In the biggest deal of the week, Occidental Petroleum, more commonly known as Oxy, announced the purchase of Permian private operator CrownRock for $12 billion. With this transaction, Oxy joins the recent wave of M&A in the oil and gas sector by dipping its toe back into the acquisition waters for the first time since buying Anadarko Petroleum in 2018 for $57 billion.
The purchase appears to be accretive to both free cash flow and top-tier drilling inventory, which makes a difference over time, so writes Ryan Todd, an analyst with Piper Sandler in New York (who cut his teeth in the oil business as a project engineer at ExxonMobil).
But the price appears rich — about 5 to 5.4 times projected 2024 EBITDA, according to Todd, and $200 million higher than a report by the Wall Street Journal, which broke the news. And the impact, while more modest, is not unlike that post-Anadarko: significantly higher leverage, with an increased reliance on future asset sales and material shareholder returns like buybacks likely on hold for the next couple of years.
“While we generally approve of high quality resource acquisitions, particularly for peer-leading operators such as OXY, the increased risk profile makes the rationale for the deal less compelling,” Todd says, keeping his stance on the stock as neutral.
There is also growing regulatory concern. On Dec. 5, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources and Exxon Mobil a second request for more information on their $60 billion deal. Pioneer said in a regulatory filing that the companies are working with the FTC and continue to expect that the deal will close in the first half of 2024.
Political backlash had been already brewing. In November, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators wrote to the FTC saying multibillion-dollar acquisitions by major oil and gas companies Exxon and Chevron could lead to higher prices for consumers. “The [Exxon-Pioneer] merger has all the hallmarks of harmful, anticompetitive effects,” Schumer said.
The Permian Basin has been the focus of more than two dozen deals so far in 2023 representing a record $100 billion-plus in value, according to Axios. That doesn’t even include other shale-focused deals like $60 billion ExxonMobil-Pioneer merger or Chevron paying $7.6 billion for PDC Energy.
More may be coming. Reuters reported Dec. 8 that the largest privately held producer in the Permian, Midland-based Endeavor Energy Partners, may come up for sale next year for as much as $30 billion, with its 85-year-old founder Autry Stephens hiring JPMorgan Chase to advise it (Vinson & Elkins typically advises Endeavor on deals). And EQT Corp. hired an investment bank to advise it on a potential sale of non-operated interests in the Marcellus Shale that could be worth more than $3 billion, the news agency reported Dec. 13.
“Permian Basin may not host another $100 billion of deals next year, but there’s plenty more shale M&A to come,” Axios wrote.
The week ending Dec. 16 saw 13 deals valued at $16.4 billion, which included a pair of billion-dollar acquisitions among seven M&A transactions for more than $15 billion. It compares favorably by value with 26 deals for $14.6 billion reported the week prior and even more so with the same week last year that saw 14 deals valued at $7.9 billion.
Weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup Stats
A compilation of weekly stats from The Lawbook's CDT Weekly Roundup
(Deal Values in Millions)
(Deal Values in Millions)
Deal Count | Amount | Firms | Lawyers | M&A Count | M&A Value $M | CapM Count | ||
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23-Nov-24 | 15 | $4,553 | 15 | 145 | 11 | $3,379 | 4 | $1,174 |
16-Nov-24 | 17 | $11,488 | 11 | 245 | 13 | $10,186 | 4 | $1,303 |
09-Nov-24 | 14 | $2,110 | 12 | 139 | 12 | $1,410 | 2 | $700 |
02-Nov-24 | 12 | $52,788 | 11 | 107 | 11 | $52,738 | 1 | $50 |
26-Oct-24 | 8 | $3,160 | 8 | 65 | 7 | $3,065 | 1 | $75 |
19-Oct-24 | 12 | $5,304 | 11 | 136 | 11 | $4,554 | 1 | $750 |
12-Oct-24 | 17 | $8,438 | 12 | 150 | 15 | $8,116 | 2 | $322 |
05-Oct-24 | 22 | $23,181 | 12 | 189 | 15 | $19,980 | 7 | $3,201 |
28-Sep-24 | 11 | $2,356 | 7 | 144 | 7 | $53 | 4 | $2,303 |
21-Sep-24 | 12 | $9,568 | 10 | 169 | 5 | $4,101 | 7 | $5,467 |
14-Sep-24 | 24 | $10,988 | 12 | 235 | 16 | $7,175 | 8 | $3,813 |
7-Sep-24 | 12 | $20,420 | 16 | 168 | 11 | $20,307 | 1 | $112.9 |
31-Aug-24 | 13 | $20,631 | 9 | 134 | 12 | $14,775 | 1 | $5,856 |
24-Aug-24 | 19 | $8,452 | 21 | 325 | 16 | $7,102 | 3 | $1,350 |
17-Aug-24 | 25 | $49,196 | 16 | 304 | 11 | $39,386 | 14 | $9,810 |
10-Aug-24 | 20 | $12,264 | 15 | 312 | 16 | $9,794 | 4 | $2,470 |
03-Aug-24 | 26 | $16,498 | 16 | 334 | 18 | $8,137 | 8 | $8,361 |
27-Jul-24 | 19 | $16,442 | 21 | 271 | 15 | $13,838 | 4 | $2,604 |
20-Jul-24 | 15 | $16,016 | 14 | 184 | 10 | $14,232 | 5 | $1,784 |
13-Jul-24 | 20 | $17,220 | 14 | 265 | 18 | $7,146 | 2 | $10,074 |
