Data sourced from Joe, the private fund performance platform powered by Dakota. Learn More | Request Access
For deal sourcers, staying current on private company activity is critical to spotting active buyers, tracking market trends, and uncovering emerging investment opportunities ahead of competitors.
In July alone, we added more than 1,700 new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 27,900 searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types in Joe powered by Dakota Marketplace.
Inside Joe, you’ll find the transactions tab that provides structured, filterable data on deal types, values, and dates, while our editorial team curates daily updates through the dakota transactions newsletter, helping you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
To ensure the most comprehensive coverage of private market activity, Dakota’s team monitors over 10,000 websites including company websites, newswires, and numerous third-party news providers to capture and verify transaction data as it happens.
Below are the top 10 energy transactions.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Acquisition / Merger
- Transaction Value: $4.06B
Magnolia Oil & Gas will acquire WildFire Energy for approximately $4.06 billion, more than doubling its Giddings acreage to over 1.25 million net acres and creating a dominant Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk position in South Texas. The deal, funded via stock, assumed debt, and new financing, is expected to be immediately accretive to key metrics and supports a 9% dividend increase, with closing expected late Q3 2026.
- Transaction Date: 7/23/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Buyout / Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $1.28B
Matador Resources will acquire Paloma Permian from EnCap for $1.275 billion in cash, adding 16,235 net acres and roughly 11,100 BOE/day of production in Southeast New Mexico's Delaware Basin, while also acquiring Woodford acreage from Ridge Runner (another EnCap company) to build a contiguous ~50,000-net-acre Woodford position at about $4,000 per acre. The moves, paired with strong early results from Matador's Rae's Creek Woodford exploration well (2,200+ BOE/day, 72% oil), bring the company's total Delaware Basin footprint to roughly 240,000 net acres, funded through cash on hand and RBL credit facility borrowings.
- Transaction Date: 7/7/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Growth Equity
- Transaction Value: $1.13B
The Private Department of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan has committed $1.13 billion to MidOcean Energy, an EIG-managed LNG company with assets across Canada, Australia, and Latin America, marking its entry into the global LNG sector. Alongside the investment, the two parties formed a strategic partnership to pursue capital aggregation and energy infrastructure opportunities across the UAE and regional markets.
- Transaction Date: 7/13/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Acquisition / Merger
- Transaction Value: $901.72M
Greenfire Resources will acquire Connacher Oil and Gas, owner of the Great Divide oil sands project adjacent to Greenfire's Hangingstone assets, for approximately C$1.277 billion in cash. The combined entity will produce roughly 34,000 Bbl/d with 850 MMBbl of proved plus probable reserves and target $30 million in annual synergies, funded through an upsized reserves-based loan, a bridge facility, and a rights offering backstopped by Waterous Energy Fund, with closing expected in August 2026.
- Transaction Date: 7/1/2026
- Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
- Type: Buyout / Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $480M
Valmet has completed its acquisition of Severn Group—comprising Severn Glocon, ValvTechnologies, and LB Bentley—from private equity firm Bluewater for $480 million on a cash- and debt-free basis. The deal adds around 950 employees and roughly €215 million in 2025 net sales to Valmet's Flow Control business, strengthening its severe service valve offerings for refining, energy, and metals customers.
Want to track energy deal activity like this as it happens? Explore the full transactions tab in Joe for real-time, filterable data on every deal in this sector.
- Transaction Date: 7/20/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Acquisition / Merger
- Transaction Value: $365M
Nextpower has completed its acquisition of Prevalon Energy, a U.S. battery energy storage systems provider with over 6 GWh deployed worldwide, marking its entry into the BESS market. The deal expands Nextpower's platform beyond solar into grid-connected storage, hybrid power, and AI data center applications, with former Prevalon employees receiving inducement equity awards tied to continued employment and performance goals through 2030.
- Transaction Date: 7/2/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Acquisition / Merger
- Transaction Value: $360M
Genel Energy will acquire Capricorn Energy for approximately $360 million, paying shareholders $4.74 per share in cash plus a $0.99 special dividend, expanding Genel's operations from Kurdistan into Egypt. The combined company will hold pro-forma 2P reserves of 117 mmboe and production of roughly 41,000 bopd split evenly between the two regions, funded through Genel's cash and new debt via a Scottish court-approved scheme of arrangement.
- Transaction Date: 7/12/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Credit
- Transaction Value: $275M
KKR has led a A$400 million ($275 million) private credit financing for Ampol, the Australian integrated fuel supplier operating the Lytton refinery and roughly 1,700 retail sites, to support refinancing and general corporate purposes. The deal, arranged with Temasek-backed Clifford Capital, draws on KKR's Asia Pacific Credit and insurance platforms, which have committed over $9.1 billion across 63 credit investments in the region since 2019.
- Transaction Date: 7/6/2026
- Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
- Type: Growth Equity
- Transaction Value: $225M
Eni has invested $225 million for a minority stake in EnergyX's Project Black Giant lithium development in Chile, securing rights to 25% of future lithium production from the 52,500-tpa facility. The investment builds on Eni's earlier 2022 stake in EnergyX and complements a $690 million debt financing LOI from U.S. EXIM Bank, advancing a project expected to generate roughly $1.3 billion in annual revenue once fully operational.
- Transaction Date: 7/17/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Real Assets
- Transaction Value: $215.4M
Kimbell Royalty Partners will acquire oil and gas royalty interests from affiliated sellers for approximately $215.4 million, funded with $74.9 million in cash and $140.5 million in newly issued OpCo common units. The deal adds roughly 2,568 net royalty acres across the Eagle Ford, Permian, Mid-Con, and Appalachia, expected to close August 21, 2026 and be immediately accretive to distributable cash flow per unit.
Transactions in Joe, Powered by Dakota
At Dakota, we understand how important it is to stay current on deal activity as it happens. That’s why our editorial team continuously monitors the news for real-time updates on platform investments, add-ons, divestitures, and more to deliver daily highlights straight to your inbox through our transactions newsletter.
Inside Joe, the transactions tab provides structured, filterable data with deal dates, types, sectors, and financials, allowing you to build a customized feed that aligns with your focus areas.
Whether you're evaluating a new investment opportunity or tracking trends within a target sector, Joe helps you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
For more information on these transactions and a deeper dive into their industries and sub-industries, request access to Joe.
