Crescent Energy Acquires Vital Energy

Vital Energy Acquires Assets of Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC

February 14, 2023

Energy

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC, comprising leasehold interests, production and hedges, in exchange for 1,578,948 shares of Vital common stock and $127.6 million in cash. The asset package (effective Jan. 1, 2023) includes ~16,500 gross acres (11,200 net) in Upton and Reagan counties of the Midland Basin, ~5,400 BOE/day production, and an estimated 30 gross operated horizontal locations.

Crescent Energy Acquires Uinta Basin Assets from Verdun/EP Energy for $690M

March 31, 2022

Energy

Crescent Energy Co. closed its purchase of Uinta Basin oil and gas assets in Utah for $690 million, acquiring approximately 145,000 contiguous net acres producing roughly 30,000 boe/d (about 65% oil). The assets were sold by Verdun Oil Co. II LLC (an EnCap Investments-backed vehicle) previously associated with EP Energy; Crescent said the deal expands its Rockies position and adds multiyear development inventory and cash flow.

Independence Energy and Contango Merge to Form Crescent Energy Company

December 7, 2021

Energy

Independence Energy LLC and Contango Oil & Gas Company completed a combination to form Crescent Energy Company, a diversified U.S. energy company managed by KKR's Energy Real Assets team. Contango shareholders received 0.2000 shares of Crescent Class A common stock for each Contango share, and the combined company is positioned to pursue a consolidation strategy across Lower 48 basins.

Energy Transfer LP to Acquire Crestwood Equity Partners LP

August 16, 2023

Oil & Gas

Energy Transfer LP has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crestwood Equity Partners LP in an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $7.1 billion (including assumed debt). The deal extends Energy Transfer’s midstream footprint deeper into the Williston, Delaware and Powder River basins and adds gathering, processing, storage and terminal assets that complement its existing NGL, crude and export capabilities.

Victory Capital Acquires New Energy Capital Partners

September 13, 2021

Financial Services

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. agreed to acquire 100% of New Energy Capital Partners (NEC), adding NEC as its 11th investment franchise and launching an alternative investments platform focused on clean energy infrastructure. NEC, a Hanover, New Hampshire–based alternative asset manager specializing in debt and equity investments in clean energy projects, will operate within Victory Capital's centralized operating and distribution infrastructure.

Talos Energy Acquires EnVen Energy Corporation

February 13, 2023

Energy

Talos Energy Inc. completed its previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation, adding oil-weighted deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets, operated infrastructure and overlapping acreage to Talos’s portfolio. The deal increases Talos’s scale and free cash flow generation potential and includes board changes tied to EnVen leadership; Talos expects to provide combined-company guidance with its next earnings release.