M&A Deal Summary

Southwestern Energy Acquires Indigo Natural Resources

On June 2, 2021, Southwestern Energy acquired oil/gas exploration company Indigo Natural Resources from Trilantic North America and Ridgemont Equity Partners for 2.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Southwestern Energy’s 2nd transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Southwestern Energy’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Southwestern Energy’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Southwestern Energy’s 2nd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-02
Target Indigo Natural Resources
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Southwestern Energy
Sellers(s) Trilantic North America
Ridgemont Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.7B USD
Advisor(s) Credit Suisse Investment Banking (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Indigo Natural Resources

Houston, Texas, United States
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Indigo Natural Resources is an independent natural gas and natural gas liquids company. Indigo Natural Resources is based in headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Southwestern Energy

Spring, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees900
Revenue 15.0B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Southwestern Energy's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Southwestern Energy's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
State (Texas) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-12 Montage Resources

Irving, Texas, United States

Montage Resources Corp. is an exploration and production company with approximately 195,000 net effective core undeveloped acres currently focused on the Utica and Marcellus Shales of Southeast Ohio, West Virginia and North Central Pennsylvania. Montage Resources was founded in 2011 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-04 GEP Haynesville

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

GEP Haynesville is an energy company focused on the development of natural gas properties in the stacked Haynesville and Middle Bossier shale plays in North Louisiana. GEP Haynesville is based in The Woodlands, Texas.

Buy $1.9B

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Trilantic North America

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 9.6B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Trilantic North America is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on opportunities throughout North America. Trilantic generally invests in large businesses with 'strong market positions, unique franchises, secure and growing market niches or distinctive products and services that command premium prices'. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, energy, and financial services. The Firm's target investment size is $50 to $300 million in companies valued up to $1 billion. Transaction situations of interest include management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, divestitures, new platforms, and generational transfers. Trilantic North America was formed in 2009 through the spin-off of Lehman Brothers' private equity business. The Firm is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 22
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 6 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 11
State (Texas) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 20 of 21
Year (2021) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 Quickparts

Seattle, Washington, United States

Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and designers looking to create plastic and metal parts from 3D CAD (computer-aided design) models.

Buy $82M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-29 Velvet Energy

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Velvet Energy is an exploration and production company focused on acquiring, exploring for and developing oil and liquids-rich natural gas assets in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Velvet Energy was founded in 2011 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

Sell CA$743M
SELLER

Ridgemont Equity Partners

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ridgemont Equity Partners is an independent private equity firm specializing in middle-market buy-outs, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations and growth capital investments. The Firm targets to invest in companies located in North America, preferably in US and Canada. REP looks to invest up to $250 million in companies with EBIDTA of $5 - $50 million. The Firm seeks to hold both majority and minority equity interest in portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include basin industries and services, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, media and technology. Ridgemont Equity Partners is a spun-off of Banc of America Capital Investors (BACI). Ridgemont Equity Partners was formed in August 2010 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 84 of 90
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 31 of 35
State (Texas) 17 of 19
Country (United States) 73 of 79
Year (2021) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-21 Softdocs

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Softdocs develops document management, electronic forms, workflow automation, and print customization solutions for the higher education and K-12 markets. The company’s Etrieve platform, and complementary solutions, empower institutions to work more efficiently, communicate more effectively and collaborate more freely. Softdocs was founded in 1998 and is based in Columbia, South Carolina.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-27 Worldwide Express

Dallas, Texas, United States

Worldwide Express is a provider of third-party logistics services, including small parcel, LTL, FTL, and air freight shipping services to small and medium-sized businesses through a national presence of company-owned and franchise locations. Worldwide Express was established in 1995 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Sell -