Drillinginfo Completes Cortex Acquisition, Fifth under Genstar Ownership

SAN FRANCISCO, February 21, 2019 — Genstar Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the software, industrial technology, healthcare, and financial services industries, announced that its portfolio company Drilling Info Holdings, Inc, has closed on the acquisition of Cortex, its fifth add-on acquisition since Genstar invested in Drillinginfo in July 2018.  Drillinginfo is the leading SaaS and data analytics company serving the energy industry.

These acquisitions, combined with strong organic growth, strengthen Drillinginfo’s position as a global leader in delivering end to end software and intelligence for energy market participants.  The acquisition of Cortex, a Network-as-a-Service company that enables automation of accounts payable and receivable (AP and AR) processes for the oil and gas industry, comes five months after the acquisition Oildex, the largest oil & gas business automation software firm in North America, transforming the way the industry connects, collaborates, and automates data exchanges in energy.  In December 2018, Drillinginfo acquired MineralSoft, a software platform designed to make managing mineral, royalty, and non-operated working interests easier and more profitable; and earlier acquired 1Derrick and PLS’s research and database business, two highly visible companies in the oil and gas industry that offer market research solutions for sourcing, valuing, and analyzing asset and corporate transactions.

The investment last year by Genstar is allowing Drillinginfo to build on its deep roots as the dominant provider of decision support software for the energy sector. The acquisitions both strengthen the areas in which Drillinginfo is best known and broaden its offerings across the energy value chain to include business automation and commodity data solutions.

Eli Weiss, Managing Director of Genstar, said, “When we acquired Drillinginfo last year we said we would build the business and drive growth in part by expanding service offerings through selective acquisitions to enhance its workflow, analytics and data solutions.  Our goal is to create the leading software service in the energy ecosystem and we are well on the way.  These five acquisitions have greatly broadened the company’s suite of solutions and will deliver new software and more integrated operational intelligence to Drillinginfo’s customers across the entire energy spectrum.  We are still in the early innings of a technology revolution in the energy industry and as a result of these and other initiatives, there is increasing separation between Drillinginfo and the competition.”

Jeff Hughes, President and CEO of Drillinginfo, said, “We are excited to have these impactful acquisitions and the experienced management teams join Drillinginfo to help transform the company, offer new capabilities to our customers and help tap entirely new market opportunities.  As an example, MineralSoft enables customers to effectively manage oil and gas non-operated interests and for the first time allows us to enter this enormous asset class with an integrated software platform.”

Genstar and the Drillinginfo team continue to pursue a robust pipeline of strategic acquisition targets that represent an opportunity to put additional capital behind the company’s strong management team and help develop innovative and transformative solutions to save time, improve efficiency and ultimately drive better, faster decisions in the energy industry.

About Drillinginfo

Drillinginfo delivers business-critical insights to the energy, power, and commodities markets. Its state-of-the-art SaaS platform offers sophisticated technology, powerful analytics, and industry-leading data. Drillinginfo’s solutions deliver value across upstream, midstream and downstream markets, empowering exploration and production (E&P), oilfield services, midstream, utilities, trading and risk, and capital markets companies to be more collaborative, efficient, and competitive. Drillinginfo delivers actionable intelligence over mobile, web, and desktop to analyze and reduce risk, conduct competitive benchmarking, and uncover market insights. Drillinginfo serves over 5,000 companies globally from its Austin, Texas, headquarters and has more than 1,000 employees. For more information visit drillinginfo.com.

About Genstar Capital

Genstar Capital (www.gencap.com) is a leading private equity firm that has been actively investing in high quality companies for over 30 years. Based in San Francisco, Genstar works in partnership with its management teams and its network of strategic advisors to transform its portfolio companies into industry-leading businesses. Genstar currently has approximately $10 billion of assets under management and targets investments focused on targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries.

