The Energy & Minerals Group

What is The Energy & Minerals Group?

The Energy & Minerals Group (EMG) is a Houston, Texas-based private equity firm with a specialized focus on the natural resource industry.

Founded in 2006, they operate with a mandate to invest in companies within North America, South Africa, and Australia across multiple sectors including natural resources, energy, infrastructure, mining, and minerals. EMG employs a strategy centered on providing growth capital to businesses in sectors that are integral to energy production, infrastructure development, and decarbonization efforts. Their approach is rooted in disciplined value creation and thorough risk mitigation, underpinned by a partnership model that enables the domain expertise of their partners with necessary capital for growth.

A central tenet of EMG's investment philosophy is the pursuit of generating alpha by fostering the development of high margin businesses with a focus on high-quality geology and resource bases. With assets under management (AUM) of approximately $13 billion as of September 2024, EMG has demonstrated a successful track record with an emphasis on equity investments ranging from $150 million to $1,000 million.

This sizeable range allows them to be dynamic in accommodating various scales of investments within the natural resource sector, further diversifying their portfolio.

Commitment to critical metals and minerals extraction and processing reflects EMG's recognition of the importance of these components in the decarbonization process and upstream and midstream energy dynamics. Their recent activities include the sale of a crude oil business in the Delaware Basin and the inception of a pioneering lithium project in the United States, underscoring their ability to strategically pivot and capitalize on emerging opportunities.

The firm operates additionally out of Dallas, Texas, complementing their headquarter functions.