secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC)
CIK:        0001522727
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001522727-26-000007
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

USA Compression completes $860M acquisition of J-W Power, funded with cash and units
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- Total consideration ~$860M: $430M cash (from revolver) + 18.2M common units at effective $23.50/unit.
- Acquires 0.8M active horsepower; combined fleet ~4.4M HP across Northeast, Mid-Continent, Rockies, Gulf Coast, Permian.
- Expected to be accretive on Distributable Cash Flow basis and improve pro forma debt metrics.
- Seller granted board observer rights (Avril Westerman) for 1 year; lock-up on 50% of units for 6 months, remainder for 12 months.
- J-W Energy and J-W Power added as guarantors under credit facility and senior notes (7.125% due 2029, 6.250% due 2033).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272726000007/0001522727-26-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272726000007/usac-20260112.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-26-000007

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