LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - The former boss of British energycompany Centrica Sam Laidlaw will head a new $5 billionfund backed by private equity firms Carlyle Group and CVCCapital Partners to buy oil and gas assets worldwide.
The London-based platform, Neptune Oil and Gas, will focuson investing in large-scale fields and companies in the NorthSea, North Africa and Southeast Asia struggling in the wake ofthe sharp drop in oil prices over the past year. (Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by Jason Neely)