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Diversified Energy Company , an energy company focused on natural gas and liquids production, transport, marketing and well retirement, completed the acquisition of Maverick Natural Resources , a private oil and gas company, from EIG , an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, for $1.28bn, according to press releases.
Maverick Natural Resources was advised by Jefferies and Kirkland & Ellis (led by Sean T. Wheeler , Debbie Yee , Emily Lichtenheld , Chris Heasley , Lindsey Jaquillard and Stuart Boyd ). Diversified Energy was advised by 花旗 , Stifel Financial Corp. , Truist Securities , Gibson Dunn (led by Tull Florey and Rahul Vashi ) and Latham & Watkins (led by James Inness and Richard Butterwick ) and FTI Consulting . Debt financing was provided by KeyBanc Capital Markets . EIG was advised by Jefferies and Kirkland & Ellis , according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
DigitalBridge and EQT Group -backed Zayo Group , a communications infrastructure provider, agreed to acquire the fiber solutions business from Crown Castle , a real estate investment trust and provider of shared communications infrastructure, for $4.25bn, according to press releases.
Zayo is advised by J.P. 摩根 , PJT Partners , 瑞银集团 , and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (led by Brian Chisling ). DigitalBridge is advised by Joele Frank (led by Jonathan Keehner ). Crown Castle is advised by 美国银行 , 摩根士丹利 and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (led by Andrew Krause ). Bank of America is advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (led by Sean Ewen and Andrew Marmer ), according to MergerLinks data and press releases.
Ready Capital , a New York-based multi-strategy real estate finance company, completed the acquisition of United Development Funding , a real estate investment trust, for $181m, according to press releases.
United Development Funding IV was advised by Moelis & Company , Gibson Dunn (led by Andrew Kaplan ), Holland & Knight LLP and Joele Frank (led by Mahmoud Siddig ). Moelis & Co was advised by Ropes & Gray LLP . Ready Capital was advised by Piper Sandler and Alston & Bird (led by Michael Kessler ), according to MergerLinks data and press releases.
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