Chesapeake Energy Mergers & Acquisitions

Chesapeake Energy M&A Summary

Chesapeake Energy has acquired 14 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 11 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 9 assets.

Chesapeake Energy’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired Southwestern Energy Co. for $7.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2011, when it sold Fayetteville Shale assets - BHP Billiton to BHP Group for $4.8B. Chesapeake Energy has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include oil/gas exploration (92%) and energy services and equipment (9%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity21
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15

Chesapeake Energy

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

6100 North Western Avenue,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118
United States,
(405) 848-8000
www.chk.com

All (21) Buy (12) Sell (9)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2024-01-11 Southwestern Energy · Oil/Gas Exploration
Spring, Texas · www.swn.com

Southwestern Energy is a national energy company. Southwestern Energy primarily engages in natural gas and crude oil exploration, development and production. Southwestern Energy was founded in 1929 and is based in Spring, Texas.

Advisors: BofA Securities , Goldman Sachs , Kirkland & Ellis , RBC Capital Markets , Wells Fargo Securities
7,400 Merger

Chesapeake Energy
Advisors: Evercore Group , J.P. Morgan Securities , Latham & Watkins , Morgan Stanley , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

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