Top 10 Private Equity Investors in Oil & Gas Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Volume

BlackRock Inc, KKR & Co Inc, Brookfield Asset Management Inc, Tailwater Capital LLC, and 3i Group Plc are among the top 5 private equity investors in the oil & gas industry in 2021 by deal volume. In terms of the geographic split, 9 out of the world’s top 10 private equity investors in the oil & gas industry are headquartered in North America, and the remaining 1 is based in Europe. They employed a total of 208,575 people in 2021. The Kayne Anderson-Black Knight deal was one of the major deals in the oil & gas sector in 2021. Vinson & Elkins LLP served as legal advisor to Black Knight Energy LLC. Black Knight Energy LLC, an oil and gas company, has received an equity commitment of $500 million from funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP including Kayne Private Energy Income Fund II LP and Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VIII LP, alongside Black Knight’s management team. The deal was completed in Q2 2021. The KKR-SK E&S deal was another major deal in the oil & gas sector in 2021. Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett served as legal advisors to KKR. KKR & Co Inc (KKR), a private equity firm, has made an investment of KRW2.4 trillion ($2 billion) in SK E&S Co Ltd, a diversified energy company. The deal was completed in Q4 2021. The Saudi Arabian-Aramco Oil deal was another major deal in the oil & gas sector in 2021. HSBC Bank plc served as a financial advisor, while Latham & Watkins served as a legal advisor to EIG. Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco), a petroleum and natural gas company, has completed the sale of a 49% equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co to a consortium led by EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) for a sale consideration of $12.4 billion. Saudi Aramco holds a 51% stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines. The deal was completed in Q2 2021.