About Lime Rock Partners
Lime Rock Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1998. It is primarily based in Houston, United States. As of Sep 2026, Lime Rock Partners has a portfolio of 79 companies, comprising 79 funding rounds and 3 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Energy to Energy Tech. Its latest investment was a $***** Series A round in Frontlands on Aug 06, 2025 which also saw participation from Cambrian, Fiat Ventures and other investors.
Overall Lime Rock Partners portfolio has seen 6 IPOs and 38 acquisitions, namely EnerMech, Acteon Group and Shelf Drilling. A lot of funds co-invest with Lime Rock Partners, with names like GCP Capital Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Lime Rock Partners has a team of 25 people, including 13 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1998
Location
Houston, United States
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Lime Rock Partners' Portfolio
Lime Rock Partners has a portfolio of 79 companies. They have invested in a total of 79 companies. Their most recent investment was in Frontlands (Series A round) on Aug 06, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by Lime Rock Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 06, 2025 | Series A | 1648 | ||
Jan 19, 2018 | Seed | 7617 | - | |
Sep 2017 | Seed | 9360 | - | |
Apr 20, 2017 | Series A | 9762 | - |
Lime Rock Partners has acquired 3 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of B Valve on Jun 19, 2024. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Lime Rock Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jun 19, 2024 | Provider of valve and piping system products and services | - | - | |
Jun 01, 2012 | Provider of security system design, installation, and maintenance services | - | 1967 | |
May 03, 2017 | Provider of waste management and environmental solutions | $24.3M | 2000 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Lime Rock Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2018
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2024
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Energy
Team profile of Lime Rock Partners
Lime Rock Partners has a team of 25 members including 13 Partners and 4 Principals located in United States. Lime Rock Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Lime Rock Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Plainview | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | Houston | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Lime Rock Partners
Over the past 28 years, 16 investors have co-invested in Lime Rock Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Lime Rock Partners: 16 investors entered a company along with Lime Rock Partners. These include investors like GCP Capital Partners (2 companies).
Lime Rock Partners News
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Lime Rock Partners Announces Managing Director PromotionsPR Newswire•Feb 14, 2025•Lime Rock Partners
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With CrownRock Deal, Occidental Wades Back into Deeper DebtHart Energy•Dec 14, 2023•Oxy, CrownRock, CrownRock Minerals, CrownQuest and 1 other
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AEW Capital Inks Lease Renewal in HoustonCommercial Property Executive•Aug 02, 2023•Lime Rock Partners, AEW
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Transocean Acquires Interest in High Specification Ultra-Deepwater Newbuild DrillshipGlobeNewswire•Nov 18, 2022•Transocean, Lime Rock Partners, Dsme
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Lime Rock Raises $1.9 Billion Fund to Retain CrownRock InterestBloombergQuint•Mar 10, 2022•Lime Rock Partners, CrownRock
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Abu Dhabi’s ADIC and U.S. partner weigh sale of stake in OiLSERVFinancial Post•Feb 25, 2022•Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Lime Rock Partners, OiLSERV
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Private Equity Investor Lime Rock Closes $203 Million Acquisition FundHart Energy•Nov 24, 2021•Lime Rock Partners