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JINKO POWER, ARDIAN and WHITE SUMMIT CAPITAL reach agreement to construct and operate Solar Photovoltaic Plant in Spain

Ardian

Madrid, 19th February 2019 –  Jinko Power, a global renewable energy company, Ardian Infrastructure, one of the European leaders of the Infrastructure sector and White Summit Capital AG, a Switzerland-based firm specializing in private infrastructure, have reached an agreement to jointly construct and operate “La Isla”, a 182.5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant near Seville, Spain.
The project was previously wholly owned and developed by Jinko Power International, a sister company of Jinko Solar, the solar panel manufacturer. The plant is currently in development and construction is expected to be completed during the second half of 2019.
Once in operation, La Isla will be one of the first grid-parity/zero-subsidy projects in Europe and one of the largest solar PV plants in Spain. It will be able to generate clean energy to cover the annual consumption of 100,000 households.
La Isla, representing a total investment of €125 million, will create 350 direct jobs in the region during its construction phase.
Juan Angoitia Grijalba, Managing Director at Ardian Infrastructure, said: “This investment demonstrates Ardian’s continuing commitment to the development of our renewable energy portfolio. With this acquisition, we are cementing our presence in Spain, a country with high potential in the renewables space. This builds on our sector expertise, with Ardian Infrastructure now managing circa 2GW of renewable energy, through technologies including wind, solar, hydro and biomass.”
Amaia del Villar, Principal at White Summit Capital, said: “We are delighted to have successfully completed this landmark transaction for White Summit Capital. Together with our partners, we are proud to be spearheading the new renewable energy paradigm.”

ABOUT JINKO POWER

Jinko Power is a global renewable energy company which develops and operates projects in Asia, Europe, Latam and the Middle East, and will be the industrial partner for La Isla.

ABOUT ARDIAN

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$90bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base.
Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world.
Holding close its core values of excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship, Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 550 employees working from fifteen offices across Europe (Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich), the Americas (New York, San Francisco and Santiago) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). It manages funds on behalf of around 800 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Fund of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt.

ABOUT WHITE SUMMIT CAPITAL AG

White Summit Capital AG is a Switzerland based firm specialised in private infrastructure. White Summit has partnered with Ardian to support the investment needs of La Isla and will act as asset manager for the project.

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SKYLINE RENEWABLES acquires additional wind portfolio

Ardian

The subsidiary of Ardian Infrastructure made the acquisition of four additional wind farms expanding Skyline’s holdings to 803 MW

Portland, February 12, 2019 – Skyline Renewables has purchased a 117 megawatt (MW) wind portfolio from NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR).

The US wind farms are located in Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Wyoming providing clean renewable energy to major population centers across the country.

“We set out to become a leading North American clean independent energy platform,” said Skyline Renewables President & CEO, Martin Mugica. “This latest acquisition marks an important step forward as it diversifies our portfolio geographically and it marks the first tax equity financing fully negotiated by Skyline Renewables.  We are excited to extend our partnership with Capital One as tax equity partner with this portfolio and look forward to further opportunities as we execute our strategy.”

“We are delighted to partner with Skyline Renewables to help them complete this acquisition,” said George Revock, Managing Director and Head of Alternative Energy and Project Finance at Capital One. “This investment is emblematic of Capital One’s commitment to be a leading supplier of financing to the renewable energy sector.”

With this latest acquisition, Skyline Renewables will grow its wind portfolio to 803 MW of controlled capacity since forming the company earlier last year as a partnership between Ardian and Transatlantic Power Holdings. Skyline Renewables announced its first acquisition of Whirlwind Energy, a 60 MW project in NW Texas, in March 2018. In September 2018, they acquired Hackberry Wind Farm, a 166 MW farm also in NW Texas, and in October 2018 announced the acquisition of Starwood Energy’s 51% interest in the Horse Creek and Electra wind farms, both 230 MW projects.

“We are ambitious, nimble and we have deep industry expertise,” continued Mr. Mugica. “There are many promising opportunities ahead as we expand Skyline’s reach to different parts of the country with strong clean energy assets that will allow us to actively manage our assets and optimize returns.”

CCA Capital served as advisors to Skyline Renewables to support the tax equity financing.

