Stocks & Investing·May 19, 2026

Oil & Gas Dealmaking Heats Up With $20 Billion of Assets in Play

Buyout shops are finding a rare exit opportunity in the US oil patch.

Bloomberg MarketsMay 191 min readPrimary source

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Buyout shops are finding a rare exit opportunity in the US oil patch.

Buyout shops are finding a rare exit opportunity in the US oil patch.

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Buyout shops are finding a rare exit opportunity in the US oil patch.

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