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David Castro

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Houston

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals22

Total Value£ 27.75 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.26 B

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03 Sep 2019|Mexico|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: CONCHO RESOURCES (NEW MEXICO ASSETS)

Bidder: SPUR ENERGY PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 764 M

Value

28 Jan 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ALTA MESA AND KINGFISHER (UPSTREAM & MIDSTREAM OIL AND GAS ASSETS)

Bidder: BAYOU CITY ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC

12 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 178 M

Value

04 May 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC (APPALACHIA ASSETS)

Bidder: NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 434 M

Value

28 Sep 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: WPX ENERGY

Bidder: DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

29 Target | 29 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 9.41 B

Value

04 Feb 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MARCELLUS SHALE

Bidder: NORTHERN OIL AND GAS INC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 183 M

Value

30 Apr 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: INDIGO MINERALS (COTTON VALLEY UPSTREAM ASSETS)

Bidder: DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 96 M

Value

16 Feb 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VERDUN OIL COMPANY II (UINTA BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 602 M

Value

01 May 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: SENECA’S CALIFORNIA OIL AND GAS ASSETS

Bidder: SENTINEL PEAK RESOURCES CALIFORNIA

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 248 M

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: SLANT ENERGY II

Bidder: PEARL ENERGY INVESTMENTS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 74 M

Value

09 Aug 2022|Canada|Energy / Utility Services

Target: VALIDUS ENERGY

Bidder: DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 1.48 B

Value

17 Aug 2022|United States|Oil: Crude Producers

Target: MIDLAND BASIN PROPERTIES

Bidder: NORTHERN OIL AND GAS INC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

£ 91 M

Value

30 Sep 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ALPHA ENERGY (DELAWARE BASIN NON-OPERATED INTERESTS)

Bidder: NORTHERN OIL AND GAS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 129 M

Value

11 Oct 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NORTHERN DELAWARE BASIN PROPERTIES

Bidder: NORTHERN OIL AND GAS INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 117 M

Value

19 Oct 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MASCOT PROJECT

Bidder: NORTHERN OIL AND GAS INC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 265 M

Value

19 Jan 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: DELAWARE BASIN RESOURCES

Bidder: VTX ENERGY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

8 Target | 34 Bidder

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Value

03 Apr 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: OVINTIV (BAKKEN ASSETS)

Bidder: ENCAP INVESTMENTS LP

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 669 M

Value

02 May 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MESQUITE ENERGY (WESTERN EAGLE FORD ASSET)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 482 M

Value

03 Apr 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PIEDRA RESOURCES

Bidder: OVINTIV

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 3.47 B

Value

27 Jun 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: UINTA BASIN OIL AND GAS ASSETS

Bidder: SM ENERGY COMPANY

12 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 2.02 B

Value

08 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: GRAYSON MILL ENERGY (WILLISTON BASIN BUSINESS)

Bidder: DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

28 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: POINT ENERGY (SHALE ASSETS)

Bidder: VITAL ENERGY

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 854 M

Value

14 Nov 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OVINTIV (UINTA BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: QUANTUM CAPITAL GROUP (EX-QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS)

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

44 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.57 B

Value

03 Dec 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: RIDGEMAR ENERGY (EAGLE FORD ASSETS)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 713 M

Value