M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.95
Ovintiv acquires Midland Basin assets for $4.275B, sells Bakken for $825M
Ovintiv Inc.
- Acquires ~65,000 net acres in Midland Basin from EnCap for $3.125B cash + 32.6M shares; valued at 2.8x NTM Adj. EBITDA.
- Divests entire Bakken position for $825M cash to Grayson Mill Bakken, an EnCap fund.
- Combined transactions immediately accretive; adds ~800 premium well locations; pro forma Permian oil nearly doubles to ~125 Mbbls/d.
- Board increases quarterly dividend 20% to $0.30/share, payable June 30, 2023; second increase in 12 months.
- Q1 total production ~510 MBOE/d (above guidance), capital ~$610-620M (low end).