Magnolia Oil & Gas to Acquire WildFire Energy for $4.06B
July 20, 2026
Magnolia Oil & Gas has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire WildFire Energy for approximately $4.06 billion, including WildFire’s debt. The cash-and-stock deal is designed to more than double Magnolia’s South Texas acreage in the Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk trend and deliver at least $100 million in annual synergies by 2027.
- Buyers
- Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation
- Targets
- WildFire Energy LLC
- Sellers
- Warburg Pincus, Kayne Anderson, WildFire management team
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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