Top Oil & Gas Capital Raises in the U.S. – June 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.
Merger/Acquisition
- Pines Holdings, natural gas and related services based in Pinehurst, Texas, was acquired by SíEnergy, a subsidiary of Northwest Natural Holding, for $60 million on June 3, 2025.
- Vision Oil And Gas, oil and gas exploration based in Laredo, Texas, was acquired by Azure Holding Group on June 11, 2025.
Early Stage VC
- Apis Point Energy, price stability and risk management services intended for fuel dealers and commercial end-users, raised $4.2 million through a combination of Series A-1 and Series A-2 venture funding in a deal led by Merrin Investors on June 9, 2025, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $5.8 million.
- Bioleum, renewable fuel company intended to focus on producing and utilizing lignocellulosic biomass-derived fuels, raised $85 million of Series A venture funding from investors on June 4, 2025.
- Five Star Clean Fuels, distributed gasoline production facility intended to source natural gas and biomass, raised venture funding from Aprium LLC, Global Cleantech Capital and Virtu Capital Partners in June 2025.
Seed Round
- North American Energy Opportunities, capital market services intended for underserved United States and Canadian hydrocarbon producers, raised $6.23 million of Series A seed funding from Vienna Capital Partners and other investors on June 03, 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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