The fund manager became minority shareholder in Vienna Airport

Three experts on the Pacific Alliance trade bloc discuss the opportunities for private equity investment in member countries’ energy sectors.

In 2014, there were the most North American PE energy-focused funds in the market since 2005, according to PitchBook data. Privcap asked Jeff Eaton of Eaton Partners about the fundraising environment in 2014 and what’s ahead for 2015.

David Denechaud recently joined the firm Sidley Austin LLP, and spoke to Privcap about what he’s seeing in his practice of private equity and oil and gas merger and acquisition transactions, and what’s ahead, as the PE sector watches oil prices.

The fundraising market for energy private equity and its place in the institutional portfolio.

Energy Game Change 2014 will gather institutional investors, private equity GPs and energy executives to network and discuss the role private capital will play in transforming North American energy.

Entrepreneurs who have found success in the oil and gas sector continue to invest in the space, because they understand the process, says RSM tax partner Charles Clines. But they have had to adapt to shifting capital structures.

Jeff Eaton of Eaton Partners is urging other limited partners not to panic about investing in the oil and gas sector amid price volatility. He explains why he remains bullish on fundraising.

Insight into private equity’s investments in energy operating companies and entrepreneurs

Energy and energy-related strategies are becoming among the largest allocations within institutional private equity portfolios. What does this mean for GPs planning their next fundraising? Find out in this playback of our 45-minute webinar, moderated by Privcap Media CEO David Snow.

The interaction between private capital and public companies has shifted in the oil & gas exploration and production sector. E&P has benefited from public companies divesting assets, which are then sold to private companies backed by PE, says Carl Tricoli of Denham Capital.

Government agencies have taken the first steps towards opening the country’s energy market to investment by private companies. Dr. Guillermo C. Dominguez Vargas of the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos, which is helping to implement the changes, gives an inside look at the process.

An interview with First Reserve president Alex Krueger about the firm’s just-closed $3.4B private equity fund.

First Reserve’s Mark Florian on the firm’s recent fundraising targeting energy infrastructure, what the investors were looking for, and opportunity sourcing.

Energy and energy-related strategies are becoming among the largest allocations within institutional private equity portfolios. What does this mean for GPs planning their next fundraising? Importantly for limited partners, what role do energy-facing assets and businesses play in the broader portfolio?

Mexico’s energy market is set to become a major target for private capital investment. Learn about the opportunities and risks in this rapidly evolving opportunity with this in-depth Privcap report.

As the shale revolution reaches its sixth inning, partnering with tech-savvy management teams remains the key to success for Natural Gas Partners (NGP).

A statistical look at oil and gas private equity fundraising in the U.S.