6-Jul-24 | 11 | $3,941 | 11 | 95 | 8 | $2,650 | 3 | $1,291 |
29-Jun-24 | 14 | $6,296 | 15 | 224 | 8 | $6,296 | 6 | $1,927 |
22-Jun-24 | 12 | $5,679 | 8 | 137 | 5 | $210 | 7 | $5,469 |
15-Jun-24 | 13 | $9,895 | 16 | 214 | 10 | $5,280 | 3 | $4,615 |
8-Jun-24 | 19 | $23,859 | 13 | 239 | 12 | $19,436 | 7 | $4,423 |
1-Jun-24 | 12 | $34,510 | 11 | 147 | 9 | $26,110 | 3 | $8,400 |
25-May-24 | 13 | $9,684 | 15 | 171 | 10 | $4,434 | 3 | $5,250 |
18-May-24 | 11 | $5,490 | 11 | 173 | 8 | $3,129 | 3 | $2,361 |
11-May-24 | 22 | $14,855 | 14 | 227 | 16 | $11,105 | 6 | $3,750 |
4-May-24 | 13 | $3,139 | 9 | 87 | 10 | $1,297 | 3 | $1,842 |
27-Apr-24 | 10 | $6,684 | 6 | 28 | 10 | $6,684 | 0 | 0 |
20-Apr-24 | 19 | $15,989 | 11 | 147 | 9 | $5,208 | 10 | $10,781 |
13-Apr-24 | 13 | $8,952 | 9 | 76 | 10 | $1,652 | 3 | $7,300 |
6-Apr-24 | 22 | $22,616 | 14 | 222 | 14 | $13,501 | 8 | $13,116 |
30-Mar-24 | 12 | $9,286 | 8 | 136 | 8 | $4,299 | 4 | $4,987 |
23-Mar-24 | 18 | $5,451 | 17 | 266 | 16 | $4,759 | 2 | $692 |
16-Mar-24 | 21 | $11,437 | 13 | 186 | 14 | $9,316 | 6 | $2,070 |
9-Mar-24 | 23 | $4,695 | 21 | 218 | 19 | $2,723 | 4 | $1,972 |
2-Mar-24 | 20 | $9,108 | 19 | 372 | 14 | $4,558 | 6 | $4,550 |
24-Feb-24 | 19 | $16,382 | 12 | 248 | 15 | $9,507 | 4 | $6,875 |
17-Feb-24 | 16 | $29,932 | 15 | 157 | 12 | $29,216 | 4 | $716 |
10-Feb-24 | 25 | $10,750 | 17 | 196 | 19 | $5,372 | 6 | $5,379 |
3-Feb-24 | 12 | $8,416 | 18 | 125 | 9 | $3,416 | 3 | $5,000 |
27-Jan-24 | 9 | $8,165 | 9 | 87 | 8 | $7,815 | 1 | $800 |
20-Jan-24 | 14 | $4,084 | 12 | 109 | 12 | $3,219 | 2 | $865 |
13-Jan-24 | 17 | $33,588 | 12 | 256 | 12 | $26,765 | 5 | $6,823 |
6-Jan-24 | 8 | $7,915 | 8 | 84 | 6 | $7,265 | 2 | $650 |
30-Dec-23 | 17 | $14,599 | 12 | 99 | 15 | $2,714 | 2 | $11,885 |
23-Dec-23 | 23 | $4,182 | 13 | 219 | 16 | $1,813 | 7 | $2,370 |
16-Dec-23 | 13 | $16,436 | 13 | 280 | 7 | $15,150 | 5 | $1,286 |
9-Dec-23 | 26 | $14,633.90 | 17 | 244 | 16 | $8,095 | 10 | $6,538.90 |
2-Dec-23 | 13 | $6,720 | 9 | 57 | 12 | $6,630 | 1 | $90 |
25-Nov-23 | 9 | $4,835 | 9 | 131 | 6 | $1,785 | 3 | $3,050 |
18-Nov-23 | 22 | $6,568.70 | 17 | 184 | 14 | $4,709.20 | 8 | $1,859.50 |
11-Nov-23 | 15 | $9,825 | 13 | 179 | 12 | $6,581 | 3 | $3,244 |
4-Nov-23 | 15 | $20,582.50 | 14 | 193 | 12 | $19,417.50 | 3 | $1,165 |
28-Oct-23 | 18 | $68,419.10 | 18 | 152 | 15 | $66,646 | 3 | $1,773.10 |
21-Oct-23 | 16 | $6,755.90 | 16 | 165 | 15 | $6,755.90 | 1 | $3 |
14-Oct-23 | 14 | $67,851.20 | 13 | 125 | 9 | $61,998.50 | 5 | $5,852.70 |
7-Oct-23 | 17 | $6,595.50 | 13 | 228 | 16 | $5,995.50 | 1 | $600 |
30-Sep-23 | 17 | $1,896.45 | 13 | 189 | 14 | $806.45 | 3 | $1,090 |
23-Sep-23 | 23 | $6,432.70 | 17 | 230 | 16 | $1,402.80 | 7 | $5,029.90 |
16-Sep-23 | 25 | $23,226.70 | 23 | 353 | 16 | $17,239 | 9 | $5,987.70 |
9-Sep-23 | 12 | $6,369 | 8 | 102 | 7 | $4,311 | 5 | $2,058 |
2-Sep-23 | 14 | $2,522 | 6 | 92 | 13 | $1,322 | 1 | $1,200 |
26-Aug-23 | 17 | $12,160.25 | 13 | 202 | 15 | $6,573.25 | 2 | $5,587.00 |
19-Aug-23 | 19 | $11,505 | 13 | 213 | 15 | $11,255 | 4 | $250 |
12-Aug-23 | 19 | $9,698.80 | 13 | 184 | 7 | $3,270 | 12 | $6,428.80 |
5-Aug-23 | 13 | $5,201 | 12 | 118 | 12 | $5,051 | 1 | $150 |
29-Jul-23 | 15 | $21,031.60 | 13 | 196 | 11 | $18,292.00 | 4 | $2,739.60 |
22-Jul-23 | 18 | $3,992 | 12 | 130 | 13 | $2,808 | 5 | $1,184 |
15-Jul-23 | 13 | $8,254.95 | 13 | 81 | 13 | $8,254.95 | 0 | 0 |
8-Jul-23 | 16 | $5,441.45 | 12 | 172 | 11 | $2,443 | 5 | $2,998.45 |
1-Jul-23 | 16 | $6,872 | 10 | 105 | 12 | $5,474 | 4 | $1,398 |
24-Jun-23 | 13 | $10,914 | 16 | 201 | 10 | $7,874 | 3 | $3,040 |
17-Jun-23 | 17 | $5,880.70 | 15 | 151 | 15 | $4,705.70 | 2 | $1,175 |
10-Jun-23 | 19 | $8,516.10 | 13 | 111 | 16 | $6,252.40 | 3 | $2,263.70 |
June 3 2023 | 12 | $6,104.42 | 12 | 138 | 8 | $4,256.92 | 4 | $1,847.50 |
27-May-23 | 17 | $12,200 | 10 | 67 | 11 | $6,165 | 6 | $6,035 |
20-May-23 | 11 | $22,458.10 | 8 | 103 | 4 | $19,455 | 7 | $3,003 |
13-May-23 | 12 | $7,034 | 10 | 101 | 8 | $5,460 | 4 | $1,574 |
6-May-23 | 20 | $3,297.60 | 18 | 196 | 17 | $2,985.60 | 3 | $312 |
29-Apr-23 | 23 | $3,691.20 | 18 | 135 | 17 | $1,969.70 | 6 | $1,721.50 |
22-Apr-23 | 16 | $5,570 | 14 | 104 | 14 | $4,750 | 2 | $1,000 |
15-Apr-23 | 12 | $23,818.10 | 9 | 59 | 10 | $21,618.10 | 2 | $2,200 |
8-Apr-23 | 16 | $7,949 | 9 | 173 | 9 | $5,472 | 7 | $3,477 |
1-Apr-23 | 21 | $18,676.70 | 12 | 175 | 11 | $10,926.70 | 10 | $7,750 |
25-Mar-23 | 15 | $8,779.50 | 10 | 141 | 5 | $2,362 | 10 | $6,416.50 |
18-Mar-23 | 7 | $14,048.80 | 6 | 69 | 5 | $13,345 | 2 | $703.80 |
11-Mar-23 | 21 | $11,576 | 16 | 165 | 16 | $8,131 | 5 | $3,445 |
4-Mar-23 | 20 | $9,668 | 11 | 228 | 16 | $8,209 | 4 | $1,459 |
25-Feb-23 | 13 | $5,335 | 13 | 130 | 12 | $4,235 | 1 | $1,200 |
18-Feb-23 | 14 | $5,743.70 | 13 | 158 | 8 | $898.70 | 6 | $4,845 |
11-Feb-23 | 16 | $12,088 | 12 | 137 | 12 | $9,965 | 4 | $2,123 |
4-Feb-23 | 17 | $8,066 | 15 | 140 | 13 | $5,614 | 4 | $2,452 |
