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M&A · Energy · Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution

Energy Transfer LP to acquire Crestwood Equity Partners LP

Announced Aug 16, 2023 · Closed Nov 3, 2023

Deal value$7.10BEV $10.35B
Premium—To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—2.0x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll stock

Transaction

Acquirer
Energy Transfer LP (ET)
Target
Crestwood Equity Partners LP (CEQP)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
—
Enterprise value
$10.35B
Status
Closed Nov 3, 2023

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$96.0M · 1.4%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
—
Go-shop
No-shop
Financing
—

Advisors

To the acquirer
BofA Securities
To the target
Intrepid Partners, Evercore

Sector context · Energy

Comparable deals
35 in the prior 24 months
Premium
Sector median 24.6%
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 8.7x
Break fee
1.4% vs. 2.9% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 16, 2023
  2. Proxy filedSep 15, 2023
  3. Definitive proxySep 27, 2023
  4. Shareholder voteOct 25, 2023
  5. ClosedNov 3, 2023

Valuation · fairness opinions

Discounted cash flow$39.62$53.68
Discounted cash flow$34.66$47.87
Discounted cash flow$30.31$52.30
Discounted cash flow$24.96$46.34
Discounted cash flow$29.09$41.43

Implied value per Crestwood Equity Partners LP share by analysis, from Evercore.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Aug 16, 2023
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Aug 16, 2023
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Aug 16, 2023
  • 425 (EX-99.1) · Aug 16, 2023
  • 425 · Aug 17, 2023
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Nov 1, 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.