M&A Deal Summary

Lime Rock Partners Acquires Revelation Energy

On March 1, 2009, private equity firm Lime Rock Partners acquired metals/mining company Revelation Energy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lime Rock Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Lime Rock Partners’ 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lime Rock Partners’ 1st transaction in West Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-03-01
Target Revelation Energy
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Lime Rock Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Revelation Energy

Milton, West Virginia, United States
Revelation Energy is a coal mining company focused on surface mining. Revelation Energy was founded in 2009 and is based in Milton, West Virginia.

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Buyer

Lime Rock Partners

Westport, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 10.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Lime Rock Partners is a private investment firm focused on growth capital investments in the energy industry. Specifically, Lime Rock looks for companies engaged in exploration & production, energy service, and oil service technology in North America and Europe. Lime Rock's target investment size is $50 to $150 million in businesses valued up to $500 million. Lime Rock Partners was formed in 1998 and is affiliated with Lime Rock Resources. Lime Rock Partners has offices in Westport, Connecticut; Aberdeen, Scotland; and Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 92
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 2 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 31 of 58
State: West Virginia M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 23 of 51
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-01 Silverstone Energy

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Established in March 2005 by Lime Rock Partners and Storm Ventures International, Silverstone Energy was an Aberdeen-based oil and gas producing company created to take advantage of opportunities in the U.K. North Sea as the basin matures.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-01 Archer

Sandnes, Norway

Archer is the well company, a global oilfield service company specializing in drilling services and well services. It employs over 7,000 people unified by a single purpose: building better wells to help its customers produce more oil and gas. Archer was founded in 2007 and is based in Sandnes, Norway.

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