28-Jan-23 | 7 | $2,180 | 7 | 75 | 5 | $1,692.75 | 2 | $488 |
21-Jan-23 | 17 | $5,768 | 16 | 174 | 12 | $1,918 | 5 | $3,850 |
14-Jan-23 | 11 | $2, 800 | 10 | 102 | 8 | $421 | 3 | $2,400 |
7-Jan-23 | 18 | $8,296 | 11 | 167 | 14 | $6,461 | 3 | $1,835 |
31-Dec-22 | 14 | $2,732 | 11 | 99 | 12 | $2,092 | 2 | $640 |
17-Dec | 14 | $7,919 | 13 | 115 | 12 | $7,419 | 1 | $500 |
10-Dec-22 | 14 | $10,093 | 12 | 88 | 11 | $7,093 | 3 | $3,000 |
3-Dec-22 | 26 | $12,800.90 | 11 | 172 | 20 | $4,141 | 6 | $8,659.90 |
26-Nov-22 | 8 | $2,266.70 | 8 | 5 | 3 | $76 | 5 | $2,190.70 |
19-Nov-22 | 21 | $2,886 | 15 | 212 | 19 | $2,550 | 2 | $336 |
12-Nov-22 | 13 | $15,093.70 | 9 | 81 | 9 | $14,200 | 4 | $893.70 |
5-Nov-22 | 25 | 19,337.20 | 16 | 509 | 22 | $8,267.20 | 3 | $11,070 |
29-Oct-22 | 15 | $7,805.30 | 9 | 116 | 14 | $7,180.30 | 1 | $625 |
22-Oct-22 | 20 | $8,193.50 | 13 | 253 | 13 | $5,442 | 7 | $2,751.50 |
15-Oct-22 | 9 | $3,046.10 | 9 | 139 | 7 | $2,588.30 | 2 | $457.80 |
8-Oct-22 | 19 | $2,011.80 | 12 | 114 | 16 | $833.80 | 3 | $1,178 |
1-Oct-22 | 23 | $5,532.90 | 16 | 156 | 18 | $4,952.30 | 5 | $580.60 |
24-Sep-22 | 18 | $5,194 | 14 | 216 | 15 | $4,050 | 3 | $1,144 |
17-Sep-22 | 21 | $8,352.30 | 12 | 320 | 15 | $4,759.60 | 6 | $3,592.70 |
10-Sep-22 | 15 | $19,853.50 | 10 | 126 | 13 | $19,403.60 | 2 | $450 |
3-Sep-22 | 9 | $2,312 | 9 | 62 | 9 | $2,312 | 0 | 0 |
27-Aug-22 | 16 | $30,891.70 | 10 | 135 | 15 | $30,666.40 | 1 | 227.7 |
20-Aug-22 | 12 | $1,977 | 8 | 152 | 9 | 925 | 3 | $1,052 |
13-Aug-22 | 18 | $8,004.70 | 11 | 242 | 11 | $2,844.70 | 7 | $5,160 |
6-Aug-22 | 24 | $7,948.90 | 12 | 240 | 17 | $3,577 | 7 | $4,371.90 |
30-Jul-22 | 8 | $6,941 | 9 | 78 | 7 | $6,839 | 1 | $102 |
23-Jul-22 | 11 | $801 | 11 | 92 | 10 | $801 | 1 | 0 |
16-Jul-22 | 14 | $3,650 | 10 | 122 | 14 | $3,650 | 0 | 0 |
9-Jul-22 | 10 | $3,557.70 | 7 | 68 | 9 | $3,557.70 | 1 | 0 |
2-Jul-22 | 18 | $8,609.40 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $2,754.40 | 3 | $5,855 |
25-Jun-22 | 15 | $6,142 | 13 | 146 | 9 | $2,017 | 6 | $4,125 |
18-Jun-22 | 17 | $11,890.10 | 14 | 228 | 15 | $11,410 | 2 | 479.7 |
11-Jun-22 | 17 | $7,600 | 12 | 123 | 10 | $2,300 | 7 | $5,300 |
4-Jun-22 | 12 | $2,937 | 10 | 127 | 9 | $692 | 3 | $2,245 |
28-May-22 | 9 | $3,197.60 | 11 | 86 | 9 | $3,197.60 | 0 | 0 |
21-May-22 | 14 | $7,284.50 | 12 | 185 | 11 | $6,609 | 3 | $675.50 |
14-May-22 | 11 | $306.60 | 9 | 80 | 10 | $306.60 | 1 | $225 |
7-May-22 | 16 | $10,451.75 | 12 | 108 | 12 | $1,827 | 4 | $8,624.75 |
30-Apr-22 | 16 | $2,296.50 | 16 | 157 | 12 | $895.50 | 4 | $1,401 |
23-Apr-22 | 10 | $2,241 | 11 | 58 | 8 | $1,641 | 2 | $600 |
16-Apr-22 | 11 | $6,643 | 7 | 156 | 8 | $2,359 | 3 | $4,284 |
9-Apr-22 | 17 | $4,429 | 14 | 184 | 11 | $1,690 | 6 | $2,739 |
2-Apr-22 | 13 | $1,755 | 8 | 84 | 10 | $1,145 | 3 | $610 |
26-Mar-22 | 11 | $3,205 | 8 | 65 | 6 | $200 | 5 | $3,005 |
19-Mar-22 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 9 | 106 | 13 | $2,239.17 | 0 | 0 |
12-Mar-22 | 18 | $12,016 | 11 | 239 | 15 | $11,965 | 2 | $51.35 |
5-Mar-22 | 17 | $6,786 | 13 | 137 | 13 | $5,161 | 4 | $1,625 |
26-Feb-22 | 12 | $5,095 | 8 | 149 | 9 | $4,437.50 | 3 | $658 |
19-Feb-22 | 17 | $22,229 | 17 | 174 | 14 | $21,354 | 3 | $875 |
12-Feb-22 | 12 | $2,344.70 | 10 | 73 | 8 | $641.70 | 4 | $1,703 |
5-Feb-22 | 11 | $2,503 | 8 | 99 | 11 | $2,503 | 0 | 0 |
29-Jan-22 | 11 | $3,872 | 12 | 101 | 12 | $3,872 | 0 | 0 |
22-Jan-22 | 13 | $5,143.50 | 10 | 99 | 12 | $4,842.50 | 1 | $301 |
15-Jan-22 | 12 | $7,605 | 9 | 155 | 9 | $6,480 | 3 | $1,025 |
8-Jan-22 | 13 | $8,256.20 | 11 | 102 | 13 | $8,256.20 | 0 | 0 |
1-Jan-22 | 9 | $1,273.80 | 6 | 50 | 9 | $1,273.80 | 0 | 0 |
25-Dec-21 | 21 | $4,734.75 | 11 | 176 | 16 | $3,410 | 5 | $1,324.75 |
18-Dec-21 | 26 | $7,325.20 | 15 | 193 | 18 | $3,640.20 | 8 | $3,685.20 |
11-Dec-21 | 16 | $5,017 | 10 | 109 | 13 | $1,417 | 3 | $3,600 |
4-Dec-21 | 14 | $2,310 | 8 | 86 | 8 | $2,310 | 6 | $1,882.05 |
27-Nov-21 | 9 | $3.460.1 | 10 | 101 | 6 | $1,758 | 3 | $1,702.60 |
20-Nov-21 | 20 | $22,792 | 15 | 157 | 12 | $18,864.50 | 8 | $3,928 |
13-Nov-21 | 21 | $26,729 | 12 | 178 | 13 | $11,822 | 8 | $14,907 |
6-Nov-21 | 12 | $8,303 | 13 | 157 | 10 | $6,682 | 3 | $1,621 |
30-Oct-21 | 21 | $10,368 | 15 | 218 | 15 | $9,24.4 | 6 | $1,103.00 |
23-Oct-21 | 21 | $18.783.1 | 15 | 222 | 11 | $12,314 | 10 | $6,468.60 |
16-Oct-21 | 15 | $3,868 | 11 | 118 | 15 | $2,293 | 2 | $1,575 |
9-Oct-21 | 20 | $8,610 | 16 | 175 | 16 | $7,795 | 4 | $815 |
2-Oct-21 | 14 | $6,250 | 11 | 137 | 10 | $5,200 | 4 | $1,050 |
25-Sep-21 | 11 | $11,460 | 9 | 93 | 7 | $10,200 | 4 | $1,250 |
18-Sep-21 | 11 | $16,603 | 8 | 99 | 8 | $15,084 | 3 | $1,519 |
11-Sep-21 | 17 | $10,653 | 11 | 103 | 13 | $8,503 | 4 | $2,150 |
4-Sep-21 | 13 | $7,222 | 10 | 89 | 11 | $6,715 | 2 | $507 |
28-Aug-21 | 12 | $763 | 9 | 63 | 11 | $663 | 1 | $100 |
21-Aug-21 | 12 | $29,659 | 7 | 79 | 11 | $29,579 | 1 | $80 |
