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M&A · Energy · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas

Permian Resources Corp to acquire Earthstone Energy Inc

Announced Aug 21, 2023 · Closed Nov 1, 2023

Deal value$4.50BEV $3.59B
Premium4.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—2.0x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll stock$18.64 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Permian Resources Corp (PR)
Target
Earthstone Energy Inc
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$18.64
Enterprise value
$3.59B
Status
Closed Nov 1, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$87.5M · 1.9%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$175M · 3.9%
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
Jefferies, Morgan Stanley
To the target
RBC Capital Markets, Wells Fargo
Morgan Stanley fee
$10.0M

Sector context · Energy

Comparable deals
36 in the prior 24 months
Premium
4.0% vs. 24.6% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 8.7x
Break fee
1.9% vs. 2.9% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 21, 2023
  2. Proxy filedSep 26, 2023
  3. Definitive proxySep 26, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteOct 30, 2023
  5. ClosedNov 1, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Trading comparablesMorgan Stanley$14.60$25.45
Trading comparablesMorgan Stanley$10.30$14.30
Discounted cash flowMorgan Stanley$17.50$24.50
Discounted cash flowMorgan Stanley$15.75$22.50
Discounted cash flowMorgan Stanley$19.50$27.15
Trading comparables$14.39$21.98
Trading comparables$16.80$26.66
Trading comparables$19.35$22.65
Trading comparables$16.89$19.93
Trading comparables$18.56$24.94
Offer $18.64

Implied value per Earthstone Energy Inc share by analysis, from Morgan Stanley.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Aug 21, 2023
  • 8-K/A (EX-99.1) · Aug 21, 2023
  • 425 · Aug 21, 2023
  • 425 · Aug 21, 2023
  • 8-K · Aug 22, 2023
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Aug 23, 2023

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.