M&A Deal Summary

Comstock Resources Acquires Covey Park Energy

On June 10, 2019, Comstock Resources acquired oil/gas exploration company Covey Park Energy from Denham Capital for 2.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Comstock Resources’ 4th transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Comstock Resources’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Comstock Resources’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Comstock Resources’ 3rd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-10
Target Covey Park Energy
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Comstock Resources
Sellers(s) Denham Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.2B USD
Advisor(s) BofA Securities
Barclays Investment Bank
Citigroup Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Vinson & Elkins (Legal)

Target

Covey Park Energy

Dallas, Texas, United States
Covey Park Energy (CPE) is a private oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. CPE is primarily focused on the acquisition and exploitation of long-life reserves in the Ark-La-Tex, Permian and Mid-Continent regions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Comstock Resources

Frisco, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees244
Revenue 1.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Comstock Resources is an independent energy company engaged in oil and gas acquisitions, exploration, and development primarily in Texas and Louisiana. Comstock Resources was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Texas) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-14 Permian Basin assets - Comstock

Reeves and Gaines counties, Texas, United States

Permian Basin assets - Comstock, is a 53,306 net acres located in Reeves and Gaines counties in West Texas. The Reeves County assets located in the Delaware Basin include 40,182 net acres and 74 producing (52 operated) primarily Wolfbone wells. The Gaines County assets located in the Midland Basin cover 13,124 net acres and are currently un-delineated.

Sell $811M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Denham Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 9.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Denham Capital Management is a specialist private investment firm focused on the energy and commodities sectors. Denham looks to invest in businesses and assets involving natural resources, metals and mining, power and utilities, and energy-related infrastructure and services. Denham will consider investments worldwide, with current projects in the US, Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia. Denham will also consider both development projects as well as mature, operating businesses. The Firm's target investment size is $50 to $200 million. Denham Capital Management was founded in 2004 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 22
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 8 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 12
State (Texas) 6 of 6
Country (United States) 12 of 12
Year (2019) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-04 WhiteWater Midstream

Austin, Texas, United States

WhiteWater Midstream is a midstream oil and gas company focused on building traditional gathering and processing infrastructure for upstream companies in areas lacking infrastructure. WhiteWater Midstream was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-01 BTE Renewables

Fourways, South Africa

BTE Renewables is a clean and renewable energy company develops, acquires, owns and operates waste to energy, renewable energy, and energy efficiency projects in the sub-utility range of approximately 5-100MW. These include Golden Valley, a 123MW wind project in the Eastern Cape; Excelsior, a 33MW wind project in the Western Cape; Aggeneys, a 46MW solar project in the Northern Cape; Konkoonsies II an 86MW solar project in the Northern Cape and a 4MW biogas facility. BTE Renewables was founded in 2003 and is based in Fourways, South Africa.

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