14-Aug-21 | 22 | $17,845 | 11 | 199 | 12 | $12,805 | 10 | $5,04 |
7-Aug-21 | 17 | $13,670 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $11,766 | 2 | $1,904 |
31-Jul-21 | 21 | $8,160 | 11 | 134 | 10 | $3,574 | 10 | $4,586 |
July 24,2021 | 21 | $6,367 | 11 | 139 | 15 | $3,712 | 6 | $2,655 |
17-Jul-21 | 14 | $4,009 | 11 | 124 | 12 | $2,015 | 2 | $1,994 |
10-Jul-21 | 16 | $3,997 | 13 | 143 | 11 | $1,597 | 4 | $2,4 |
3-Jul-21 | 24 | $7,492 | 13 | 94 | 16 | $3,769 | 8 | $3,722 |
26-Jun-21 | 10 | $4,995 | 7 | 85 | 8 | $3,847 | 2 | $1,148 |
19-Jun-21 | 28 | $16,830 | 8 | 228 | 9 | $1,861 | 19 | $14,968 |
12-Jun-21 | 26 | $27,238 | 15 | 209 | 19 | $25,602 | 7 | $1,636 |
5-Jun-21 | 15 | $15,539 | 13 | 100 | 13 | $14,709 | 2 | $600 |
29-May-21 | 35 | $20,279 | 11 | 145 | 28 | $18,64 | 7 | $1,639 |
22-May-21 | 24 | $53,208 | 14 | 174 | 17 | $51,047 | 7 | $2,161 |
15-May-21 | 18 | $10,620 | 13 | 220 | 11 | $5,870 | 7 | $4,809 |
8-May-21 | 17 | $10,400 | 11 | 156 | 15 | $8,386 | 2 | $2,500 |
1-May-21 | 21 | $7,200 | 16 | 115 | 12 | $3,808 | 9 | $3,392 |
24-Apr-21 | 8 | $20,200 | 9 | 31 | 8 | $20,200 | 0 | 0 |
17-Apr-21 | 14 | $6,270 | 8 | 102 | 11 | $40,180 | 3 | $2,260 |
10-Apr-21 | 15 | $8,940 | 13 | 129 | 14 | $7,990 | 1 | $950 |
3-Apr-21 | 18 | $19,513 | 10 | 151 | 12 | $16,923 | 6 | $2,590 |
27-Mar-21 | 27 | $13,942 | 15 | 244 | 14 | $4,300 | 13 | $9,633.50 |
20-Mar-21 | 11 | $2,046 | 4 | 102 | 3 | $270 | 8 | $1,776 |
13-Mar-21 | 15 | $3,270 | 9 | 109 | 6 | $538 | 9 | $2,732 |
6-Mar-21 | 24 | $13,617 | 10 | 196 | 13 | $10,395 | 11 | $3,222 |
27-Feb-21 | 19 | $8,105 | 12 | 139 | 15 | $4,970 | 4 | $3,135 |
20-Feb-21 | 9 | $8,820 | 9 | 153 | 8 | $8,520 | 1 | $300 |
13-Feb-21 | 12 | $4,852.60 | 7 | 81 | 7 | 2,766 | 5 | $2,086.60 |
6-Feb-21 | 18 | $9,752 | 13 | 153 | 14 | $5,222 | 4 | $4,530 |
30-Jan-21 | 18 | $9,449 | 9 | 182 | 15 | $8,753.80 | 3 | $695.30 |
23-Jan-21 | 14 | $8,150 | 8 | 118 | 6 | $4,000 | 8 | $4,150 |
16-Jan-21 | 17 | $6,783 | 13 | 138 | 11 | $2,400 | 6 | $4,382.90 |
9-Jan-21 | 22 | $6,829 | 14 | 135 | 18 | $3,139.30 | 4 | $3,690 |
2-Jan-21 | 7 | $1,466 | 7 | 60 | 7 | $1,466 | 0 | 0 |
26-Dec-20 | 18 | $15,900 | 12 | 163 | 16 | $5,300 | 1 | $600 |
19-Dec-20 | 18 | $9,769 | 14 | 110 | 14 | $8,426 | 4 | $1,343 |
12-Dec-20 | 10 | $7,200 | 9 | 100 | 9 | $3,325 | 1 | $3,830 |
5-Dec-20 | 15 | $4,261 | 9 | 122 | 9 | $2,780 | 6 | $1,481 |
28-Nov-20 | 19 | $7,758 | 10 | 110 | 13 | $4,003 | 6 | $3,755 |
14-Nov-20 | 14 | $864.10 | 14 | 157 | 12 | $289.10 | 2 | $575 |
7-Nov-20 | 13 | $6,332 | 9 | 129 | 9 | $2,483.50 | 4 | $3,849 |
31-Oct-20 | 10 | $3,995.80 | 8 | 103 | 6 | $3,231.10 | 4 | $754.70 |
24-Oct-20 | 6 | $18,100 | 6 | 58 | 5 | $17,709 | 1 | $350 |
17-Oct-20 | 8 | $351.90 | 5 | 55 | 8 | $351.90 | 0 | 0 |
10-Oct-20 | 7 | $5,229 | 3 | 50 | 4 | $735 | 3 | $4,494 |
3-Oct-20 | 14 | $21,428 | 9 | 173 | 9 | $17,535 | 5 | $3,893 |
26-Sep-20 | 10 | $12,770 | 8 | 93 | 5 | $10,300 | 5 | $2,470 |
19-Sep-20 | 14 | $8,365 | 9 | 101 | 6 | $1,020 | 8 | $7,345 |
12-Sep-20 | 6 | $4,406 | 8 | 59 | 3 | $1,270 | 3 | $3,136 |
5-Sep-20 | 11 | $5,191 | 8 | 117 | 9 | $4,061 | 2 | $1,130 |
29-Aug-20 | 11 | $2,531 | 9 | 94 | 5 | $1,130 | 6 | $1,401 |
22-Aug-20 | 18 | $6,574 | 12 | 140 | 7 | $1,930 | 11 | $4,644 |
15-Aug-20 | 13 | $4,991 | 10 | 97 | 7 | $1,216 | 6 | $3,775 |
8-Aug-20 | 12 | $32,092 | 11 | 112 | 9 | $30,457 | 3 | $1,635 |
1-Aug-20 | 7 | $5,287 | 8 | 76 | 5 | $3,687 | 2 | $1,600 |
25-Jul-20 | 9 | $18,751 | 6 | 67 | 7 | $18,403 | 2 | $348 |
18-Jul-20 | 6 | $1,982.50 | 5 | 50 | 4 | $1,407.50 | 2 | $575 |
11-Jul-20 | 11 | $565.10 | 12 | 75 | 10 | $65.10 | 1 | $500 |
4-Jul-20 | 10 | $8,889 | 8 | 98 | 9 | $8,788 | 1 | $100.30 |
27-Jun-20 | 8 | $6,874 | 10 | 50 | 5 | $4,972.50 | 3 | $2,081.50 |
20-Jun-20 | 12 | $4,444 | 9 | 115 | 7 | $2,829 | 5 | $1,615 |
13-Jun-20 | 6 | $3,582 | 4 | 37 | 2 | $350 | 4 | $3,232 |
6-Jun-20 | 11 | $3,213.70 | 8 | 65 | 7 | $470 | 4 | $2,743.70 |
30-May-20 | 8 | $7,335 | 7 | 48 | 6 | $4,639 | 2 | $2,697 |
23-May-20 | 4 | $432.40 | 4 | 34 | 3 | $432.40 | 1 | 0 |
16-May-20 | 6 | $310 | 6 | 34 | 5 | $310 | 1 | 0 |
9-May-20 | 18 | $5,630 | 16 | 124 | 14 | $3,180 | 4 | $2,450 |
2-May-20 | 15 | 10,400 | 10 | 90 | 8 | $1,900 | 7 | $,8,500 |
25-Apr-20 | 8 | $3,400 | 9 | 36 | 5 | $1,000 | 3 | $2,450 |
18-Apr-20 | 19 | $9,500 | 14 | 92 | 8 | $185.70 | 11 | $9,360 |
11-Apr-20 | 12 | $6,000 | 9 | 40 | 5 | $190 | 7 | $5,800 |
4-Apr-20 | 14 | $8,200 | 11 | 68 | 10 | $2,200 | 4 | $6,000 |
28-Mar-20 | 16 | $6,500 | 13 | 96 | 10 | $3,700 | 6 | $2,800 |
21-Mar-20 | 11 | $11,910 | 7 | 33 | 7 | $2,250 | 4 | $9,960 |
14-Mar-20 | 7 | 809.8 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 684.8 | 1 | 125 |
7-Mar-20 | 16 | $2,500 | 15 | 70 | 13 | $669 | 3 | $1,400 |
29-Feb-20 | 13 | $15,260 | 13 | 128 | 11 | $11,760 | 2 | $3,500 |
22-Feb-20 | 12 | $3,700 | 10 | 92 | 10 | $2,560 | 2 | $1,130 |
15-Feb-20 | 16 | $1,250 | 10 | 84 | 12 | $35 | 4 | $1,222 |
