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New Haynesville Focused E&P Scores Cash From Large PE Firm.

South Wind Exploration & Production, a newly formed independent oil and natural gas company, has received over $400 million of equity commitments from Kayne Private Energy Income Fund III, L.P., a fund managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (“Kayne Anderson”), and members of the Company’s management team.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, South Wind aims to acquire and operate large, producing onshore U.S. oil and gas assets. The Company is led by an experienced team of industry veterans, including Co-CEOs Tyler Bolton and Greg Boxer, EVP & General Counsel Jeremy Fitzpatrick, COO Zack Laird, CFO Son Hoang, and CTO Andy Broussard.
South Wind's leadership team brings deep industry expertise, having previously held executive roles at Flywheel Energy, LLC (“Flywheel”). Flywheel and…
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