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US onshore private equity: five questions that need answering

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Private equity has been booming in the US. In most basins, more than a quarter of active rigs are funded by private capital. Throughout the downturn, deal count and A&D spend associated with PE-backed firms did not dip much at all. Transactions involving a private party accounted for over 75% of all the resource volumes traded. Why the boom? Well, resource plays have astronomical funding requirements and private investors have stepped in to help finance them. However not all PE investors chase undeveloped shale assets. What do today's current PE business models look like and how are they evolving? How much impact do they have in the market? Who controls the most influential funds?

Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. What are the sources and scale of private capital?
  • 2. Who are the largest incumbent firms?
  • 3. Do PE groups only back E&P start-ups?
  • 4. What level of impact does PE have on the overall market?
  • 5. What are PE investors' general expectations today?

Tables and charts

This report includes 4 images and tables including:

  • Private US onshore deal count
  • Private US onshore deal spend
  • Encana drilled 317 wells vs Athlon's 77
  • Total Lower 48 resource traded by PE

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