BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with additional offices in New York, Durham, Hong Kong, and London. The firm specializes in direct investments and fund of funds investments, encompassing a diverse range of sectors including technology, healthcare, energy, and consumer services. It focuses on mezzanine, early-stage, and later-stage investments, as well as special situations and turnarounds. Additionally, BlackRock Private Equity Partners engages in direct co-investments and invests in various private equity funds worldwide, particularly in the United States, Europe, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. As an operating subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., the firm serves a broad array of clients, including institutions and individual investors, while also emphasizing innovative financial technology solutions.
Managing Director and Head of the Americas for the Renewable Power Group
Yan Yang
Managing Director
Past deals in Oil and Gas
DSV
Post in 2024
DSV is a transport and logistics company based in Hedehusene, Denmark, that offers a wide range of transportation services globally, including road, air, sea, and train logistics. Founded in 1976, the company has primarily focused on its European trucking network, as well as airfreight and sea freight forwarding divisions. DSV has experienced significant growth, largely through acquisitions, including the notable purchase of GIL in 2021, which enhanced its revenue diversity and expanded its presence in key regions like the Middle East. This strategic growth has positioned DSV among the top three largest third-party logistics firms worldwide.
Insight M
Series D in 2024
Insight M specializes in aerial monitoring technology designed for methane detection within the energy sector. The company utilizes a combination of physical science expertise and advanced data analytics to conduct extensive surveys, producing digital maps using optical and infrared wavelengths. This technology enables the scanning of pipelines and vast areas to pinpoint significant sources of gas loss. Insight M made a notable advancement in 2019 by completing the first basin-wide aerial survey for methane detection in the Permian Basin. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to enhance operational efficiency and safety in the oil and gas industry by providing critical data on methane emissions and infrastructure integrity.
Validere
Series B in 2022
Validere is a measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) software-as-a-service company that focuses on helping energy organizations manage their emissions data effectively. By transforming disconnected and incomplete information into actionable insights, Validere provides pathways for enhancing both financial performance and environmental sustainability. The company offers a comprehensive data platform that delivers real-time intelligence on product quality, particularly in the crude oil sector. This platform enables companies to access verifiable testing data, ensuring accurate business decisions and facilitating crude oil tests with the reliability of third-party labs. Additionally, Validere’s solutions allow managers to coordinate measurement and crude quality data across various field sites, supporting a modern approach to carbon tracking and reporting.
ADNOC
Private Equity Round in 2019
ADNOC is a oil company that provides energy production and petroleum products for the Oil and Gas industry.
OTV Holdings
Private Equity Round in 2018
OTV Holdings LLC is a special purpose vehicle created for the sole purpose to acquire Tidewater Transportation & Terminals.
Glass Mountain Pipeline
Acquisition in 2017
Glass Mountain LLC owns and builds a crude oil pipelines. Glass Mountain is a fully integrated, multi-play crude transportation system in Oklahoma, which services the STACK/Merge, Granite Wash and Mississippi Lime plays and delivers crude oil to one million barrels of GMP-owned storage at Cushing, Oklahoma. GMP completed construction of the original, approximately 215-mile system and began commercial operations
Canbriam Energy
Private Equity Round in 2017
Canbriam Energy Inc. is an exploration and production company based in Calgary, Canada, with a field office in Fort St. John. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in natural gas extraction, particularly within the Altares Montney region of Northeast British Columbia. This area is known for its over-pressured, liquids-rich natural gas resources, which Canbriam seeks to develop efficiently and responsibly. The company’s strategy focuses on leveraging its resource quality to establish a scalable and low-cost supply source. Canbriam's executive team has extensive experience in unconventional resource play development and initiated a regional subsurface study early in its operations. The company's culture emphasizes teamwork and collaboration among experts from various disciplines, aiming for continuous improvement in its operations. Through this collaborative approach, Canbriam Energy is committed to extracting natural gas hydrocarbons in a safe and sustainable manner.
Venari Resources
Private Equity Round in 2014
Venari Resources, LLC operates as a deep water oil exploration and production company in the Gulf of Mexico. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office at Dallas.
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