Press Release

Kirkland Advises Hatch on Kimbell’s Purchase of its Mineral and Royalty Interests for $290 Million

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Austin, Texas-based Hatch Royalty LLC on its mineral and royalty interests being acquired by Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (NYSE: KRP), a leading owner of oil and gas mineral and royalty interests in approximately 16 million gross acres in 28 states, in a cash and unit transaction valued at approximately $290 million, subject to purchase price adjustments and other customary closing adjustments. The purchase price for the Acquisition is comprised of $150 million in cash (approximately 52 percent of the total consideration) and approximately 7.3 million common units of Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC, which are valued at $140 million (approximately 48 percent of the total consideration). 
 
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The Kirkland team was led by real asset M&A partners Chris Heasley, RJ Malenfant and Patrick Corrigan, with assistance from corporate partners John Kaercher and Martha Todd; capital markets partner Michael Rigdon; debt finance partner Lucas Spivey; tax partners Mark Dundon and Joe Tobias; executive compensation partner Rob Fowler; and antitrust partner Carla Hine.