Capital raise · Energy Services

Co-Investment Rights Counsel for Energy Services Acquisitions

Independent sponsor counsel for energy services, focused on Co-Investment Rights and the deal mechanics that protect sponsor economics and LP alignment.

EV range $10M to $140M EV EBITDA $2.5M to $24M Audience Independent Sponsor
The deal context

Co-Investment Rights on energy services deals is one of those workstreams that looks routine on a checklist and decides outcomes in practice.

The typical energy services platform sits at $10M to $140M EV with EBITDA in the $2.5M to $24M range. The thesis runs on regional oilfield service or renewable services consolidation. Underwrite the trough, not the peak. Capital partners will.

The moves

How Co-Investment Rights actually gets structured.

  1. Define co-invest rights pro-rata to the LP's deal commitment.

  2. Build a 30-day decision window so the deal does not stall.

  3. Limit co-invest fees and carry, if any, to reflect the relationship value.

  4. Document the right in the LPA, not in a side letter.

  5. In energy services, layer in earnout indexed to gross margin instead of revenue as part of the Co-Investment Rights workstream.

The common mistake

Granting unlimited co-invest. The next LP finds out and your firm economics suffer.

Jason's take
"Co-investment is a privilege you give to the LPs you want to keep. Define it accordingly."
Jason Powell · Co-Investment Rights
Capital after close

The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.

The capital that opens up post-close, from refinancing to growth equity to strategic exit, runs through a small set of Wall Street relationships. That network is built in.

MONTH 18
Senior refi
MONTH 24
Dividend recap
MONTH 36
Growth equity
YEAR 4–5
Strategic exit
WORK WITH JASON

Bring the energy services deal. Get Co-Investment Rights done right.

Direct counsel from a securities and M&A attorney with billions in structured transactions, the independent-sponsor-native playbook, and the capital markets network that opens up post-close.