Mach Natural Resources LP completed the acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties, Rights and Related Assets Located in Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Grady, Kingfisher and McClain Counties, Oklahoma from Paloma Partners IV, LLC, Excalibur Resources, LLC, Paloma Resources, LLC, Travis Peak Resources, LLC, TPR Mid-Continent, LLC.
December 27, 2023
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Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE:MNR) entered into an agreement to acquire Oil and Gas Properties, Rights and Related Assets Located in Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Grady, Kingfisher and McClain Counties, Oklahoma from Paloma Partners IV, LLC, Excalibur Resources, LLC, Paloma Resources, LLC, Travis Peak Resources, LLC, TPR Mid-Continent, LLC for $820 million on November 10, 2023. The total cash consideration of $815 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. In connection with, and concurrently with the entry into, the agreement, the Mach Natural entered into a debt commitment letter, dated November 10, 2023, with a syndicate of financial institutions, pursuant to which the Lenders have committed, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein, to provide the Mach Natural with a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $825 million. Under condition mentioned in the agreement in case of termination, the Mach Natural will receive $3 million. The acquisition is expected to close on December 29, 2023 with an effective date of September 1, 2023. As of December 7, 2023, the transaction is expected to complete in December 2023. Cyril V. Ryan D. Phelps, Jennifer C. Cornejo, Jones, Christopher S.C. Heasley and Lindsey M. Jaquillard of Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisor for Mach. Bryan Edward Loocke, Joclynn Marsh, Matt Dobbins, Hill Wellford, Evan Miller, Sarah Mitchell, David D?Alessandro, Becky Baker, Mike Marek, Jackson O?Maley, Todd Way, John Lynch and James Longhofer of Vinson & Elkins is serving as legal advisor and RBC Richardson Barr is serving as financial advisor for Paloma Partners IV. Latham & Watkins is serving as legal advisor for the term loan participants. Transaction is accretive to both total cash available for distribution, as well as expected cash distribution per unit.
Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE:MNR) completed the acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties, Rights and Related Assets Located in Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Grady, Kingfisher and McClain Counties, Oklahoma from Paloma Partners IV, LLC, Excalibur Resources, LLC, Paloma Resources, LLC, Travis Peak Resources, LLC, TPR Mid-Continent, LLC on December 28, 2023. In conjunction with the closing of the Acquisition, Mach entered into an $825 million term loan credit agreement (the ?Term Loan Facility?) to fund the purchase price, from a group led by Chambers Energy Management and EOC Partners, and including Mercuria Investments US, Inc., funds managed by Farallon Capital Management LLC, Macquarie Group, and Texas Capital Bank, among other financial institutions as participants, with Texas Capital Bank acting as the administrative agent. Mach also entered into a $75 million super priority revolving credit facility (the ?Revolving Credit Facility?) led by MidFirst Bank. In connection with closing of the Acquisition, Mach used proceeds from the Term Loan Facility and cash on hand to repay the existing amounts outstanding under the previously outstanding revolving credit agreement and such agreement was terminated. As of closing of the Acquisition, the Revolving Credit Facility was undrawn. Latham & Watkins served as legal advisor for the term loan arranger.
Mach Natural Resources LP is an independent upstream oil and gas company. The Company is focused on acquisition, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and the panhandle of Texas. The Companyâs assets are located throughout Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas and the panhandle of Texas and consist of approximately 4,600 gross operated PDP wells. Additionally, it owns a portfolio of midstream assets which support its leases, including ownership in four processing plants with combined processing capacity of 353 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d), along with 1,210 miles of gas gathering pipelines. Additionally, it owns water infrastructure consisting of 880 miles of gathering pipeline and 55 disposal wells. Additionally, the Company owns water infrastructure consisting of 880 miles of gathering pipeline and 55 disposal wells.
Mach Natural Resources LP completed the acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties, Rights and Related Assets Located in Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Grady, Kingfisher and McClain Counties, Oklahoma from Paloma Partners IV, LLC, Excalibur Resources, LLC, Paloma Resources, LLC, Travis Peak Resources, LLC, TPR Mid-Continent, LLC.