Acquisitions & Divestitures

Oil and gas focused private-equity investors “missed the boat” in placing billions of dollars of sidelined funds in 2009, according to Adrian Goodisman, co-head of U.S. and managing director for Scotia Waterous, but those funds will flood the acquisitions markets this year as ingredients for A&D activity come into play.

“Private equity raised billions of dollars during the down cycle and didn’t invest it, and now they feel like they’ve missed the bottom. They are going to start putting that money to work this year—private equity will come back in ...