Investment Summary

Delek US Invests In Lion Oil Co.

On July 16, 2007, Delek US invested in oil/gas exploration company Lion Oil Co.

Investment Highlights
  • This is Delek US’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Delek US’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Delek US’s 1st transaction in Arkansas.

Investment Summary

Date 2007-07-16
Target Lion Oil Co.
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Investor(s) Delek US
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Lion Oil Co.

El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
Lion Oil Co. is a privately held company, owns and operates a 75,000 barrel per day, high conversion crude oil refinery in El Dorado, AR, three crude oil pipelines and two refined petroleum products terminals in Memphis and Nashville, TN. The two terminals supply products to some of Delek's 188 convenience stores in the Memphis and Nashville, TN markets.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Delek US

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees1,987
Revenue 11.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Delek US is a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics and convenience store retailing. Delek US was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 1 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Arkansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-29 MAPCO Express

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

MAPCO Express is a major convenience store chain with 348 corporate stores operating primarily in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, with an additional presence in Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky and Mississippi. MAPCO operates company stores under the banners MAPCO Express, MAPCO Mart, East Coast, Fast Food and Fuel, Favorite Markets, Delta Express and Discount Food Mart. MAPCO Express is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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