ABOUT SKYLINE RENEWABLES

Skyline Renewables is a partnership between Transatlantic Power Holdings (TPH) and Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, to establish a leading North American renewables platform. With a current wind portfolio of 803 MW, Skyline Renewables aims to build a total installed capacity of 3 GW. Skyline Renewables was formed when it announced its first acquisition, Whirlwind, a 60MW windfarm in Texas, in March 2018. CEO, Martin Mugica, a top executive within the US clean energy sector with expertise in wind, solar, natural gas fired generation and power trading activities, leads Skyline Renewables. Skyline Renewables’ leadership team features a number of the individuals who helped build and lead Iberdrola Renewables to become the then second largest and fastest growing renewables energy company in the US, at that time.

Ardian Infrastructure is a world leading Infrastructure Fund Manager with special focus in Energy and Transport sectors. In the Renewable space, Ardian Infrastructure accounts circa 2 GW through various technologies: wind, solar, hydro and biomass. Ardian Infrastructure renewables is present in many geographies: North and South America and in Europe including Nordic countries.

ABOUT ARDIAN

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$90bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base. Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world. Holding close its core values of excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship, Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 550 employees working from fifteen offices across Europe (Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich), the Americas (New York, San Francisco and Santiago) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). It manages funds on behalf of around 800 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Funds of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt
Ardian on Twitter @Ardian

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SKYLINE RENEWABLES acquires additional WIND portfolio

Ardian

The subsidiary of Ardian Infrastructure made the acquisition of four additional wind farms expanding Skyline’s holdings to 803 MW

Portland, February 12, 2019 – Skyline Renewables has purchased a 117 megawatt (MW) wind portfolio from NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR).

The US wind farms are located in Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Wyoming providing clean renewable energy to major population centers across the country.

“We set out to become a leading North American clean independent energy platform,” said Skyline Renewables President & CEO, Martin Mugica. “This latest acquisition marks an important step forward as it diversifies our portfolio geographically and it marks the first tax equity financing fully negotiated by Skyline Renewables.  We are excited to extend our partnership with Capital One as tax equity partner with this portfolio and look forward to further opportunities as we execute our strategy.”

“We are delighted to partner with Skyline Renewables to help them complete this acquisition,” said George Revock, Managing Director and Head of Alternative Energy and Project Finance at Capital One. “This investment is emblematic of Capital One’s commitment to be a leading supplier of financing to the renewable energy sector.”

With this latest acquisition, Skyline Renewables will grow its wind portfolio to 803 MW of controlled capacity since forming the company earlier last year as a partnership between Ardian and Transatlantic Power Holdings. Skyline Renewables announced its first acquisition of Whirlwind Energy, a 60 MW project in NW Texas, in March 2018. In September 2018, they acquired Hackberry Wind Farm, a 166 MW farm also in NW Texas, and in October 2018 announced the acquisition of Starwood Energy’s 51% interest in the Horse Creek and Electra wind farms, both 230 MW projects.

“We are ambitious, nimble and we have deep industry expertise,” continued Mr. Mugica. “There are many promising opportunities ahead as we expand Skyline’s reach to different parts of the country with strong clean energy assets that will allow us to actively manage our assets and optimize returns.”

CCA Capital served as advisors to Skyline Renewables to support the tax equity financing.

ABOUT SKYLINE RENEWABLES

Skyline Renewables is a partnership between Transatlantic Power Holdings (TPH) and Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, to establish a leading North American renewables platform. With a current wind portfolio of 803 MW, Skyline Renewables aims to build a total installed capacity of 3 GW. Skyline Renewables was formed when it announced its first acquisition, Whirlwind, a 60MW windfarm in Texas, in March 2018. CEO, Martin Mugica, a top executive within the US clean energy sector with expertise in wind, solar, natural gas fired generation and power trading activities, leads Skyline Renewables. Skyline Renewables’ leadership team features a number of the individuals who helped build and lead Iberdrola Renewables to become the then second largest and fastest growing renewables energy company in the US, at that time.