8-Feb-20 | 18 | $6,080 | 14 | 123 | 14 | $2,595 | 4 | $3,485 |
1-Feb-20 | 21 | $20,900 | 12 | 101 | 14 | $17,860 | 7 | $3,060 |
25-Jan-20 | 13 | $7,430 | 13 | 62 | 12 | $6,430 | 1 | $1,000 |
18-Jan-20 | 23 | $9,580 | 15 | 120 | 19 | $6,580 | 4 | $3,000 |
11-Jan-20 | 21 | $14,200 | 18 | 199 | 16 | $1,020 | 5 | $13,200 |
4-Jan-20 | 22 | $6,400 | 11 | 119 | 16 | $3,204 | 6 | $3,245 |
28-Dec-19 | 22 | $7,150 | 19 | 175 | 18 | $6,800 | 4 | $327.40 |
14-Dec-19 | 24 | $36,300 | 23 | 167 | 19 | $9,500 | 5 | $26,800 |
7-Dec-19 | 11 | $10,400 | 11 | 55 | 7 | $1,082 | 4 | $9,370 |
November 30. 2019 | 14 | $2,450 | 12 | 126 | 12 | $1,760 | 2 | $692.50 |
23-Nov-19 | 16 | $1,995 | 10 | 41 | 11 | $615 | 5 | $1,380 |
16-Nov-19 | 15 | $3,820 | 13 | 135 | 11 | $2,500 | 4 | $1,271 |
9-Nov-19 | 25 | $12,900 | 17 | 182 | 23 | $12,200 | 2 | $575 |
2-Nov-19 | 10 | $2,470 | 12 | 61 | 9 | 2,450 | 3 | $22 |
26-Oct-19 | 12 | $5,560 | 14 | 70 | 11 | $3,860 | 1 | $1,700 |
19-Oct-19 | 8 | $6,600 | 8 | 138 | 8 | $6,600 | 0 | 0 |
12-Oct-19 | 19 | $4,300 | 14 | 55 | 16 | $3,800 | 3 | $500 |
5-Oct-19 | 18 | $14,500 | 19 | 166 | 15 | $11,100 | 3 | $3,400 |
28-Sep-19 | 19 | $8,100 | 18 | 132 | 18 | $7,560 | 1 | $550 |
21-Sep-19 | 14 | $6,300 | 16 | 66 | 11 | $2,160 | 3 | $4,170 |
14-Sep-19 | 15 | $23,800 | 12 | 56 | 11 | $21,250 | 4 | $2,570 |
7-Sep-19 | 17 | $3,500 | 15 | 98 | 14 | $1,900 | 3 | $1,600 |
31-Aug-19 | 5 | $8,700 | 6 | 50 | 5 | $8,700 | 0 | 0 |
24-Aug-19 | 16 | $10,000 | 14 | 82 | 15 | $4,250 | 1 | $5,750 |
16-Aug-19 | 10 | $1,680 | 5 | 52 | 7 | $650 | 3 | $950 |
9-Aug-19 | 17 | $17,700 | 15 | 68 | 14 | $3,900 | 3 | $13,800 |
2-Aug-19 | 13 | $5,760 | 12 | 108 | 13 | $5,760 | NA | NA |
27-Jul-19 | 11 | $7,300 | 13 | 76 | 8 | $6,570 | 3 | $730 |
20-Jul-19 | 13 | $11,800 | 13 | 125 | 11 | $5,300 | 2 | $6,500 |
13-Jul-19 | 10 | $775 | 7 | 46 | 8 | $542.50 | 2 | $233 |
6-Jul-19 | 7 | $2,500 | 9 | 85 | 7 | $2,500 | 0 | 0 |
29-Jun-19 | 23 | $8,290 | 15 | 154 | 17 | $2,300 | 6 | $5,970 |
22-Jun-19 | 17 | $10,700 | 10 | 139 | 14 | $7,700 | 3 | $3,000 |
15-Jun-19 | 11 | $13,500 | 14 | 160 | 11 | $13,500 | NA | NA |
8-Jun-19 | 13 | $2,870 | 17 | 55 | 11 | $1,570 | 2 | $1,300 |
1-Jun-19 | 10 | $4,460 | 11 | 60 | 8 | $4,140 | 2 | $315 |
25-May-19 | 17 | $4,360 | 14 | 79 | 14 | $3,700 | 3 | $612 |
18-May-19 | 22 | $9,000 | 17 | 150 | 16 | $3,400 | 6 | $5,600 |
11-May-19 | 18 | $19,800 | 17 | 177 | 15 | $18,300 | 3 | $1,500 |
4-May-19 | 10 | $7,075 | 6 | 32 | 8 | $6,900 | 2 | $175 |
27-Apr-19 | 15 | $3,200 | 14 | 117 | 14 | $3,160 | 1 | $40 |
20-Apr-19 | 13 | $13,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $12,200 | 4 | $1,300 |
13-Apr-19 | 16 | $38,900 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $37,800 | 2 | $1,100 |
6-Apr-19 | 12 | $6,870 | 11 | 94 | 10 | $6,730 | 2 | $50 |
30-Mar-19 | 15 | $6,470 | 12 | 84 | 10 | $7,91.5 | 5 | $5,677 |
23-Mar-19 | 18 | $6,450 | 14 | 91 | 14 | $5,042 | 4 | $1,408 |
16-Mar-19 | 14 | $10,180 | 12 | 115 | 11 | $8,800 | 3 | $1,300 |
9-Mar-19 | 9 | $1,800 | 6 | 49 | 8 | $1,300 | 1 | $500 |
2-Mar-19 | 20 | $3,033 | 16 | 107 | 14 | $1,817 | 6 | $1,262 |
23-Feb-19 | 12 | $2,040 | 8 | 69 | 9 | $614.60 | 3 | $1,430 |
16-Feb-19 | 16 | $9,970 | 18 | 77 | 16 | $9,970 | 0 | 0 |
9-Feb-19 | 14 | $6,400 | 10 | 110 | 14 | $6,400 | 0 | 0 |
2-Feb-19 | 18 | $6,740 | 15 | 99 | 16 | $5,720 | 2 | $950 |
26-Jan-19 | 13 | $2,770 | 11 | 67 | 11 | $918.95 | 2 | $1,850 |
19-Jan-19 | 15 | $3,819 | 16 | 76 | 12 | $2,594 | 3 | $1,225 |
12-Jan-19 | 18 | $7,283 | 14 | 92 | 15 | $1,683 | 3 | $5,600 |
5-Jan-19 | 10 | $529 | 12 | 50 | 10 | $529 | 0 | 0 |
22-Dec-18 | 17 | $2,570 | 13 | 87 | 14 | $941 | 3 | $1,629 |
15-Dec-18 | 10 | $2,860 | 8 | 26 | 8 | $264 | 2 | $2,600 |
8-Dec-18 | 15 | $1,819 | 16 | 65 | 12 | $552 | 3 | $1,267 |
1-Dec-18 | 12 | $7,500 | 10 | 90 | 9 | $1,200 | 3 | $6,200 |
28-Nov-18 | 15 | $4,500 | 11 | 107 | 14 | $4,000 | 1 | $500 |
19-Nov-18 | 18 | $6,137 | 13 | 98 | 13 | $2,142 | 5 | $3,995 |
14-Nov-18 | 18 | $9,200 | 13 | 152 | 15 | $8,500 | 3 | $694 |
6-Nov-18 | 16 | $17,300 | 16 | 183 | 14 | $16,361 | 2 | $950 |
29-Oct-18 | 14 | $14,400 | 18 | 127 | 17 | $13,800 | 1 | $600 |
24-Oct-18 | 13 | $6,140 | 13 | 126 | 11 | $5,122 | 2 | $1,018 |
17-Oct-18 | 18 | $18,390 | 15 | 125 | 14 | $12,292 | 4 | $6,098 |
10-Oct-18 | 29 | $3,149 | 18 | 104 | 20 | $1,647 | 9 | $819 |
2-Oct-18 | 18 | $9,300 | 11 | 67 | 14 | $7,300 | 4 | $2,000 |
25-Sep-18 | 13 | $7,000 | 11 | 75 | 10 | $6,000 | 3 | $995 |
18-Sep-18 | 9 | $3,570 | 7 | 44 | 9 | $3,570 | 0 | 0 |
11-Sep-18 | 13 | $5,900 | 10 | 132 | 13 | $5,900 | 0 | 0 |
7-Sep-18 | 14 | $5,000 | 15 | 86 | 11 | $4,000 | 3 | $1,000 |
29-Aug-18 | 15 | $20,700 | 14 | 79 | 13 | $4,700 | 2 | $16,000 |
20-Aug-18 | 10 | $12,400 | 11 | 53 | 8 | $11,380 | 3 | $1,057 |
14-Aug-18 | 12 | $19,900 | 12 | 132 | 9 | $18,889 | 3 | $1,011 |
7-Aug-18 | 16 | $68,600 | 11 | 106 | 13 | $67,259 | 3 | $1,340 |
