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 January alone, we added more than 1,900 new private company transactions, bringing the total to over 17,300 searchable deals across sectors, industries, and transaction types in Dakota Marketplace.
Inside Dakota Marketplace, 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 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: 1/16/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Real Assets
- Transaction Value: $5.2B
A. O. Smith completed its acquisition of Leonard Valve Company from Bessemer Investors, adding a leading provider of water temperature and flow control solutions used in critical institutional and commercial applications. The transaction expands A. O. Smith’s portfolio in digital mixing, thermostatic controls, and hydronic system management, including the Heat-Timer platform, strengthening its position in safety- and efficiency-driven building solutions.
- Transaction Date: 1/15/2026
- Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
- Type: Real Assets
- Transaction Value: $3.45B
Talen Energy agreed to acquire approximately 2.6 GW of high-quality natural gas generation assets in the PJM market from Energy Capital Partners for $3.45 billion, comprised of $2.55 billion in cash and about $900 million in Talen equity. The transaction expands Talen’s western PJM footprint with efficient baseload and flexible capacity, is expected to be immediately accretive to free cash flow per share by more than 15% annually, and is targeted to close in the second half of 2026.
- Transaction Date: 1/6/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Buyout / Private Equity
- Transaction Value: $1.B
South Wind Exploration & Production secured more than $1 billion in total equity commitments, with $500 million each from Kayne Anderson and Quantum Capital Group, significantly expanding its capital base. The increased funding positions the company to pursue large-scale U.S. onshore oil and gas acquisitions and execute its acquisition-driven growth strategy.
- Transaction Date: 1/9/2026
- Industry: Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels
- Type: Merger/ Acquisition
- Transaction Value: $2.1M
Cool Company completed its cash merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of EPS Ventures, becoming fully owned by EPS at a price of $9.65 per share. Following the transaction, CoolCo will be delisted from the NYSE and Euronext Growth Oslo and will terminate its public reporting obligations.
- Transaction Date: 1/26/2026
- Industry: Nuclear Energy
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $140M
Standard Nuclear raised $140 million in Series A funding led by Decisive Point to accelerate the expansion of its advanced TRISO nuclear fuel development and fabrication infrastructure. The financing supports the company’s launch of HALEU fuel production and plans to scale annual TRISO output to more than two metric tons by mid-2026, strengthening the domestic advanced nuclear fuel supply chain.
- Transaction Date: 1/7/2026
- Industry: Food Products
- Type: Credit
- Transaction Value: $10.7M
Ecozen is raising ₹95 crore ($10.7 million) in debt from Momentum Capedge through the issuance of Series E non-convertible debentures to fund near-term capital needs and business growth. The financing marks the company’s third debt raise in the past year, as Ecozen continues to scale rapidly across climate-smart, solar-powered deep-tech solutions.
- Transaction Date: 1/21/2026
- Industry: Power Technology
- Type: Venture
- Transaction Value: $5.1M
Enerzolve Smart Technologies raised $5.1 million in a seed funding round co-led by Jungle Ventures and Kae Capital to advance development of its semiconductor-powered smart grid and energy storage solutions. The funding will support IP creation, team expansion, pilot manufacturing, and go-to-market efforts with utilities, DISCOMs, and energy developers across India.
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 Dakota Marketplace, 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, Dakota Marketplace helps you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most.
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