Ardian Infrastructure is a world leading Infrastructure Fund Manager with special focus in Energy and Transport sectors. In the Renewable space, Ardian Infrastructure accounts circa 2 GW through various technologies: wind, solar, hydro and biomass. Ardian Infrastructure renewables is present in many geographies: North and South America and in Europe including Nordic countries.

ABOUT ARDIAN

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$90bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base. Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world. Holding close its core values of excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship, Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 550 employees working from fifteen offices across Europe (Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich), the Americas (New York, San Francisco and Santiago) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). It manages funds on behalf of around 800 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Funds of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt
Ardian on Twitter @Ardian

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Blackstone Energy Partners Announces Its Partnership with Waterfield Midstream – a Permian Basin Oil & Gas Water Management Platform

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The Woodlands and New York, February 5, 2019 – Today, Blackstone (NYSE:BX) (“Blackstone”) announced that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners L.P. have formed Waterfield Midstream (“Waterfield”), a full-cycle provider of water management services, including water gathering, treatment, recycling and disposal, to provide solutions to producers in the Permian Basin.  Waterfield is Blackstone’s water midstream platform in the Permian Basin and has a $500 million equity commitment to pursue greenfield development and acquisitions of water-related infrastructure, helping producers minimize the environmental impact and operating cost of oil and gas production.

Waterfield is led by Co-Chief Executive Officers Scott Mitchell and Mark Cahill, who previously built and led Anadarko’s and Western Gas’s Permian Basin commercial water infrastructure platform.  Since partnering with Blackstone last summer, Waterfield has put together a highly skilled team that brings together upstream and midstream technical expertise with a deep understanding of the subsurface and operating characteristics of the Permian Basin.  This expertise positions Waterfield to provide reliable, turn-key services for its customers.

Recently, Waterfield signed a 15-year contract with Guidon Energy (“Guidon”) to construct a new system to handle Guidon’s water gathering and disposal needs across its ~40,000 acre position in Martin County, Texas.  In Martin County, Waterfield is targeting deeper disposal zones, as opposed to shallow disposal zones, to provide long-term flow assurance and to support optimal drilling conditions for its upstream customers.  Additionally, Waterfield has entered into an agreement with EagleClaw Midstream (“EagleClaw”) to operate EagleClaw’s water assets in Reeves County, Texas.  These assets consist of 58 miles of gathering lines and 390,000 barrels per day of permitted water disposal capacity.

“We are excited to have partnered with Blackstone,” said Co-CEO Scott Mitchell.  “Blackstone shares our vision of developing a long-term and sustainable water business focused on flow assurance in the Permian Basin.  We are confident that Waterfield can deliver high quality and cost-effective outcomes for our customers.  The opportunity to build Waterfield with the commitment and support of Blackstone’s upstream expertise, capital, industry relationships and successful track record greatly enhances our ability to execute this vision.”

“In addition, we are excited to work with Guidon and EagleClaw,” said Co-CEO Mark Cahill. “They are both exceptional companies with technical expertise, operating excellence, financial discipline and integrity.  We believe Waterfield Midstream brings those same qualities to the water management market in the Permian Basin.”

Angelo Acconcia, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone who oversees its upstream investments, said, “Our partnership with Scott and Mark is illustrative of our strategy of enabling and building best-in-class management teams with proven technical and operational expertise.  We are excited to work with them to build the leading water management platform in the basin and to provide unique, long-term water solutions of scale to upstream companies in the Permian.”

Erik Belz, Principal at Blackstone, added, “We believe that Waterfield addresses a critical need of producers in the Permian Basin both in terms of infrastructure and quality of service.  Waterfield’s subsurface capabilities and engineering track record set it apart from other offerings in the market.”

About Blackstone Energy Partners

Blackstone Energy Partners is Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, with a successful track record built on our industry expertise and partnerships with exceptional management teams.  Blackstone has invested and committed approximately $16 billion of equity globally across a broad range of sectors within the energy industry.

About Blackstone

Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our asset management businesses, with $472 billion in assets under management, include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.  Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone.