31-Jul-18 | 15 | $15,100 | 15 | 95 | 11 | $13,060 | 4 | $2,060 |
23-Jul-18 | 13 | $2,130 | 15 | 60 | 10 | $1,804 | 3 | $1,100 |
17-Jul-18 | 14 | $5,370 | 17 | 98 | 9 | $4,310 | 5 | $1,100 |
9-Jul-18 | 16 | $11,200 | 15 | 74 | 10 | $11,080 | 6 | $862 |
3-Jul-18 | 13 | $7,000 | 7 | 81 | 12 | $6,330 | 1 | $750 |
25-Jun-18 | 15 | $8,800 | 13 | 97 | 9 | $4,970 | 6 | $3,930 |
18-Jun-18 | 13 | $14,200 | 14 | 80 | 7 | $221 | 6 | $14,290 |
11-Jun-18 | 12 | $6,300 | 8 | 96 | 8 | $5,910 | 4 | $803 |
6-Jun-18 | 13 | $14,500 | 10 | 88 | 8 | $14,154 | 5 | $579 |
31-May-18 | 11 | $4,890 | 10 | 63 | 8 | $3,240 | 3 | $1,790 |
22-May-18 | 15 | $20,400 | 11 | 63 | 9 | $19,808 | 6 | $885 |
15-May-18 | 15 | $4,700 | 15 | 106 | 10 | $3,900 | 5 | $643 |
9-May-18 | 11 | $1,400 | 13 | 88 | 9 | $1,300 | 2 | $560 |
1-May-18 | 8 | $14,250 | 7 | 88 | 7 | $13,400 | 1 | $450 |
24-Apr-18 | 12 | $5,300 | 6 | 61 | 11 | $4,470 | 1 | $800 |
17-Apr-18 | 9 | $1,800 | 10 | 44 | 7 | $2,330 | 2 | $1,434 |
11-Apr-18 | 11 | $2,500 | 8 | 32 | 6 | $1,690 | 5 | $809 |
3-Apr-18 | 15 | $13,400 | 11 | 121 | 9 | $12,020 | 6 | $1,090 |
28-Mar-18 | 10 | $4,000 | 10 | 92 | 7 | $3,870 | 3 | $215 |
19-Mar-18 | 17 | $5,800 | 13 | 51 | 10 | $590 | 7 | $5,165 |
12-Mar-18 | 15 | $3,130 | 11 | 43 | 11 | $2,360 | 4 | $788 |
6-Mar-18 | 19 | $5,400 | 13 | 116 | 10 | $1,530 | 9 | $4,860 |
27-Feb-18 | 20 | $6,600 | 13 | 69 | 14 | $5,530 | 6 | $1,030 |
19-Feb-18 | 15 | $5,500 | 14 | 111 | 10 | $3,990 | 6 | $1,980 |
12-Feb-18 | 23 | $10,900 | 17 | 157 | 12 | $7,110 | 11 | $3,840 |
5-Feb-18 | 16 | $8,600 | 13 | 100 | 7 | $1,330 | 9 | $7,800 |
30-Jan-18 | 11 | $12,600 | 11 | 68 | 5 | $7,300 | 6 | $4,982 |
24-Jan-18 | 19 | $9,400 | 15 | 129 | 5 | $2,010 | 14 | $7,337 |
18-Jan-18 | 10 | $6,280 | 8 | 49 | 2 | $2,100 | 8 | $4,188 |
9-Jan-18 | 12 | $16,500 | 12 | 92 | 9 | $15,890 | 3 | $475 |
3-Jan-18 | 10 | $2,500 | 9 | 47 | 8 | $2,350 | 2 | $150 |
27-Dec-17 | 15 | $9,000 | 15 | 113 | 9 | $7,568 | 6 | $1,784 |
18-Dec-17 | 15 | $13,800 | 16 | 164 | 9 | $13,010 | 7 | $1,118 |
11-Dec-17 | 14 | $9,700 | 10 | 126 | 12 | $2,940 | 4 | $8,500 |
4-Dec-17 | 6 | $1,800 | 6 | 31 | 5 | $1,510 | 1 | $300 |
28-Nov-17 | 7 | $3,850 | 8 | 76 | 4 | $3,260 | 3 | $285 |
16-Nov-17 | 10 | $2,700 | 10 | 48 | 6 | $1,840 | 4 | $856 |
8-Nov-17 | 15 | $2,380 | 17 | 91 | 10 | $1,860 | 5 | $516 |
1-Nov-17 | 12 | $4,700 | 17 | 94 | 9 | $3,400 | 4 | $1,300 |
23-Oct-17 | 15 | $10,500 | 10 | 67 | 10 | $9,780 | 4 | $1,530 |
18-Oct-17 | 6 | $2,000 | 37 | 3 | $225 | 3 | $1,820 | |
10-Oct-17 | 12 | $6,570 | 100 | 9 | $3,880 | 3 | $3,360 | |
2-Oct-17 | 8 | $3,100 | 11 | 19 | 3 | $1,630 | 5 | $1,750 |
25-Sep-17 | 8 | $4,880 | 8 | 79 | 5 | $2,660 | 5 | $2,070 |
18-Sep-17 | 9 | $4,770 | 3 | $300 | 6 | $4,470 | ||
12-Sep-17 | 11 | $4,430 | 8 | $2,030 | 3 | $2,400 | ||
1-Sep-17 | 4 | $1,310 | 3 | $317 | 1 | $1,000 | ||
23-Aug-17 | 11 | $13,640 | 9 | 8 | $11,840 | 3 | $1,800 |
M&A/FUNDINGS
Occidental acquires CrownRock for $12B
Deal Description: Continuing oil and gas consolidation in the Permian Basin, Houston-based Occidental Petroleum announced Dec. 11 that it is acquiring Midland’s CrownRock, a joint venture of CrownQuest Operating and Lime Rock Partners, for stock and cash in a transaction valued at $12 billion. Vinson & Elkins advised CrownRock while Latham & Watkins assisted Occidental. For more on the story, click here.
TGNR acquires RockCliff Energy II for $2.7B
Deal Description: On Dec. 15, East Texas upstreamer Rockcliff Energy II, a natural gas producer in the Haynesville Shale Play, announced its acquisition by TG Natural Resources for $2.7 billion. TGNR is a company jointly owned by Castleton Commodities and Tokyo Gas America. The move further consolidates the production of natural gas in anticipation of a major uptick in the export of liquefied natural gas from the cluster of LNG terminals on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Southern Louisiana. Vinson & Elkins advised Rockcliff and Kirkland & Ellis was outside counsel for TGNR. For more on that transaction, view our daily coverage here.
Fury Resources buys Battalion Oil for $450M
Deal Description: Houston-based Battalion Oil Corp. announced Dec. 15 that it entered into an agreement and plan of merger with privately held Fury Resources Inc. for $9.80 per share in cash, which represents a transaction value of $450 million. The preferred stock of the company held by Luminus Management and funds and accounts managed by Oaktree Capital Management or their respective affiliates will be contributed to Fury in exchange for new preferred shares of Fury or sold to Fury for cash. Fury has received debt commitments from Fortress Credit Corp. and AI Partners Asset Management Co. Ltd to finance a portion of the merger consideration under the agreement.
Expected Closing: Q1 2024 if the deal clears Battalion’s stockholders
Battalion’s Financial Advisor: Houlihan Lokey Capital Inc.
