Post Oak Energy Capital
VC Fund
Houston, United States
Post Oak Energy Capital is a VC fund in Houston focused on Energy and Oil and Gas. Post Oak Energy Capital, LP is a private equity firm specializing in mid-market acquisitions, growth capital, mature, mezzanine, recapitalizations, and expansion capital investments. The firm seeks to make direct equity and equity-related debt investments in companies in the energy; exploration and production; oil and gas production; oilfieldservice primarily focusing on domestic companies that manufacture, distribute or provide products and equipment that are consumed in the exploitation of oil and natural gas reserves or are required to produce, process, and distribute these resources; power; midstream and related infrastructure assets. It seeks opportunities in the North America with a focus on United States and outside the United States. The firm aims to invest about 75 percent of its capital in traditional North American onshore oil and gas and the remaining 25 percent in services related to oil and gas production. It typically invest between is $25 million and $75 million. The firm makes both control and minority investments. It seeks to invest from personal capital. Post Oak Energy Capital, LP was founded in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 93%
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Industries Post Oak Energy Capital invests in
Stages Post Oak Energy Capital invests in
Countries Post Oak Energy Capital invests in
Contacts
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Frost W. Cochran
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 5 (36%)
- Oil and Gas 5 (36%)
- Logistics 1 (7%)
- Industrial 1 (7%)
- Manufacturing 1 (7%)
Stage
- Private Equity 12 (86%)
- Funding Round 1 (7%)
Team
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Frost W. Cochran
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
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Henry May
Director
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Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Philip Davidson
Managing Director & Founding Partner
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Managing Director & Founding Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ryan Walsh
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
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Tiburon Oil & Gas was formed to pursue upstream development and is currently focused on "Lease and Drill" in the Utica Shale Basin. | Oct 15, 2024 | |
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Ichthys Energy is an upstream oil and gas firm that focuses on aggregating and prudently developing its operated Permian Basin inventory. | Private Equity / Oct 03, 2024 | |
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Midway Energy Partners is an oil and gas operating company focused on the development of oil and gas properties. | Private Equity / Feb 07, 2024 | |
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Layne Water Midstream (“LWM”) is a full cycle water midstream business providing upstream oil and gas companies with water sourcing, disposal and recycling infrastructure and services in the Delaware and Midland Basins. Anchored by exclusive long-term contracts with key customers, landowners, the State of Texas General Land Office and the State ofTexas University Lands organization, LWM operates significant source water, water transportation and produced water management infrastructure and is committed to further growth to support its upstream customers in the Delaware and Midland Basins. | $200M / Private Equity / Apr 12, 2019 | |
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Saxet is made up of upstream E&P (exploration and production) professionals. The company is actively purchasing minerals and royalties around the United States. Saxet is well-positioned to identify and capitalize on significant possibilities corresponding to its strategic goals due to its extensive industry knowledge and expertise. The companyaims to expand its portfolio of mineral and royalty assets while providing outstanding service to its partners and stakeholders. Saxet intends to expand its market position and generate long-term growth through smart acquisitions. | $100M / Private Equity / Aug 20, 2018 | |
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Sierra Resources is a private oil and gas exploration and production company. It has extensive experience operating in many onshore basins, but most recently the company has focused on acquiring and developing unconventional assets. | $100M / Private Equity / Aug 22, 2017 | |
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For over 70 years, Nadel and Gussman has focused on family, ethical transactions, and modern oil innovations. We are a fourth generation family-owned, independent oil and gas production and exploration company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Isadore Nadel came to Oklahoma in 1919 to open a grocery store and join his extended family. He beganinvesting in shallow oil in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1935, Herb Gussman, Nadel’s son-in-law, joined the company. Gussman would later go on to lead one of the largest oil producing companies in both Osage, Oklahoma and Kansas and make significant contributions to the modern oil industry and community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stephen Heyman and Jim Adelson joined the leadership team in 1965 and 1986, respectively, and still guide Nadel and Gussman today. Under their leadership, Nadel and Gussman grew aggressively into other basins in the United States. | $100M / Private Equity / Apr 07, 2017 | |
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UpCurve is focused on mature unconventional plays, such as the Eagle Ford, where it has extensive development experience, and the Haynesville, Bakken, and Marcellus, among others. UpCurve will pursue acquisitions of producing wells and acreage by means of cash-purchase as well as drill and recompletion farm-in’s. | $100M / Private Equity / Dec 11, 2015 | |
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Rimrock Resource Operating is an oil and energy company focused on the development, acquisition, and exploration of the oil and gas industry. The company provides services including oil transportation, well site management, water transportation, crude oil marketing, contract pumping, service and repair, roustabout, and other small services.Rimrock Resource Operating was formed in 2015 in Tulsa, OK. | $75M / Private Equity / Oct 21, 2015 | |
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PetroEdge Energy is an oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition of natural gas and crude oil properties. The Company's focus is an aggressive acquisition and development program and is developing an inventory of opportunities in the Cretaceous Shelf Margin. | $150M / Private Equity / Apr 16, 2015 | |
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What does Post Oak Energy Capital invest in?
Post Oak Energy Capital invests primarily in Energy, Oil and Gas and Logistics startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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