M&A Deal Summary

APA Acquires Cordillera Energy Partners III

On January 23, 2012, APA acquired oil/gas exploration company Cordillera Energy Partners III from EnCap Investments for 2.9B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is APA’s 6th transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is APA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is APA’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is APA’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-01-23
Target Cordillera Energy Partners III
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) APA
Sellers(s) EnCap Investments
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.9B USD
Advisor(s) Jefferies
J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
Thompson & Knight LLP (Legal)

Target

Cordillera Energy Partners III

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC is a privately held acquisition, exploration and production company

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

APA

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees2,271
Revenue 8.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Apache Corporation's headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Apache Corporation's headquarters in Houston, Texas.

APA is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Canada, Egypt, the United Kingdom and Australia. Apa was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 6 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-01 Phoenix Exploration

Houston, Texas, United States

Phoenix Exploration Co. is an oil and gas E&P company focused on the shallow waters in the Gulf of Mexico and the onshore Gulf Coast, primarily in Louisiana.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-08 The Lucius oil field

United States

Lucius will produce oil and gas through a truss spar floating production facility. The spar will be 605ft long and 110ft in diameter. It will be installed in 7,100ft of water. It will have a nameplate capacity of 80,000 barrels of oil a day (BOPD) and 450 million cubic feet of gas a day (mcf/d). The hull will weigh approximately 23,000t. The topsides will have an initial payload of 15,000t.

Sell $1.4B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EnCap Investments

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 38.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

EnCap Investments is a private equity firm focused on the US energy sector. EnCap specifically looks for upstream and midstream opportunities within the oil and gas industry. EnCap generally partners with seasoned management when pursuing investments. EnCap Investments has offices in Dallas and Houston.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 51
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 30 of 48
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 30
State (Colorado) 6 of 7
Country (United States) 30 of 50
Year (2012) 1 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-21 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
2012-02-01 Battalion Oil

Houston, Texas, United States

Battalion Oil is an oil and gas acquisition and development company that was formed to recapitalize and take control of a public company formerly known as RAM Energy Resources. Battalion Oil was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Buy -