
Year Founded: 1983
AUM: $5.8B | Dry Powder: $838.4M
262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, CT 06902, US
First Reserve is a private equity investment firm that focuses on investment in the core segments of the energy sector. It specializes in growth capital, buyouts and industry consolidations and seeks to invest in companies based in the US, Australia and Europe
Key Contacts
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Alex Krueger
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Patrick J. Carroll
Chief Financial Officer
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Edward Bialas
Managing Director
Investment Preferences
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Preferred Industries
Commercial Products, Energy Transportation, Energy Equipment, Exploration, Production and Refining, Other Business Products and Services, Other Financial Services
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Geographical Preference
Australia, Europe, US
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Preferred Deal Types
Add-on, Buyout/LBO, PE Growth/Expansion
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Other Investment Preferences
Prefers majority stake, Prefers minority stake, Seeks ESG investments, Seeks Impact investments, Will syndicate
Investments By Year
Funds Closed
Size: $510.5M
Dry Powder: $300.5M
Details: First Reserve Refuel Fund is a single-asset continuation buyout fund managed by First Reserve
Size: $465M
Dry Powder: $102.6M
Details: The fund seeks to invest in vintage oil and gas companies
Size: $325.9M
Dry Powder: $54.2M
Details: A buyout fund located in Greenwich and managed by First Reserve
Investments By Industry
Investments By Region
Key Investments
In September 2022, LineStar Integrity Services, via its financial sponsor First Reserve, acquired C&M Regulatory Pipeline Consultants for an undisclosed sum. C&M Regulatory Pipeline Consultants provides energy consulting services committed to helping operators navigate the complexities of federal and state regulations
In June 2022, Venterra Group, via its financial sponsor First Reserve, acquired Partrac, a provider of critical data & advisory catering to the offshore wind, ports and marine construction sectors
In May 2022, The Goldfield Corporation acquired Valiant Energy Services via its financial sponsor First Reserve for an undisclosed amount. Valiant Energy Services is a provider of construction services intended to serve the power, substation, transmission, distribution, and eco power sectors
In May 2022, GridTek Utility Services, via its financial sponsor First Reserve, acquired American Power, a subsidiary of Clark Construction Group, for an undisclosed amount. American Power provides power transmission and distribution intended to serve investor-owned utility companies in Arizona and New Mexico
In February 2022, Venterra Group, a wind energy services company received $31.06 million of development capital from First Reserve and other investors
In December 2020, The Goldfield Corporation, an energy infrastructure company was acquired by First Reserve through an estimated $194 million public-to-private LBO. Citizens Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui banking provided $125 million debt financing in the form of a $25 million revolving credit line and a $100 million term loan B in support of this transaction
In July 2019, First Reserve acquired Trillium Flow Technologies (“Trillium”), formerly Weir Flow Control (“WFC”), from The Weir Group PLC (“Weir”). Trillium Flow Technologies is a global designer, manufacturer and aftermarket services provider of engineered valves and pumps used in energy and broader industrial applications
In November 2018, First Reserve acquired Dominion Energy’s 50% interest in Blue Racer Midstream, LLC. The investment was partly funded by equity from First Reserve Fund XIII and investment funds affiliated with First Reserve. Blue Racer was a joint venture formed in December 2012 by Dominion and Caiman Energy II, LLC (“Caiman II”) to own, operate, develop and acquire midstream assets
In October 2018, First Reserve acquired Dresser Natural Gas Solutions from Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Dresser NGS makes natural-gas meters and pipeline-repair equipment
Other Details
First Reserve has raised $32 billion of aggregate capital since inception. It has completed over 750 transactions (including platform investments and add-on acquisitions), creating several notable energy companies. Its portfolio companies operate in six continents, spanning the energy spectrum from upstream oil and gas to midstream and downstream, including resources, equipment and services, and associated infrastructure.
First Reserve’s Private Equity funds follow a buy-and-build model and invest diversely across resources, equipment & services, and midstream / downstream sectors. The company’s latest fund FR Gtus Co-Investment is a co-investment fund managed by First Reserve. The fund is located in Stamford, Connecticut.
Acteon Group, AEW Capital Management, AMCI Group, Avista Capital Partners, Azimuth Energy Partners, BlackRock, Caithness Energy, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, China Investment Corporation, Fortress Investment Group, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Odyssey Investment Partners, Petroplus Holdings, Quintana Capital Group, White Star Petroleum are some of the co-investors who invest alongside First Reserve.
Source: Pitchbook, Company Website, Press Release