U.S. Energy Development Corporation Names Matt Iak President, Capital Markets

U.S. Energy has appointed Matthew Iak as President of Capital Markets and announced a series of key executive promotions including Michael Haven and Todd Witmer.
U.S. Energy SVP Michael Haven Presents at the FactRight Annual Due Diligence Conference

U.S. Energy is proud to share that Michael Haven, our Senior Vice President of Capital Markets, recently took the stage at the FactRight Annual Due Diligence Conference—a premier event that brings together leading industry experts, financial professionals, and alternative investment managers to explore emerging trends and best practices across the investment landscape. The FactRight conference […]
2023 Industry Outlook: What We Can Expect

As a privately held upstream exploration and production (E&P) company in the oil and gas sector, it’s important to prioritize strategic planning for the new year. As an executive with Arlington, Texas-based U.S. Energy Development Corporation (U.S. Energy), strategic planning plays an integral part of our firm’s goal setting for the next year.
(Missed) Opportunity Zones – Why Investors Should Take Note

By now, the majority of mutual fund portfolio managers and investor-class financial planners are aware of opportunity zone investing. It’s a relatively new investment vehicle created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and primarily designed to foster economic redevelopment in impoverished areas across approximately 8,700 U.S. census tracts. While the benefits of this investment […]
U.S. Energy Development Corporation Acquires $14.1 Million Asset in the Permian Basin

As Seen In Hart Energy Acquisition Brings Total Investments in Permian Basin to $86 Million Within the Past Year ARLINGTON, TEXAS – U.S. Energy Development Corporation (U.S. Energy), an exploration & production (E&P) firm which provides direct investments in energy, announced its most recent acquisition in the Permian Basin for $14.1 million, bringing the firm’s […]
Applying Opportunity Zones to Oil and Gas Investments

How can the Opportunity Zone incentive be applied to energy investments in the oil and gas sector? Matthew Iak is executive vice president of U.S. Energy Development Corporation and has overseen the capital raise of $1.5 billion since 2005. Episode Highlights The appeal of the Opportunity Zone tax incentive in the energy industry, and why […]
Podcast: S&P Global Platts

Opportunity zones are tax-advantaged investment vehicles that grew out of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to bring economic redevelopment to impoverished areas. For the oil and gas industry, opportunity zones can benefit producers and investors. US Energy Development, a small upstream producer, recently added an opportunity zone to its portfolio in New […]
Video: U.S. Energy’s 2021 Product Line-Up Recap

Matthew Iak reviews how U.S. Energy has reshaped what investors can expect from direct energy investments, providing access to institutional-quality private equity style investments which capitalize on rising oil prices, lower investor fees, and participate in high-quality projects alongside some of the world’s largest oil companies in core areas. [gravityform id=”8″ title=”true” description=”true”]
Podcast: Investment Opportunities in the Recovering Oil and Gas Market

What is the current situation in energy and the timeline for recovery? What investment opportunities exist? How have the structure and style of direct energy investments evolved over the past several years? Our guests, Matt Iak, executive VP of U.S. Energy Development Corp., and Brad Updike, an attorney and director at Mick Law, offer their […]
$30 Oil To Create New Opportunities For Direct Energy Investors

As Seen In Real Asset Adviser’s April 2020 Magazine: Access Digital Format As fears surrounding the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and what it could mean to the global economy reached new highs, financial markets across the world have been in decline. Adding to the stress of an already fragile global economy, on March 6 OPEC+ talks of […]