First Reserve and Kayne Anderson team up for a stake worth up to $100 million.
Partnership with Athlon Energy and Bob Reeves follows the recruitment of Riverstone's Greg Beard.
Deere, as planned, exits its wind business through an $840 million sale.
The firm's Mid-Atlantic platform picks up more locations from ExxonMobil.
With consolidation ramping up, the $381 million deal represents the small-market play for 'cash-constrained juniors' in the mining space.
Sponsors tend to target the space in spurts, although onlookers warn that the window before the strategics return may be closing.
A cascade of middle market investment banks have established Houston offices to bolster their energy coverage.
Despite the Obama administration $4.5 billion initiative, buyers want to see the smart grid take shape before they'll dive in.
As the president pushes efforts to address climate change, dealmakers ponder the possible impact to M&A.
As economic distress and volatile energy prices threaten renewables, Good Energies Richard Kauffman takes a measured yet confident view on the sectors long-term prospects.