Further information is available at www.blackstone.com and at www.waterfieldmidstream.com

 

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CAMPUS ENERGY PARTNERS takes ownership of certain ALTAGAS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE and supply assets

Birch Hill

Calgary, AB – February 1, 2019: Campus Energy Partners LP (“Campus Energy” or the “Company”)
today announced the closing of the acquisition of certain natural gas midstream, power, and commercial
and industrial marketing assets from AltaGas Ltd. (“AltaGas”).
Campus Energy Partners is a newly formed private entity owned by Birch Hill Equity Partners (“Birch
Hill”).

The Company’s energy infrastructure assets are located throughout Western Canada and include two
natural gas transmission pipeline systems, five natural gas gathering and processing facilities, an LNG
processing facility, and two power peaking units. Its energy supply solutions include providing natural
gas and electricity to customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Campus Energy will be headquartered in Calgary and led by Jeremy Baines, newly appointed President
and Chief Executive Officer. Baines was formerly Senior Vice President of Strategic Projects with
AltaGas.

“We are a new company at Campus Energy, but we also have a long history of serving customers with
energy solutions. As Campus Energy, we will continue to operate safely, provide customers with creative
solutions, and be a contributor to the communities where we operate. We’ll also be actively seeking
opportunities to grow our business both organically and through acquisitions,” said Baines.
“It’s an exciting time for Birch Hill when we add a new partner company. We look forward to working
with Jeremy and his team of talented people at Campus Energy to build on their past successes as part of
AltaGas. The new company has a strong base of assets and operations to build from so we look forward
to expanding their customer reach and supporting their future growth plans,” said Michael Salamon, a
Partner with Birch Hill.

Additional information on Campus Energy can be found at www.campusenergy.ca.

About Birch Hill Equity Partners
With over $3 billion in capital under management, 17 partner companies and 45 fully realized investments
since 1994, Birch Hill is the leader in long-term value creation in the Canadian mid-market. For more
information about Birch Hill Equity Partners, please visit www.birchhillequity.com.

Contact:
Jeremy Baines – President and CEO – Campus Energy Partners
(403) 206-2832

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Blackstone Infrastructure Partners enters into definitive agreement to acquire controlling interest in Tallgrass Energy

Blackstone

Leawood, KS and New York, NY – January 31, 2019 – Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TGE) and Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners have entered into a definitive agreement with affiliates of Kelso & Co., The Energy & Minerals Group, and Tallgrass KC, LLC, an entity owned by certain members of TGE’s management, to acquire 100% of the membership interests in TGE’s general partner, as well as an approximately 44% economic interest in Tallgrass, for total cash consideration of approximately $3.3 billion. Affiliates of GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, will be a minority investor in the transaction.

“Blackstone’s scale, long-term capital, and investment expertise across the energy industry make it an ideal partner for our business as we continue to create value and invest capital in accretive growth opportunities,” said Tallgrass President and CEO David G. Dehaemers Jr. “We appreciate the successful partnership we have had with Kelso and EMG since 2012 and thank them for their significant support. We look forward to working with Blackstone to continue maximizing value for all stakeholders.”

“Tallgrass is managed by an exceptional team that has an outstanding track record of commercial, operational and financial success,” said Sean Klimczak, Global Head of Infrastructure at Blackstone.  “This transaction represents a rare opportunity to invest in a large-scale U.S. midstream infrastructure platform that connects high-production supply basins to key markets and is underpinned by long-term contracts.  We are excited to partner with and to support the established Tallgrass management team over the long term as they execute on their robust backlog of attractive growth projects.”

Closing of the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and is expected within the first quarter of 2019.

Transaction Advisors

Baker Botts L.L.P. acted as legal advisor to Tallgrass.  Citi acted as the financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins acted as the legal advisor to Blackstone on the transaction. Sidley Austin LLP acted as the legal advisor to GIC.

About Tallgrass Energy

Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TGE) is a growth-oriented midstream energy infrastructure company operating across 11 states with transportation, storage, terminal, water, gathering and processing assets that serve some of the nation’s most prolific crude oil and natural gas basins.

To learn more, please visit www.tallgrassenergy.com.

