Natural Gas Partners

Locke Lord represented Natural Gas Partners in its recent capital commitment to establish The Catapult Group, a fund that will invest in start-up oilfield services companies established by experienced, entrepreneurial managers. Catapult also will provide back-office services such as systems and consulting in accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, HSE and risk management services. Already, Catapult has funded experienced management teams to build a well testing company and a coiled tubing service company. Founded in 1988, Natural Gas Partners (NGP) is a $10.5 billion family of private equity investment funds organized to make investments in the natural resources sector. Locke Lord's Kevin Peter and Eric Larson worked on the establishment of this fund.