ARC Energy Fund 8 Reaches Agreement for the Take-Private Acquisition of STEP Energy Services Ltd. (opens in a new tab)
Arrangement agreement at $5.50 per share, supported by voting agreements with major holders.
Private Equity
Calgary firm that calls itself Canada's largest energy-focused private equity manager, investing in oil and gas and the energy transition.
ARC Financial Corp. is a Calgary private equity manager that has focused only on private equity since 1997; the firm itself was founded in 1989. It runs two strategies: Canadian upstream oil and gas and oilfield services, with more than 150 companies backed, and energy transition, where it has invested since 2000. Its September 2026 hiring notice cites over $6.6 billion of commitments across twelve funds. Students should also know the in-house ARC Energy Research Institute, whose charts and podcasts are widely followed in Calgary. The firm works from one Calgary office and hires Investment Analysts with two to five years of energy banking, A&D, corporate development or engineering experience.
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Growth equity for Canadian upstream oil, gas and NGL producers and oilfield services companies; ARC Energy Fund 11 is its current Canadian oil and gas strategy.
Investments in electrification, renewable fuels and decarbonization across production, services, manufacturing and infrastructure, including a dedicated ARC Energy Transition Fund; ARC Energy Fund 10 made StormFisher Hydrogen its first energy transition investment in 2024.
In-house research arm producing economic and energy-sector analysis, weekly charts and podcasts for the firm, its investors and the public.
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Infrastructure and energy assets need refinancings, construction periods and asset recycling, so there is always work on an existing asset even when nothing new is being bought. That is a better “why infra” than stability or inflation protection, and it answers the hidden question about whether a junior will be busy.
Canada's longest-running dedicated energy private equity firm, so the track record spans multiple commodity cycles rather than one.
The ARC Energy Research Institute gives the firm a genuine public voice on the sector: read or listen to it before interviewing, because very few candidates do.
Calgary-based and energy-only, which means asset-level fluency rather than sector coverage.
Both conventional energy and the transition sit in the same investment view, so you see capital rotating rather than one side of it.
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Runs a summer analyst internship for undergraduates with at least two years of school done; full-time Investment Analyst roles (its entry title) ask for two to five years of energy banking, A&D, corporate development, consulting or engineering experience.
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Private Western Canadian oil and gas exploration and production company.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Western Canadian oil and gas company listed in ARC's oil and gas portfolio.
Oil & gas
Carbon removal technology enabling cement-free concrete made with steel slag and captured CO2.
Energy transition
Provides water and organic waste processing solutions for industry and municipalities.
Oil & gas; Energy transitionCalgary, AB
Energy transition
Oilfield drilling contractor operating rigs in Western Canada.
Oil & gas
Collineo
Oil & gas
Convergent
Oil & gas
Private exploration and production company with Montney and Duvernay assets in Western Canada.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Supplies artificial lift systems that optimize oil and gas well production.
Oil & gas
Privately held oil and gas exploration and production company.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Canadian oil and gas development company.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Western Canadian oil and gas venture led by an experienced management team.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Private Canadian oil and gas company.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Robson
Oil & gas
Acquires mineral rights and royalties across Western Canada.
Oil & gas
Oilfield services company.
Oil & gas
Manufacturer of North American-made solar panels.
Energy transitionMississauga, ON
Makes chemical injection pumps and systems for industrial and energy applications.
Energy transition
Privately owned oil and natural gas producer.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Oilfield services provider.
Oil & gasCalgary, AB
Develops, owns and operates hydrogen-derived renewable fuel (e-fuel) production facilities.
Energy transition
Energy storage solutions that help facilities manage electricity costs and grid participation.
Energy transitionCalgary, AB
Royalty and energy infrastructure company with assets across Western Canadian resource plays.
Oil & gas
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Executive Team
Joined ARC in 1997 and became CEO in 2019. He leads strategy and performance of the ARC Energy Funds and chairs the Investment Committee. Ivey HBA, CFA, ICD.D.
Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director
Executive Team
Joined ARC in 1997 from a global public accounting firm. She oversees finance, risk, investor relations, legal and regulatory matters and sits on the Executive and Investment Committees. Alberta BComm, CA, CFA.
Managing Director - Oil & Gas
Executive Team
Heads the oil and gas investment team, covering origination through exit. Joined ARC in 2011 after working as an engineer in drilling and new business development at a major multinational energy company. Harvard MBA, Calgary BSc Engineering, P.Eng.
Managing Director - Energy Transition
Executive Team
Heads the energy transition investment team and sits on the Executive and Investment Committees. Joined ARC in 2004; boards include Silfab Solar and STEP Energy Services. Calgary BComm (Finance), CFA, ICD.D.
Managing Director, Energy Research
Executive Team
Executive Director of the ARC Energy Research Institute and leads ARC's ESG work; a frequent public speaker and media commentator. Joined in 2014 from IHS CERA, where she led North American crude oil research. Queen's MBA, Calgary BSc Chemical Engineering, P.Eng.
Managing Director
Investment Team
Focuses on technical due diligence and capital formation for new investments, and plays a lead role in fundraising, investor relations and LP secondaries. Joined ARC in 2004 after working at an energy operating company. Stanford MBA and PhD in petroleum geology.
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Oct 17, 2025
STEP Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: STEP)
Acquirer · Oilfield services
Buyer ARC Energy Fund 8 · Seller Public shareholders of STEP
ARC Energy Fund 8 agreed to take STEP private at $5.50 cash per share for the shares not already held by ARC Funds 6 and 8, which together owned about 55%. Closing was targeted for around December 16, 2025; this profile has not confirmed that it closed. RBC Capital Markets was lead financial advisor and ATB Capital Markets co-advisor to ARC.
Jun 10, 2024
Aspenleaf Energy Limited
Sponsor (GP-led secondary) · Upstream oil and gas
Buyer ARC general partner-led continuation fund and new investors · Seller ARC Energy Fund 7 investors (partial liquidity)
GP-led continuation fund recapitalizing a 25,000 bbl/d Alberta light-oil producer. It gave Fund 7 investors and co-investors over C$400 million of liquidity and raised over C$100 million of new equity; Houlihan Lokey was placement agent.
Mar 4, 2024
StormFisher Hydrogen
Investor · Low-carbon fuels (e-fuels)
Buyer ARC Energy Fund 10
C$30 million investment to develop e-fuel production facilities; the first investment from ARC Energy Fund 10, ARC's energy transition fund.
Arrangement agreement at $5.50 per share, supported by voting agreements with major holders.
ARC used a continuation vehicle to give Fund 7 investors liquidity while raising new equity for Aspenleaf.
C$30 million into StormFisher Hydrogen.
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