Once a relatively rare presence in the US oil industry, firms overseeing the assets of ultra-rich families — including the billionaire dynasties of George Soros and Carlos Slim — are pouring money into shale. The sector’s more stable returns after years of boom-and-bust cycles…

PE Hub’s ongoing series of Q&As with PE thought leaders continues here, as we turn to energy private equity firm Tailwater Capital co-founder and managing partner Jason Downie, who shared insights on the upstream and midstream private equity investment horizon…