
New WildFire Energy Gets More Than $1B in Private Equity Backing
From Houston Chronicle A cofounder of WildHorse Resource Development has formed the new WildFire Energy in Houston with more than $1 billion in backing from two major private equity firms. Two of the top private equity firms, New York-based Warburg Pincus and Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Capital, are investing in WildFire and its founder and chief executive Anthony Bahr. Chesapeake Energy closed in February on