# Jacob Nagy

> Jacob Nagy is the Denver-based co-founder and co-CEO of Avant Natural Resources, which he established with Skyler Gary in 2019. Previously a partner and managing director at Petrie Partners, he now leads fundraising and strategy and oversees investment origination, operations execution and financial management. Avant has sold minerals and operating assets in the Permian Basin and announced a Fund II close exceeding $1 billion in July 2026.

- **Role:** Founder & Co-CEO at Avant Natural Resources
- **Organizations:** Avant Natural Resources, Petrie Partners, Ranger Energy Partners, Merrill Lynch
- **Education:** B.A., Political Science, Rice University
- **Known for:** Oil & Gas Investor Forty Under 40 honoree, 2018., Energy Council biography credits more than 80 completed transactions with aggregate value exceeding $50 billion., Co-founded Avant in 2019 and co-leads its upstream and infrastructure investment business.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2008** — Attended Rice University; earned a B.A. in political science.
- **2008-2011** — Worked at Merrill Lynch in investment banking.
- **2011** — Joined Petrie Partners; later became partner and managing director.
- **2016-2019** — Co-founder of Ranger Energy Partners.
- **2018** — Named an Oil & Gas Investor Forty Under 40 honoree.
- **2019** — Co-founded Avant Natural Resources with Skyler Gary.
- **2022** — Avant royalty funds sold a Midland Basin minerals and royalties package to Brigham Minerals in a transaction announced at approximately $132.5 million.
- **2025** — Avant completed its Delaware Basin upstream and infrastructure asset sale to Coterra, announced at $1.45 billion.
- **2026** — Avant announced a Fund II and related-vehicle close exceeding $1 billion in equity commitments on July 8.

## Achievements

- Oil & Gas Investor Forty Under 40 honoree, 2018.
- Energy Council biography credits more than 80 completed transactions with aggregate value exceeding $50 billion.
- Co-founded Avant in 2019 and co-leads its upstream and infrastructure investment business.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Avant announced the July 8 final close of Fund II and related vehicles above $1 billion in total equity commitments. Its investments already included control of more than 40,000 net acres in New Mexico and production from over 20 Avant-drilled horizontal wells.

## Links

- Website: https://www.avantnr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-nagy-96334a2b

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