The Kayne Private Energy Income Funds team targets opportunistic acquisitions of mature, longer-life, low-risk onshore E&P assets.
The team focuses on backing management teams to acquire and develop large, legacy, producing assets with shallow decline rates and a significant number of low-risk, development upside opportunities. We establish anchor positions within basins and pursue additional “bolt-on” opportunities in basins with existing operators.
Experience across the asset life cycle combined with a differentiated approach gives Kayne a competitive advantage in investing in the complex and cyclical upstream oil and gas industry.
Partnering with high-caliber management teams to build large, scalable E&P companies across North America through sizable acquisitions.
Targeting large, long-life assets with a significant portion of value attributable to proved developed producing reserves combined with lower-risk development drilling upside.
Assets are cash-flow positive, providing for regular distributions to equity investors during expected hold periods of 6 to 8 years.
Investments generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through a combination of current income and long-term capital appreciation.
Conservative focus on risk management and capital preservation; commodity hedging is core to the investment strategy.
Energy-focused investment team with expertise in both finance and engineering allows for hands-on involvement with management teams.
Our team is well-versed in the market for PDP-weighted assets, having transacted on more than $5 billion worth of acquisitions since 2016.
As responsible stewards of capital, Kayne believes that the integration of material ESG risks and opportunities is an important consideration in the selection of both public and private market investment opportunities. ESG integration goes hand in hand with good business, will help generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients and contribute to sustainable development globally. Accordingly, it is our fiduciary duty to incorporate these factors into our investment and decision-making processes.
