M&A Deal Summary

Coral Reef Capital Acquires Shawnee Exploration Partners

On December 9, 2012, private equity firm Coral Reef Capital acquired energy services and equipment company Shawnee Exploration Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Coral Reef Capital’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Coral Reef Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Coral Reef Capital’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-09
Target Shawnee Exploration Partners
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Coral Reef Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Shawnee Exploration Partners

Illinois, United States
Shawnee Exploration Partners is a Southern Illinois based oil exploration and production company that owns and operates eleven leases located in the Illinois Basin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Coral Reef Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Coral Reef Capital is a specialist investment firm focused on opportunities in the natural resources sector, including oil & gas exploration and production, metals & mining, and related infrastructure and services. The Firm will consider majority and minority positions. Target transaction situations include management/leveraged buyouts, corporate carve-outs, recapitalizations, acquisition financings, and oil & gas lease development. Coral Reef Capital was established in 2008 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Energy Services and Equipment) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-01 Rawhide Mining

Fallon, Nevada, United States

Rawhide is one of the few independent, profitable gold and silver mines in production and has substantial ore reserves and resources.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-01 Western Exploration

Nevada, United States

Western Exploration is a privately held Nevada-based mineral exploration company engaged in the identification, acquisition, evaluation, exploration, and development of gold properties in Nevada.

Buy -
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