Diversified Energy以约18亿美元收购Elliott旗下Birch Permian Holdings，预计产量增35%、调整后EBITDA增55%，并将与Carlyle战略合作扩大至100亿美元

Diversified Energy ( DEC ) said Wednesday it agreed to acquire ‌privately-held Birch Permian Holdings from Elliott Investment Management for ~$1.8B, in a deal Diversified said will establish it as a premier operator of assets in the Permian Basin. Diversified ( DEC ) said it expects the acquisition will boost its production by ~35% and its adjusted EBITDA by ~55%, with pro forma gross volumes under its operated control seen reaching 2.5 Bcfe/day; Birch currently produces ~68K boe/day and ​holds 480 net wells. The company said the acquisition will be ​funded primarily through a $1.5B asset-backed securitization arranged with the Carlyle Group ( CG ) investment firm, along with ​existing credit facilities. The deal bolsters Diversified's ( DEC ) position in the Permian Basin following its $1.3B takeover last year of Maverick Natural Resources, and it struck a $1.2B deal in May with Carlyle ( CG ) for Camino Natural Resources, which operates in Oklahoma. Carlyle ( CG ) and Diversified ( DEC ) also agreed to expand the scale of their strategic partnership from the original $2B framework to a broader collaboration through which the parties may pursue up to $10B of potential proved developed producing asset acquisition opportunities over time.