Trace was formed in December 2017 by initial equity commitments in excess of $200 million from Quantum Energy Partners, management, and other private investors. In 2022, the company sold its midstream assets in a series of transactions for an aggregate transaction value of ~$1.4BN. Trace Midstream II was formed in September 2022 with an additional equity commitment from Quantum of $400 million.
Quantum Energy Partners is a leading provider of private equity capital to the global energy industry, having managed together with its affiliates more than $19 billion in equity commitments since inception.