About Blackstone

Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms.  We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies in which we invest, and the communities in which we work.  We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems.  Our asset management businesses, with $457 billion in assets under management, include investment vehicles focused on infrastructure, private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.  Further information is available at www.blackstone.com.  Follow Blackstone on twitter @Blackstone.

About GIC

GIC is a leading global investment firm with well over US$100 billion in assets under management. Established in 1981 to secure the financial future of Singapore, the firm manages Singapore’s foreign reserves. With its disciplined long-term value approach, GIC is uniquely positioned to invest in both the public and private markets, including equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity and infrastructure. In infrastructure, GIC’s primary strategy is to invest directly in operating infrastructure assets with a high degree of cash flow visibility and which provide a hedge against inflation. These include mature, low to moderate-risk assets in developed markets, complemented by investments with higher growth potential in emerging markets. Headquartered in Singapore, GIC employs over 1,500 people across 10 offices in key financial cities worldwide. For more information about GIC, please visit www.gic.com.sg.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Disclosures in this press release contain forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that management expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including whether the proposed transaction will occur in the first quarter of 2019 or at all. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Tallgrass or Blackstone, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements, and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including those set forth in reports filed by Tallgrass or Blackstone with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement applies only as of the date on which such statement is made and neither Tallgrass nor Blackstone intend to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.


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Tallgrass Energy:

Investor and Financial Inquiries

Nate Lien, 913-928-6012

investor.relations@tallgrassenergylp.com

or

Media and Trade Inquiries

Phyllis Hammond, 303-763-3568

phyllis.hammond@tallgrassenergylp.com

Blackstone:

Paula Chirhart

Public Affairs, Blackstone

+1-212-583-5011

paula.chirhart@blackstone.com

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DIF acquires Warradarge Wind Farm in Australia

DIF

Sydney, 29 January 2019 – DIF is pleased to announce the acquisition of the 180MW Warradarge Wind Farm, the third and largest asset to be acquired by the renewable energy investment vehicle ‘Bright Energy Investments’ which is a joint venture between DIF Infrastructure V, CBUS and Synergy.

The Warradarge Wind Farm is a greenfield project located near Eneabba in Western Australia and is recognised as one of the best renewable energy projects in Australia due to its location and abundant wind resource. The total output will have a circa 50% capacity factor, the equivalent to the average annual electricity needs of 135,000 Western Australian homes.

Vestas has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract as well as the operations and maintenance contract with a yield-based availability guarantee. Construction is expected to commence in early 2019, creating up to 200 local jobs and first power is expected to be generated in 2020. Its 51 turbines will be among the largest in Western Australia with a tip height of 152 metres, sporting some of the longest blades onshore at 66 metres. Synergy, an electricity generator and retailer that is owned by the Western Australian Government, will purchase all electricity and renewable certificates from the project, assisting Synergy and Western Australia to meet its 2020 Large-scale Renewable Energy Target obligations.

This investment fits neatly within DIF’s mandate to acquire infrastructure and renewable energy assets that will deliver long-term stable cash flows for the fund and add to DIF’s existing portfolio of Australian renewable energy assets.

Marko Kremer, DIF’s Head of Australasia added: “DIF is delighted that it played a leading role in this significant project for Western Australia and excited to make a large contribution to the growing Australian renewable energy market, which supports the nation’s commitment to a greener economy, as well as creating job opportunities in Western Australia.”

About DIF
DIF is an independent infrastructure fund manager, with €5.6 billion of assets under management across seven closed-end infrastructure funds and several co-investment vehicles. DIF invests in greenfield and brownfield infrastructure assets located primarily in Europe, North America and Australasia through two complementary strategies:

  • DIF Infrastructure V targets equity investments in public-private partnerships (PPP/PFI/P3), concessions, regulated assets and renewable energy projects with long-term contracted or regulated income streams that generate stable and predictable cash flows.
  • DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I targets equity investments in small to mid-sized infrastructure assets in the energy, transportation and telecom sectors with mid-term contracted income streams that generate stable and predictable cash flows.

