.
- Slant Energy III, provider of upstream oil and gas exploration and production services intended for strategic asset acquisition and development, received development capital from Pearl Energy Investments.
Merger/Acquisition and Corporate
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- Moser Energy Systems, manufacturer of industrial natural gas power generators intended for oilfield services and commercial, industrial, and military applications, was acquired by Atlas Energy Solutions for $220 million.
- Roy Northern Land and Environmental, provider of environmental, and archaeological consulting services intended for forestry, mining, oil and gas, and energy industries, was acquired by Aim Land Services.
- Westbrick Energy, provider of energy exploration services intended to facilitate energy distribution, was acquired by Vermilion Energy for $746 million.
- Rhodes Manufacturing, manufacturer of above-ground tank systems for the petroleum, agriculture, and oil and gas industries, designed to provide customized storage and fluid containment solutions, was acquired by Con-V-Air.
- Rival Downhole Tools, manufacturer of downhole drilling and workover tools intended for the oil and gas industry, was acquired by Superior Energy Services.
- Comstock Fuels, supplier of lignocellulosic biomass refining solutions to produce cellulosic ethanol, gasoline, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel and other renewable Bioleu fuels, received $14,000,000 of financing from Corp Marathon Petroleum.
Early Stage VC
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- Porosity, developer of an automation software designed to simplify operations and regulatory compliance for oil and gas operators, raised $2.9 million of venture funding in a deal led by Flybridge Capital Partners.
Angel, Seed, and Grant
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- Valar Atomics, operator of an atomic energy company intended to create abundant and cheap gas out of thin air using atomic energy, raised $19 million of seed funding in a deal led by Riot Ventures.
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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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