Top Oil & Gas Drilling Investment Banks with Recent Private M&A Activity

191

Active Firms

224

TTM Deal Flow

$4M-$26M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 13%

Texas 11%

Florida 10%

New York 6%

Colorado 5%

Key Attributes

Best For: Complex Transactions | Typical Fee: Retainer & Success fee | Coverage: Dedicated, Sector-Focused Deal Teams

CoView Capital, Inc.

16 Total Closed Deals

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CoView Capital, Inc. is an investment banking and advisory firm founded by senior professionals with extensive domestic and international experience. The firm was established to provide an innovative approach to traditional and complex financial issues facing both growing and mature companies. CoView's advisory and investment banking activities encompass a wide range of services including mergers and acquisitions,valuations, consulting and strategic planning, capital raising for expansion and acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations, fairness opinions, due diligence reviews, and advising…

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Nov 2023 Advised Surge Private Equity in its sale to Coastal Amusement Inc.
Nov 2023 Advised Benchmark in its sale to Tiger Supplies
Jul 2023 Advised Respect Manufacturing in its sale to MYKU Biosciences LLC
Jul 2023 Advised Alliance Entertainment in its sale to Mecca Electronics

Business Capital

14 Total Closed Deals

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Business Capital is a leading commercial finance and debt restructuring firm specializing in arranging customized debt based solutions for rapidly growing as well as distressed small and middle market companies nationwide who require a unique, timely and tailored financing structure to address their particular needs. In situations where conventional capital sources are not an option, Business Capital has repeatedly delivered financial solutions to a broad assortment of private and public companies seeking additional liquidity.

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Jun 2015 Assisted Ice Cream Manufacturer in securing debt financing from Confidential
May 2015 Advised Hortau on an investment from Confidential Capital Provider
Mar 2015 Assisted General Engineering Contractor in securing debt financing from Confidential
Feb 2015 Assisted Frozen Treats Mfgr. in securing debt financing from Confidential

Transitus Capital

14 Total Closed Deals

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Transitus Capital provides Investment Banking services to middle market firms in a wide array of industries. We offer clients a strategic approach to Merger & Acquisition advisory and Capital Raising Solutions. Our singular focus on the middle market allows us the opportunity to work closely with clients to provide top tier guidance throughout the transaction.

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Jul 2023 Advised Connectrac in its sale to LeGrand
Jul 2023 Advised Elite in its sale to LKQ
Jul 2023 Advised Made Ya Smile Dental in its sale to Dental Care Alliance
Jul 2023 Advised Standard Pump Parts in its sale to Hicks Equity Partners

Chaffe & Associates, Inc.

14 Total Closed Deals

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Chaffe & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1982 by D.B.H. Chaffe III to provide specialized investment banking services to financial and business interests. Its clients include publicly held companies, family-owned businesses, banks and other financial institutions. Chaffe has earned a strong reputation as a valued resource for a broad base of clients that includes companies in numerous industries.

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Oct 2015 Advised Maritime International in its sale to Trelleborg AB
Oct 2015 Advised Mosquito Control Services in its sale to Scott Capital Partners
Aug 2012 Advised Petrex in its sale to NOV
Mar 2012 Advised The Standard Companies, Inc in its sale to DS Waters of America, Inc.

Szymon Zephan Capital

13 Total Closed Deals

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Our mission is to help our clients succeed in all of their endeavours. At Szymon Zephan Capital, every customer is important. And our reputation hinges on the fact that we treat even our smallest clients with the same respect and diligence we would treat our largest clients. We earn the trust of our clients and our lenders by our actions every single day. An independent financial advisory firm serving clients with sound advice and effective solutions to strategic and financial matters. We operate in a global network of relationships with key decision-makers in corporations, governments and…

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Sep 2022 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
Jun 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
Jun 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
Jun 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

MaximForte

12 Total Closed Deals

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MaximForte is a dedicated Investment Banking & Sell Side M&A advisory firm focused on founder-led and family-owned lower mid-market growth-oriented companies (EBITDA $2m - $50m). Our services include M&A Advisory, Capital Advisory (Debt and Equity) and Business Consulting. We represent companies based out of United States and Canada. MaximForte LLC offers securities through Finalis Securities LLC; Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction is located at 450 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017, 800-962-0418.