Houlihan’s Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher including partner Hillary Holmes and associate Ashley Whittington
Battalion’s Outside Counsel: Mayer Brown led by partners Jeff Dobbs (Houston), Ryan Ferris (Chicago) and William Heller (Houston) and associate Alexander Dussault (New York)
Fury’s Financial Advisor: Jefferies
Fury’s Outside Counsel: K&L Gates
Mitsui divests interests in Moex to Shell
Deal Description: Mitsui & Co. Ltd. announced Dec. 14 it decided to divest all of its interests owned through its subsidiary Moex North America, which holds 20 percent of the interest in the Kaikias field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, to Shell Offshore Inc., a unit of Shell plc, the operator of the field. Terms weren’t disclosed. Mitsui said it also decided that Moex NA will be dissolved and liquidated. Moex NA acquired the interest in 2016 and has been continuing production activities together with Shell since May 2018. The divestment is to be carried out as part of Mitsui’s strategy to reconfigure its portfolio to achieve stable energy supply and climate change response. Mitsui will record a profit through the transaction, which has been reflected in Mitsui’s forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2024 announced on Oct. 3.
Mitsui’s Outside Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher led by Houston partners Brad Honeycutt and Tan Lu. The team included senior counsel Michael Niebruegge, partners Jennifer Hardy, Robert Jacobson, Andrew English and Jordan Wall, counsel Jason Nasra and Jonathan Konoff and associates Sidney Nunez, Hayden Kursh, Rishika Nallapareddy, Colby Gardner and Jacob Bell.
EQT buys majority of Heritage Environmental Services
Deal Description: The Heritage Group and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund announced Dec. 11 that they reached an agreement in which EQT Infrastructure will assume a majority position of Heritage Environmental Services. Terms weren’t disclosed. The Heritage Group will continue to remain a shareholder. In 1970 Heritage Environmental started as a small family-owned operation in Columbus, Ind., and became an integrated environmental services company with 1,600 employees nationally. The company provides emergency response, waste disposal and sustainability services to thousands of customers in hundreds of industries and verticals. HES will contine to be led by its existing management. Sweden-based EQT has $253 billion in assets under management.
Expected Closing: Q1 2024
Heritage’s Financial Advisor: Truist Securities
Heritage’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis led by corporate partners Adam Garmezy, Walt Holzer and Sarkis Jebejian; tax partners Dean Shulman and Damien Rose; and environmental transactions partners Jonathan Kidwell and Ty’Meka Reeves-Sobers.
EQT’s Financial Advisor: Nomura Securities
EQT’s Outside Counsel: Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett with a team led by Michael Holick and Mark Myott
Exolum acquires half of Vopak Moda Houston from EnCap Flatrock’s Moda
Deal Description: Exolum, a provider of liquid product storage and logistics, announced Dec. 13 it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire half of Vopak Moda Houston, an ammonia storage, import and export terminal on the Houston Ship Channel, from Moda Midstream. Terms were not disclosed. Vopak Moda Houston is a joint venture half owned by Moda, which has backing from EnCap Flatrock Midstream, with the other half owned by Vopak Terminals North America. The investment will be a platform for Exolum’s development in the U.S. VMH is the only existing waterborne ammonia terminal on the Houston Ship Channel with a Very Large Gas Carrier-capable deepwater berth. It is connected via pipeline to the Port of Houston’s petrochemical complex, the largest petrochemical hub in the U.S. and the second largest in the world. In October, VMH announced plans to build a new large-scale, low-carbon ammonia export facility in collaboration with Inpex Corp. in Tokyo, Air Liquide Group in Paris and LSB Industries Inc. in Oklahoma City.
Exolum’s Financial Advisor: Greenhill & Co.
Exolum’s Outside Counsel: HaynesBoone led by partner George Y. Gonzalez with assistance from partner Valisa Berber-Thayer and associates Hayley Hervieux and Khalil Bryant. Other key team members include Jennifer Wisinski and Bilal Sheriff (antitrust), Phil Lookadoo (energy regulatory), Elizabeth Breazeale (real estate), John Eldridge (environmental/litigation), Raquel Alvarenga and Sean Lewis (labor and employment), Brian Giovannini and Courtney Benedict (employee benefits), David Taubenfeld (insurance) and Odean Volker (litigation).
Moda’s Financial Advisor: Intrepid Partners
Moda’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a team led by partner Matt Falcone with assistance from senior associate Jordan Fossee and associates Sebastian Devora and Brad Oster. Other team members include partner Sarah Mitchell (insurance); counsel Rajesh Patel and associate Alexa Chally (technology transactions/IP); senior associate Alex Turner and associate Tushar Parashar (corporate); partner Ryan Carney, counsel Peter Rogers and associate Katie Dillard (tax); partner Matt Dobbins and associate Simon Willis (environmental); partners Kara Kuritz, Rick Sofield and Hill Wellford, senior associate Ryan Will and associates Adam Thomas and Annabelle Castleman (litigation); partner Courtney Hammond (real estate); partner Sean Becker (employment/labor); partner Shane Tucker (executive compensation/benefits); and associates Destiny Alliniece and Brian Park (energy transactions/projects).
EnCap Flatrock’s Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling led by Sarah McLean
Locke Lord represents Pelican, investors led by Greenbacker on two deals
Deal Description: Locke Lord said Dec. 15 it represented two buyers on deals, each for undisclosed sums. A team represented Pelican Energy Partners Base Zero on its acquisition of the assets of Springs ATG, a Colorado-based company that specializes in biohazard and chemical containment systems, gloveboxes and pharmaceutical isolators. The seller was Machine Build Technologies. The transaction was announced Nov. 21. Pelican is a Houston private equity fund that invests in oilfield and nuclear energy services and manufacturing companies. Another group represented a consortium of investors in the solar energy industry, including an affiliate of Greenbacker Capital Management, Sunstone Credit, IGS Ventures and others, with its secured lender, Cross River Bank, in the acquisition of Sunlight Financial Holdings. Sunlight partners with contractors nationwide to provide homeowners with financing for the installation of residential solar systems and other home improvements. As of its Dec. 6 closing, Sunlight completed its Chapter 11 restructuring process and the consortium and CRB now own shares of capital stock representing 100 percent of the company.
On Pelican/Springs deal: The LL team was led by Jennie Simmons and Shumaila Dhuka in Houston. Niha Ali, Eric Larson, Tammi Niven and Shannon Schroeder in Houston and Geoff Polma in Dallas provided additional assistance.
Machine Build Technologies’ Outside Counsel: Dvorak Law Group
On Greenbacker/Sunlight deal: The LL team was led by Mike Malfettone in New York, Aaron Smith in Chicago and Bob Baute in Providence. Additional support was provided by Steven Bryant (Austin), Mike Serra (Providence), Sara Longtain, Buddy Sanders, Lani Blake, Brendan O’Leary, Jason McCloskey and Andrew Nelson (all of Houston), Julie Dziobak and Hanna Redd (both of Boston), Matt Furton (Chicago), Van Jolas and Geoff Polma (Dallas) and William Barnard, Ryan Last and Chelsey List (all of New York).
Sunlight’s Outside Chapter 11 Advisers: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Guggenheim Securities and Alvarez & Marsal North America
CAPITAL MARKETS/FINANCINGS
Permian Resources offers $500M in senior notes
Deal Description: Permian Resources Corp. announced Dec. 7 that its subsdiary Permian Resources Operating priced its previously announced private placement of $500 million senior notes due 2032. The notes mature on Jan. 15, 2032 and pay interest at 7 percent per year payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year. The first interest payment will be made on Jan. 15, 2024. The offering was expected to close on Dec. 13.
Issuer’s Counsel: Vinson & Elkins led by partners Doug McWilliams, Jackson O’Maley and David Stone with assistance from senior associate Alex Lewis and associates Delery Perret, John Frey, Patience Li, Farzin Khoshravan, Nate Richards and Chase Browndorf. Also advising were partner Wendy Salinas and associate Jeff Slusher (tax) and partner Dario Mendoza and associates Cassandra Zarate and Eric Hechler (executive compensation/benefits).
Initial Purchasers’ Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a capital markets team led by Houston partner John Greer and Austin partner David Miller with associates Dan Harrist, Michael Pascual, Brent Wagner, Brian Bruzzo, Carol Bale and David Lee. Advice was also provided on tax by Houston partner Jim Cole with associate Dylan White and on environmental issues by Los Angeles/Houston partner Josh Marnitz with associate Nathaniel Glynn.
