Powder River E&P Peak Resources Prices IPO, to Test Markets as MLP

Powder River Basin E&P Peak Resources expects to raise more than $57 million in net proceeds and follows a number of companies that have gone public or intend to test the public markets.

Financiers: Family Offices Worldwide are Queuing to Invest in E&P

U.S. family offices have stepped in quickly to fill the void left by other investors while family desks abroad have been slow to move but they’re watching closely, financiers say.

Quantum’s VanLoh: New ‘Wave’ of Private Equity Investment Unlikely

Private equity titan Wil VanLoh, founder of Quantum Capital Group, shares his perspective on the dearth of oil and gas exploration, family office and private equity funding limitations and where M&A is headed next.

Despite Low Prices, Thrifty, Efficient E&Ps Keep Distributions Flowing

Even with lower commodity prices, producers have maintained healthy shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks thanks to M&A, drilling efficiencies and capital discipline.

Investor Returns Keep Aethon IPO-ready

Haynesville producer Aethon Energy is focused on investor returns, additional bolt-on acquisitions and mainly staying “IPO ready,” the company’s Senior Vice President of Finance said Oct. 3 at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference (ECC) in Dallas.

Utica Oil E&P Infinity Natural Resources Latest to File for IPO

Utica Shale E&P Infinity Natural Resources has not yet set a price or disclosed the number of shares it intends to offer.

Sheffield: E&Ps’ Capital Starvation Not All Bad, But M&A Needs Work

Bryan Sheffield, managing partner of Formentera Partners and founder of Parsley Energy, discussed E&P capital, M&A barriers and how longer laterals could spur a “growth mode” at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference.

After BKV’s IPO, Is Market Open to More Public SMID Caps?

The market for new E&P and energy IPOs has been tepid since the COVID-19 pandemic. But investor appetite is growing for new small- and mid-sized energy IPOs, says Citigroup Managing Director Dylan Tornay.

BKV CEO: IPO Driven by AI Power Demand, Improving Natgas Macro

BKV Corp. IPO’d on Sept. 26, nearly two years after the Barnett Shale’s top gas producer first filed to go public.

BKV Prices IPO at $270MM Nearly Two Years After First Filing

BKV Corp. priced its common shares at $18 each after and will begin trading on Sept. 26, about two years after the Denver company first filed for an IPO.