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May 2026 Assisted Private Healthcare Group in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
May 2026 Assisted Villa St Luc in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
May 2026 Assisted Centre D'Accueil Mon Chez Nous in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
Apr 2026 Advised Sahar Hospice in its sale to Confidential Company

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Avalon Net Worth

12 Total Closed Deals

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Avalon Net Worth confidentially provides clients the quality and technical expertise of a major investment bank while maintaining the personal service and efficiency of a boutique firm. Since 1992, Avalon has worked with high caliber, committed business owners, senior executives and entrepreneurs as they have expanded businesses, re-capitalized or re-organized firms, sold or purchased companies, and gained liquidity for themselves and their shareholders. Our clients have ranged from mid-market private companies to Fortune 500 companies to early stage firms. Avalon Net Worth and Avalon…

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Aug 2023 Advised EC Outlook in its sale to Chem Connect
Aug 2023 Assisted Quad Logic in securing debt financing from Entrepreneur Growth Capital
Aug 2023 Advised Logistics Express Inc. in its sale to Private Equity Funds
Aug 2023 Advised AMIEE LYNN in its sale to Steve Madden Inc.

Quazar

12 Total Closed Deals

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Quazar Capital Corporation, founded in 1990, is a private Investment Banking firm specializing in Merger and Acquisition (M&A) services including:Sell-Side AdvisoryBusiness Planning & Exit PlanningGrowth Planning & Buy-Side Advisory, andFinancing & Deblt PlacementQuazar typically works with private and closely-held businesses with sales between $5 Million and $100 Million. There is no substitute for experience and integrity when you retain merger and acquisition professionals to help you buy or sell a company. With Quazar’s 30-plus years of successfully working with numerous companies,…

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May 2024 Advised Brainier Solutions in its sale to ClearCompany
Apr 2024 Advised SET Environmental in its sale to Foothills Environmental
Apr 2024 Advised Versa-Lok Family of Companies in its sale to CC Companies and Rock Hard Landscape Supply
May 2023 Advised Gentle Transitions of California in its sale to Corporate Relocation International

Fortis Capital Management Group

11 Total Closed Deals

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Fortis Capital is a young innovative investment banking firm headquartered in the Palm Beaches, servicing the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Fortis has a pragmatic approach to every project with the ambition to be bold & audacious. The firm draws from a broad base of partner firms specializing in equity and/or debt, giving way to opportunistic private placement.The firm’s investment strategy is centered on identifying market inefficiencies and partnering with financial institutions & investment firms that recapitalize or reposition capital assets to assist in the growth of…

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Aug 2023 Advised Custom Engineered Window & Door Company on an investment from Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Advised Agricultural Business on an investment from Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Advised Medical Device on an investment from Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Advised Fiber Recycling Company in its sale to Anonymous Company

FTI Capital Advisors

10 Total Closed Deals

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The Corporate Finance/Restructuring practice at FTI Consulting focuses on strategic, operational, financial and capital needs of businesses. We address the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by companies, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders. Our success depends upon achieving optimal results for our clients.

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Sep 2023 Advised Socialyte in its sale to Dolphin Entertainment
Aug 2023 Advised Seafolly and JETS in its sale to Strategic Buyer
Aug 2023 Advised Finscore in its sale to CTOS Digital
May 2023 Advised Beehive in its sale to e&

Turnstone Investment Banking

10 Total Closed Deals

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Founded on decades of trusted advisory experience, Turnstone Investment Banking is a leading independent investment banking firm serving family and founder owned businesses across the Midwest and throughout the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, the firm combines senior-level attention, deep transactional expertise, and a relationship-driven approach to guide clients through complex and transformative business decisions.Turnstone is a FINRA-registered investment banking firm, and the team brings more than a century of combined experience across mergers and acquisitions, capital…

