Cadent Energy Partners

Founded in the early 1980s, Cadent Energy Partners is a private equity firm focused on energy opportunities. The firm is currently investing out of its $223.9 million Cadent Energy Partners I, L.P., according to a regulatory filing. Cadent invests in small to medium-sized companies in the energy industry primarily throughout North America, with a second office in Houston, TX. Cadent provides expansion capital to firms that want to accelerate growth and build exceptional shareholder value in partnership with an experienced energy investor. Over the course of their careers, the Cadent principals have invested over $1.1 billion in privately negotiated equity or equity-like transactions across a broad range of energy sub-sectors. Cadent generally commits between $25 million and $50 million per investment, or more in syndication with investment partners. The companies Cadent typically invests in have a successful financial history, with annual revenues ranging from $10 million to $100 million and positive EBITDA. Occasionally, Cadent sponsors a proven management team in a de novo company. Cadent provides capital to fund development of new product lines, acquisitions, geographical expansion, and/or to provide partial liquidity to existing shareholders.