In the global oil & gas industry, there were 32 private equity deals announced in Q3 2024, worth a total value of $8.9bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $1.8bn secondary buy-out Caerus Oil and Gas by Quantum Energy Partners was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Oil and Gas Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.
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In value terms, private equity deal activity increased by 642% in Q3 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $1.2bn and fell by 3% as compared to Q3 2023. Related deal volume increased by 52% in Q3 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 3% lower than in Q3 2023.
Notably, energy-related deals accounted for a 41% share of the global oil & gas industry’s private equity deal activity in Q3 2024, up 550% over the previous quarter.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in 9M 2024 were Barclays; Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu; Ernst & Young Global with 4, 3, 3 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in 9M 2024 were Kirkland & Ellis; Vinson & Elkins; Latham & Watkins with 8, 7, 4 deals respectively.
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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.
This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.