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Oct 2025 Advised Circle C Paving in its sale to Pavement Preservation Group
Mar 2025 Advised Allied Materials & Equipment in its sale to Maple Hill Capital
Nov 2024 Advised Vance Brothers in its sale to Pavement Preservation Group
Jun 2023 Advised Chance Rides Manufacturing Inc. in its sale to Permanent Equity

Westlake Securities

10 Total Closed Deals

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Westlake Securities is a middle market investment bank founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. Westlake’s principals come from diverse backgrounds advising, operating and investing in middle market companies. Our clients benefit from the team’s deep understanding of deal strategy, operational improvements, equity value creation and transaction process. We view our clients as partners, working closely with them to develop a sincere understanding of their goals and drivers of their business to determine what it will take to create the growth and/or liquidity desired.

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Aug 2023 Advised Little Woodrow's on an investment from PGIM Private Capital
Aug 2023 Advised McDonald Welding Supply in its sale to John Sales & Services
Aug 2023 Advised Rollin Greens on an investment from AMEDEO
Aug 2023 Advised Applied Natural Gas Fuels Inc. on an investment from PIMCO

Bundy Group

8 Total Closed Deals

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Bundy Group provides investment banking and transaction advisory services to clients across numerous markets, including healthcare and life sciences. The highly experienced team within Bundy Group includes transaction and operating professionals with a combined 100 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. As a 31 year-old boutique firm, the senior team leverages its specialized focus on our core markets to guide clients through the entire process of selling their company, raising capital, and pursuing acquisitions for growth.

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Sep 2020 Advised Catawba Research on an investment from St Cloud Capital
Dec 2017 Advised Trimite Powers Inc. in its sale to Protech / Oxyplast Group
Mar 2017 Advised Appalachian Railcar Services, Inc. in its sale to GenNx360 Capital Partners
Jul 2016 Advised Marketing Associates, Inc. in its sale to RPM International

CriticalPoint Partners

8 Total Closed Deals

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CriticalPoint Partners (CPP) is an M&A Advisory Firm and Investment Bank, headquartered in Los Angeles. Focused on sourcing, negotiating and executing a range of transactions for our clients, we strive to enhance shareholder value through acquisitions, or to maximize proceeds in a business sale. We take a long-term view with respect to our clients and build partnerships that span the course of multiple transactions. CPP was founded upon the core principle of providing world-class strategic advice to lower middle market companies. As experienced principal investors, we bring decades of deal…

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Nov 2014 Advised Brixton in its sale to Altamont Capital Partners
May 2014 Advised My School Things in its sale to CriticalPoint Capital
Mar 2014 Acquired My School Things
Nov 2013 Advised Tarazi Specialty Foods in its sale to Highwood Farms

Black Legend Capital

7 Total Closed Deals

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At Black Legend Capital, we have the ability to provide an attractive assortment of financial ventures. We partner with corporations and management teams to provide strategy and consulting resources to build and grow great companies and asset-based projects. We have facilitated several industry projects to generate leading returns for our clients.Black Legend Capital was formed in 2011 by senior bankers formerly with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Duff & Phelps.Through tenure with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Duff & Phelps, the senior members of the BLC team have completed…

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Apr 2015 Advised Stone Group on an investment from Various Institutional and High Net Worth Investors
Feb 2015 Advised TOMII Wellness on an investment from Various Institutional Investors and High Net Worth Investors
Nov 2014 Advised Qrunch Foods on an investment from various individual and institutional investors
Feb 2011 Advised Navitas Land and Mineral on an investment from Various Investors

FCL Capital Partners

6 Total Closed Deals

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FCL Capital Partners is a nationally focused investment banking firm serving private companies seeking to sell their business, acquire another company, or secure additional capital for growth, buyout, restructuring, and recapitalization. Our principals have extensive Investment Banking and Restructuring experience at bulge-bracket investment banks and hedge funds advising public and private companies in various industries including consumer & retail, business services, transportation & logistics, and manufacturing. FCL's founder, Rafael De Paoli, has been a trusted…