DIF has a team of over 110 professionals, based in eight offices located in Schiphol (the Netherlands), Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris, Sydney and Toronto. Please visit www.dif.eu for further information.

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Allard Ruijs, Partner
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Drillinginfo Acquires MineralSoft to Expand Focus on Managing Mineral and Non-operated Interests

Targets $1 trillion asset class with differentiated technology solution


Austin, Texas (January 15, 2019) – Drillinginfo, the leading energy SaaS and data analytics company, announced today it has acquired MineralSoft, a software platform designed to make managing mineral, royalty, and non-operated working interests easier and more profitable.

Collaboration between Drillinginfo and MineralSoft began in 2017 when the two companies announced a strategic alliance focused on understanding the value of mineral and non-operated assets by providing portfolio insights and analytics in real time. MineralSoft leverages Drillinginfo data and is best known for its comprehensive, user-friendly platform designed to combine critical data sets for managing mineral and non-operated portfolios, including revenue and expense data; production and regulatory data; and a full land and document management system.

Drillinginfo analysts believe oil and gas mineral interests in the U.S. generate more than $50 billion per year in income for nearly 12 million owners. Unfortunately, tools to access, monitor, and effectively manage these interests are severely limited, with owners often suffering from limited information to value their assets. Mineral interests are one of the most valuable, yet least liquid, asset classes in energy today.

“When it comes to minerals, there are thousands of operators, varying lease terms and fee structures, countless payments being made and audits to perform. Managing mineral interests in thousands of wells is far too complex to be handled on a spreadsheet or using an accounting system alone,” said Jeff Hughes, CEO and President of Drillinginfo. “Mineral interest owners want to know if they are being paid correctly, how commodity price changes will affect them, and how their interests stack up compared to their neighbors or competitors,” said Hughes.

“Traditionally, E&P-centric software tools had been repurposed toward mineral and non-operated asset management to address activity tracking, audit, and portfolio intelligence. The resulting solutions simply were not a good fit, and MineralSoft seized the opportunity to build a category-defining company focused solely on this asset class. What previously was a cottage industry of mineral buyers has turned into an important $1 trillion asset class with more players, greater sophistication, and much more capital. We’re seeing significant private equity allocations to minerals and non-operated assets, a growing number of large aggregators and public companies in this area, as well as an increasing awareness among the E&P community that a dedicated non-operated strategy can be an important way to drive incremental value from their asset base,” said Hughes.

Gabe Wilcox, CEO and Co-Founder at MineralSoft added, “The most exciting part of this acquisition is on the technology and data exchange side. We know our systems work seamlessly together because we’ve been collaborating for nearly two years. Every monthly revenue statement or joint interest billing that our customers receive, which might consist of hundreds of pages and thousands of line items, is full of potentially valuable data and actionable insights about the portfolio, but it’s hard to unlock that value when the data is sitting in a static spreadsheet, filing cabinet, or – almost as bad – in an oil and gas accounting system that was never designed to be a portfolio management and analytics tool.”

By digging deeper into asset inventory, land documents, and monthly revenue and expense data in the context of regulatory and other asset information, Drillinginfo answers questions that are important for mineral and non-operated owners and for reporting to shareholders impacted by strategic decisions, such as forecasting asset values, identifying inaccurate or missing payments, and providing insights into portfolio performance.

MineralSoft will be hosting a webinar on January 23, 2019 to showcase how its software can be used to assist mineral owners and others interested in non-operated oil and gas working interests.

Currently, MineralSoft works with more than 120 institutional clients, and handles more than $100M of royalty and non-operated revenue monthly across 225,000 client-owned wells. In 2018 alone, MineralSoft clients logged more than $1.3B of mineral acquisitions on the platform.

Drillinginfo recently acquired Oildex, the largest oil & gas financial automation software firm in North America, and announced intent to acquire Cortex, a Network-as-a-Service company that enables automation of accounts payable and receivable (AP and AR) processes for the oil and gas industry.

