Crescent Energy Company Pending Acquisition of SilverBow Resources

SilverBow Resources Acquires Chesapeake's South Texas Assets

November 30, 2023

Oil & Gas

SilverBow Resources, Inc. closed the acquisition of Chesapeake Energy Corporation's oil and gas assets in South Texas for a $700 million purchase price (comprised of $650 million at closing and $50 million deferred), with up to $50 million of contingent consideration based on future commodity prices. The deal significantly increases SilverBow's acreage and production scale in the Eagle Ford, expanding the company's drilling inventory and transforming it into the largest public pure-play Eagle Ford operator.

SilverBow Resources Acquires Assets of Sundance Energy and SandPoint Resources

April 14, 2022

Energy

SilverBow Resources agreed to acquire substantially all assets of Sundance Energy for approximately $354 million (plus up to $15 million contingent) and certain assets from SandPoint Resources for $71 million. The transactions — expected to close in mid/late 2022 — expand SilverBow's Eagle Ford footprint by roughly 39,000 net acres (plus SandPoint acreage), materially increase production and free cash flow, and create near-term synergies from contiguous acreage.

Chesapeake Energy to Merge With Southwestern Energy in $7.4B Deal (Expand Energy)

September 26, 2024

Energy

Chesapeake Energy Corporation and Southwestern Energy Company have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at about $7.4 billion. The combined company will be rebranded as Expand Energy, headquartered in Oklahoma City, and is expected to close in the first week of October (following HSR expiration) per Source 1.

Bow River Capital Makes Majority Recapitalization Investment in HRSoft

September 13, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Bow River Capital's Software Growth Equity team has made a majority-controlled recapitalization investment in HRSoft to accelerate the build-out of its full HCM application suite, scale operational infrastructure, and support profitable growth. As part of the transaction, Bow River fund managers John Raeder, Maitlan Cramer, and Sean O'Connell joined HRSoft's board; CIBC Innovation Banking provided debt financing and JMP Securities served as exclusive financial advisor to HRSoft.

Crescent Energy Acquires Vital Energy in All-Stock Merger

December 15, 2025

Energy

Crescent Energy Company acquired Vital Energy, Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.1 billion, including Vital’s net debt. The deal was expected to close in December 2025 and was later announced as having closed, creating a top-10 independent E&P company.

X-Bow Systems Acquires Evolution Space

March 12, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

X-Bow Systems announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Evolution Space to expand its production capacity for solid rocket motors and enhance its hypersonic propulsion capabilities. The transaction is expected to close in March or April and will bring Evolution Space’s hypersonic technology portfolio and its advanced solid rocket motor manufacturing facility at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi into X-Bow’s operations.