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Nov 2024 Advised Stonemark Construction Management in its sale to Mark G. Anderson Consultants, Inc.
Sep 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
Jan 2024 Advised A&B Tropical Produce in its sale to Confidential Company
Oct 2023 Advised PA China Farm in its sale to GrubMarket

Peter A Sokoloff & Co

6 Total Closed Deals

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Peter A. Sokoloff Co.primarily advises on corporate mergers and acquisitions within specific industries in which the firm has deep knowledge and relationships. Founded in 1997, the firm has achieved international standing by covering the vital industries of Security and Telecommunications.Within Telecommunications our firm specializes in MA of the vendors who provide software and services to carriers and enteprrises. Our Security practice includes hardware, software and services businesses who provide physical and logical security products and services to protect Homeland Security,…

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May 2017 Advised Apollo Video Technology in its sale to Luminator Group/Audax Private Equity
Dec 2015 Advised Cortel in its sale to Ridgemont Equity Partners
Jul 2014 Advised Tarshan in its sale to Enabil
Jun 2013 Advised Card Scanning Solutions in its sale to Red Oak Growth Partners, Insight Ventures Partners, Egis Capital

Syed Brokerage & Capital Co.

6 Total Closed Deals

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Investment Bank , Accredited and Certified Merger & Acquisitions Advisor, Business and Commercial Investments Intermediary/Broker Expert, Investment Advisor, Consultant, 30+ Years Exp. of Verifiable Business Accomplishments, Steering Growth, Assets Wealth Expansion, Profit Generation Demonstration Proven Success in Delivering High Profits Attainment Through Targeted Innovative Business, and Investments Strategies.

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Dec 2016 Advised Schiller Plaza Commons on an investment from A1 Schiller Plaza LLC
Oct 2016 Assisted Midwest Gas Inc. in securing debt financing from Syed Brokerage & Capital Co.
May 2015 Advised Vishna Inc. on an investment from Syed Brokerage & Capital Co.
Jan 2015 Advised Lewis Ave Food Inc. in its sale to Investor

Mid-States Advisors, Inc

5 Total Closed Deals

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Mid-States Advisors is a family-owned boutique financial and business advisory firm that focuses on middle-market businesses looking for assistance with Mergers & Acquisitions, Debt Placement, and Fractional CFO services.Mid-States Capital, our predecessor entity, was founded in 1995 by Joe Alam Sr. after a successful career as a CPA and turnaround specialist. Mid-States Capital’s services focused on debt placement solutions for middle-market businesses dealing with unique or difficult issues, including workouts, highly-leveraged transactions, and high-growth situations.In 2015,…

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Apr 2025 Advised HMS Products in its sale to AIDA Engineering
Jan 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
Jan 2025 Advised RBR Machine in its sale to Confidential Company
Sep 2013 Advised Forging Company in its sale to Partner Buyout

Salomon Whitney LLC

5 Total Closed Deals

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Our investment banking products are tailored to various client needs. Developing a thorough understanding of our client’s specific goals and evaluating the market dynamics of various industry sectors, we strive to provide unbiased finance solutions.Our ability to analyze all aspects of our client companies and assess the feasibility of all corporate finance options, allows us to recommend a solution tailored specifically for our clients. Building strong relationships with major institutional, strategic and corporate investors are powerful resources used to implement our corporate…

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Jan 2019 Invested in LYFT
Jan 2019 Invested in Palantir Usa Inc.
Jan 2019 Invested in Airbnb
Jan 2019 Invested in Pinterest

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Firms in the Oil & Gas Drilling Investment Banks directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Oil & Gas Drilling Investment Banks is $4M-$26M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$4M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Energy & Utilities experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 191 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Energy & Utilities.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Oil & Gas Drilling Investment Banks directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Energy & Utilities, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Investment Banks with experience in Energy & Utilities, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 191 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Oil & Gas Drilling Investment Banks directory, you can request information here.

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