About Drillinginfo

Drillinginfo delivers business-critical insights to the energy, power, and commodities markets. Its state-of-the-art SaaS platform offers sophisticated technology, powerful analytics, and industry-leading data. Drillinginfo’s solutions deliver value across upstream, midstream and downstream markets, empowering exploration and production (E&P), oilfield services, midstream, utilities, trading and risk, and capital markets companies to be more collaborative, efficient, and competitive. Drillinginfo delivers actionable intelligence over mobile, web, and desktop to analyze and reduce risk, conduct competitive benchmarking, and uncover market insights. Drillinginfo is a portfolio company of Genstar Capital and serves over 5,000 companies globally from its Austin, Texas, headquarters and has more than 1,000 employees. For more information visit drillinginfo.com.

About MineralSoft

MineralSoft, previously backed by Cottonwood Venture Partners, Blue Bear Capital, and Y Combinator, is the leading software platform for managing minerals, royalties, and non-operated working interests. Focused exclusively on helping owners of these non-operated assets maximize value, MineralSoft delivers powerful revenue and land management solutions through its SaaS platform. MineralSoft’s customers include investment funds, foundations and endowments, corporations and institutions, family offices and trusts, and individuals. The platform helps customers manage their mineral portfolios more efficiently, maximize revenue across all their assets, and make informed, data-driven decisions. MineralSoft has 35 employees and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Learn more at mineralsoft.com.

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CapMan Infra invests into onshore wind farm in Sweden

CapMan Infra has completed its second investment on behalf of NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (“NHIS”) and NH-Amundi Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NH-Amundi”), major financial institutions in Korea. The investment is a managed account solution into Överturingen Wind Farm, a large onshore wind farm in Southern Norrland in Sweden. The investment highlights CapMan’s capacity to serve large international investors and CapMan Infra’s ability to access high quality Nordic infrastructure opportunities.

Under the managed account, CapMan Infra will manage NHIS and NH-Amundi’s acquisition of a 50% stake in the wind farm under development. Once completed, the wind farm has a capacity of 235 MW with an ability to produce green electricity for up to 265,000 apartments or 40,000 stand-alone houses annually. Construction on the wind farm has started and the park is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2019. CapMan Infra will manage the asset and the investment will generate long-term management fee for CapMan during the investment period.

“CapMan Infra is excited to partner with NHIS and NH-Amundi to help construct one of the largest onshore wind farms in Sweden. The transaction highlights our ability to access high-quality Nordic infrastructure projects,” says Harri Halonen, Partner at CapMan Infra.

“This mandate demonstrates our ability to provide value-add service to large institutional investors looking to increase their exposure to Nordic private assets. Our strategy includes broadening our international client base, and the co-operation with NHIS and NH-Amundi is a perfect example of its successful implementation,” comments Joakim Frimodig, CapMan’s CEO.

CapMan Infra’s investment focus is core infrastructure and core+ assets with limited market or contractual risks in the energy, transportation and telecom sectors. CapMan Infra recently held a first close on its first midcap Nordic infrastructure fund. The managed account investment into the wind farm is completed exclusive of the fund. The Nordic team operates from Helsinki and Stockholm with a total of 60 years of experience in infrastructure investments.

Scala Fund Advisory acted as placement agent and Newsec as financial advisor in the completion of the managed account investment.

For further information, please contact:
Harri Halonen, Partner, CapMan Infra, tel. +46 768 710 062
Joakim Frimodig, CEO, CapMan Plc, tel. +358 50 529 0665

About CapMan

CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value-creation in its target companies and assets. We offer a wide selection of investment products and services. As one of the Nordic private equity pioneers, we have developed hundreds of companies and real estate and created substantial value in these businesses and assets over the last 30 years. CapMan employs today approximately 120 private equity professionals and has approximately €3 billion in assets under management. We mainly manage the assets of our customers, the investors, but also make investments from our own balance sheet. Our objective is to provide attractive returns and innovative solutions to investors. Our current investment strategies cover Buyout, Growth, Real Estate, Infra, Credit and Russia. We also have a growing service business that currently includes procurement services (CaPS), fundraising advisory (Scala Fund Advisory), and fund management services. www.capman.com

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