Diversified Energy Company PLC

Overview

Deal Type Mergers & Acquisitions
Size $1.28 Billion
Client & Transactional Partners Diversified Energy Company PLC
Our Role Buy-Side Advisor

Summary

On March 14, 2025, Diversified Energy Company PLC (NYSE & LSE: DEC) (Diversified or the Company) closed on its acquisition of Maverick Natural Resources, LLC (Maverick) for $1.275 billion. Diversified agreed to acquire the assets for ~$207 million of cash, ~21.2 million of Diversified common shares, and assumed ~$700 million of Maverick’s outstanding debt. The transaction enters Diversified into the Permian Basin and Rockies and expands its current operations in Ark-La-Tex and the Western Anadarko. The combined company will have an average daily production of ~1,200 MMcfe/d.

KeyBanc Capital Markets was selected as a Buy-Side Advisor to Diversified because of its deep relationships and extensive experience in Ark-La-Tex, the Permian Basin, the Rockies, and the Western Anadarko.

Diversified is a leading independent energy company focused on natural gas and liquids production, transportation, marketing and well retirement, primarily located within the Appalachian and Central regions of the United States. The Company’s strategy is to acquire existing long-life assets and to make investments in those assets to improve environmental and operational performance under a modern field management philosophy. Diversified’s target assets are characterized by multi-decade production profiles and low decline rates.

Maverick is a private E&P, backed by EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG). Maverick engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas, primarily in Ark-La-Tex, the Permian Basin, and the Western Anadarko. Maverick has additional operations in Florida and the Rockies. At the time of the transaction, Maverick produced ~350 MMcfe/d that was ~55% liquids-weighted.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., EIG is a leading provider of capital to the global energy industry since 1982, with ~$49.8 billion in committed capital in 416 portfolio investments across 44 countries.

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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