January 22, 2016 12:28 PM Eastern Standard Time
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Warren Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has partnered with multiFUELS, L.P. to build a midstream pipeline platform. As part of the transaction, multiFUELS, L.P. is contributing an existing natural gas pipeline that supplies a utility service area in Texas, and Warren Equity is contributing approximately $20 million of cash and equity commitments.
“Warren Equity shares our vision for the future of multiFUELS, and we are enthusiastic about this next chapter in our organization. We look forward to working with Warren Equity to pursue what we view as a tremendous opportunity in the energy space.”
multiFUELS Midstream Group (the “Company”) will own, operate and develop midstream projects in North America, with an emphasis on lateral distribution pipelines. These laterals will transport natural gas from main lines to end users, such as utilities and petrochemical plants, under long-term contracts that are not exposed to fluctuations in the price of oil and gas.
The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and will be led by a seasoned management team that is highly experienced in the development of pipelines, gathering systems and storage assets in the oil and gas industry. Randy Gibbs will be the CEO of the Company, and Dick Robinson, Gil Muhl and Jim Ducote will form the remainder of the management team.
The Company will execute on an existing portfolio of development projects which capitalizes on the U.S. trend toward increased utilization of natural gas in power plants, petrochemical plants and industrial complexes; growth in the number of residential households accessing natural gas through local distribution companies; and increased export opportunities through LNG facilities. The Company’s projects are developed under long-term contracts with strong creditworthy counterparts.
multiFUELS CEO, Randy Gibbs, commented, “Warren Equity shares our vision for the future of multiFUELS, and we are enthusiastic about this next chapter in our organization. We look forward to working with Warren Equity to pursue what we view as a tremendous opportunity in the energy space.”
Steven Wacaster, a Partner at Warren Equity, commented, “We are excited to partner with the multiFUELS team. In addition to the operating pipeline asset the Company will own at close, the team has developed a unique set of project opportunities that capitalize on strong trends in this environment with an excellent risk/return profile.”
About multiFUELS Midstream Group
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, multiFUELS Midstream Group owns, operates and develops midstream assets in the oil and gas sector with a focus on lateral distribution gas pipelines in North America.
About Warren Equity Partners
Warren Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in small and middle market operating companies primarily in North America. The firm invests in established companies where additional capital and operating resources can accelerate growth, targeting product and services companies in the industrial, infrastructure, energy and building sectors. Warren Equity invests in the form of buyouts, growth equity, and recapitalizations. For more information, please visit www.warrenequity.com.
About multiFUELS LP
multiFUELS LP is a diversified energy infrastructure development company. The Houston based multiFUELS has owned, constructed and operated projects in the midstream, downstream and renewables sectors of the energy infrastructure market.