Vital Energy, Inc.

Overview

Deal Type Mergers & Acquisitions
Size $425 Million
Client & Transactional Partners Vital Energy, Inc.
Tall City Property Holdings III LLC
Warburg Pincus LLC
Our Role Buy-Side Advisor

Summary

On November 6, 2023, Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) (Vital) closed on its acquisition of Delaware Basin assets from Tall City Property Holdings III LLC (Tall City) for $425 million. Vital agreed to acquire the assets for $300 million of cash and $125 million in common equity. Concurrently with Tall City, Vital acquired certain Delaware Basin assets of Henry Energy LP and Henry Resources LLC, along with Maple Energy Holdings, LLC, for a cumulative total of $1.098 billion. KeyBanc Capital Markets was advisor to Vital on the acquisition of Tall City.

KeyBanc Capital Markets was selected as a Buy-Side Advisor to Vital Energy because of its deep relationships and extensive experience in the Permian Basin.

Founded in 2006 as Laredo Petroleum, Vital is a public E&P company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vital focuses on continually refining its portfolio of holdings, acquiring acreage with high oil cuts and divesting lower-margin assets. Vital seeks to create efficiencies in its approaches to drilling, completions, crews, materials, transport, and all other facets of its business.

Founded in 2018 with a $500 million equity commitment from Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg), Tall City is a private E&P company headquartered in Midland, Texas. Tall City focuses on pursuing play extension and acquire-and-exploit opportunities throughout the Permian Basin.

Founded in 1966, Warburg is a leading global growth investor headquartered in New York City. Warburg’s active portfolio of more than 250 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector, and geography.

B I Deal Disclosure

KeyBanc Capital Markets is a trade name under which the corporate and investment banking products and services of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., member FINRA/SIPC (“KBCMI”), and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank N.A.”), are marketed. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and by its licensed securities representatives. Banking products and services are offered by KeyBank N.A.

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