Clean Energy announces $400M in financing with Stonepeak
Deal Description: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced Dec. 13 that it entered into a six-year, $300 million senior secured term loan with Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets. The credit agreement also provides for a two-year delayed draw term loan commitment of an additional $100 million. The term loan bears interest at 9.5 percent per year. During the first two years, Clean Energy may elect to pay up to 75 percent of the interest in kind. The term loan matures on Dec,. 12, 2029. In connection with this transaction, Clean Energy issued warrants to Stonepeak for the purchase of 10 million shares of common stock with an exercise price of $5.50 per share and 10 million shares of common stock with an exercise price of $6.50 per share. The warrants expire on June 15, 2032 and are exercisable at any time after December 12, 2025. In addition to repaying existing loans, the financing will provide Clean Energy with capital for new renewable natural gas production facilities and the expansion of its fueling infrastructure targeting the heavy-duty truck market. The company provides RNG to hundreds of fleets every day in the form of compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas.
Stonepeak’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a team led by partners Cris Dewar, Benji Barron and Jackson O’Maley with assistance from associates Payton Hampton, John Frey, Maggie Sternberg and Jack Kimmel. Other team members include partners Wendy Salinas and Lina Dimachkieh and associate Tyler Underwood (tax); partner Alan Alexander, senior associate Michael Zarcaro and associates Hoo Ray, Joseph Balhoff and Rob Vezina (energy transactions/projects); partner Courtney Hammond and senior associate Mark Kramer (real estate); partner Jamie Tabb, counsels Brian Howard, Elizabeth McIntyre and Jeremy Reichman and associates Connor Wilson and Jimmy Hopper (litigation); partner Patricia Adams and associate Keira Kuntz (executive compensation/benefits); and partner Matt Dobbins and associate Kelly Rondinelli (environmental).
Apache Midstream brings in $235M for Kinetik stock sale
Deal Description: Bracewell said Dec. 15 it represented Apache Midstream, the selling stockholder, on the underwritten public offering of 7.475 million shares of Kinetik Holdings Inc.’s Class A common stock, which includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares. The shares were sold at a public offering price of $31.50 per share, for gross proceeds of $235 million. The offering launched and priced on Dec. 11 and closed on Dec. 14.
Book-Running Managers: J.P. Morgan, Barclays, RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities
From Bracewell: Partners Troy Harder and Will Anderson and associates Shannon Baldwin and Gabbie Hindera, all in Houston
Underwriters’ Outside Counsel: Latham & Watkins with a capital markets team led by Houston partner Ryan Maierson and associate Om Pandya with Austin associate Connor Adams and Houston associates Chris Fanick and Braydon Jones. Advice also was provided on tax matters by Houston partner Tim Fenn with Houston associates Christine Mainguy and Dominick Constantino and on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Josh Marnitz.
Kinetik’s Outside Counsel: Vinson & Elkins with a corporate team led by partners Scott Rubinsky and Doug McWilliams and senior associate Alex Lewis with assistance from associates Autumn Simpson, Hope Kaady and Ashley Osborne. Also advising were partners Wendy Salinas, Lina Dimachkieh and Brian Russell and associates Adam Bateman and Jeff Slusher (tax).
Gulfport Energy prices $84.2M block trade by Silver Point, MacKay Shields
Deal Description: Gulfport Energy Corp. announced Dec. 11 the pricing of the previously announced underwritten block trade of 653,464 shares of its common stock by accounts managed and advised by Silver Point Capital and MacKay Shields, resulting in total gross proceeds of about $84.2 million. Gulfport won’t sell any shares of its common stock in the offering and won’t receive any proceeds from the sale. The offering was expected to close on Dec. 14. Gulfport is an independent natural gas-weighted exploration and production company focused on the exploration, acquisition and production of natural gas, crude oil and NGL in the U.S. with primary focus in the Appalachia and Anadarko basins.
Book-Running Manager: J.P. Morgan
Gulfport’s Outside Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis led by capital markets partners Michael Rigdon and Sean Wheeler and associates Robbie Dillard, Taylor Santori and Jack Aguillard with assistance from tax partners David Wheat and Rebecca Fine
Selling Stockholders’ Outside Counsel: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Underwriters’ Outside Counsel: Cravath, Swaine & Moore
SilverBow upsizes, prices $67M secondary stock offering
Deal Description: SilverBow Resources Inc. announced Dec. 13 the upsize and pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of its common stock by an affiliate of Strategic Value Partners. The size of the offering increased from the previously announced 1.7 million shares to 2.2 million shares held by the selling stockholder. The sum is estimated to be $67 million. The stockholder also granted to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 330,000 shares. The offering was expected to close by Dec. 14.
Managers: Citigroup and Mizuho
SilverBow’s Outside Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher led by partners Hillary Holmes and including associates Justine Robinson, Malakeh Hijazi and Mariana Lozano
Underwriters’ Outside Counsel: Shearman & Sterling with a team led by Emily Leitch and Bill Nelson
OTHER MATTERS
White & Case said Dec. 13 that it advised the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, acting through its Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, on the restructuring of the Atlantic LNG project in Trinidad and Tobago. Any dollar terms weren’t disclosed. The team was led by partners Christopher Richardson (Houston) and Clark Wohlferd (New York) and included associates Caroline McDonald, Richard McNulty and Jack Moxon (all in Houston) with specialist support from partners Michael Polkinghorne (Paris), Sven Volkmer (New York) and David Baker (London). The restructuring was announced on Dec. 5 after years of complex negotiations with sustained involvement by White & Case as a legal advisor to the energy ministry, building upon previously announced heads of agreement. The restructuring includes agreements executed by the parties, including the government’s licensing of and support for the project, the revised ownership structure, the corporate governance arrangements among the shareholders of the Atlantic LNG facility and various commercial contracts underpinning the purchase and supply of natural gas, the processing of gas into LNG and the sale of LNG and NGLs. The facility, owned by Shell Trinidad and Tobago Ltd., BP Trinidad and Tobago and the National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (NGC), is one of the largest LNG export facilities in the Western Hemisphere. The first built of Atlantic LNG’s four liquefaction trains suspended operations in late 2020. Chinese Investment Corp., which owned about 10 percent in Train One, exited the project last year. As part of the restructuring, NGC expanded its ownership by taking shares across all of the facility’s liquefaction trains, joining Shell and BP as owners in the now-unitized Atlantic in a single corporate entity.
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Jackson Walker said Nov. 3 it was the primary legal representative for New York-based client Foundation for Affordable Rental Housing Holdings Inc. (d/b/a Harmony Housing), a nonprofit organization set up by Greystone founder and CEO Stephen Rosenberg, on the sale of a national portfolio of 121 affordable housing projects to the Michaels Organization and related affiliates for $1.36 billion. David Parker led the team, which included Taylor Lamb, Elizabeth Cone, Mahira Khan, Maggie Lu, Abigail Hogan, Tim Dominguez, Clinton Kuykendall and Caroline Capili. The transaction was the largest in Harmony Housing’s history. JW said the transaction was intricate encompassing various elements, including: assignment of $760 million in Fannie Mae debt; $72.1 million in seller-financing; equity participation in future sales of a substantial portion of the portfolio; negotiation of loan payoff, yield maintenance and substitution collateral related to deleted properties and deferred closings; and removal from the portfolio and separate negotiation for the sale of one property experiencing casualty damage.
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Holland & Knight said Dec. 15 it advised Equinix Inc. on a 10-year pay-as-produced power purchase agreement in Portugal with global renewable energy producer Sonnedix. The team included partners Joshua Belcher and Ram Sunkara and senior counsel Nneka Obiokoye. The PPA was announced Dec. 5. Equinix will secure renewable electricity from July 2025 supplied by Sonnedix’s first Portuguese solar PV project, the 149 megawatt Sonnedix Douro. When operational, the solar PV plant will produce renewable electricity to power 78,000 Portuguese homes and avoid 33,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year. Equinix is a digital infrastructure company and headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. London-based Sonnedix develops, builds and operates renewable energy projects.