TUWOY's Merger Plans Ditched by Capricorn for Israel's NewMed
The British oil and gas exploration and development company — Capricorn Energy — has abandoned its merger plans with Tullow Oil Plc TUWOY in favor of a deal with the Israeli natural gas group NewMed Energy.
The all-stock deal between Capricorn and NewMed will lead to the creation of an Israel-Egypt-focused gas producer. This will include NewMed's interest in Israel's giant Leviathan offshore field at a time when Europe is hustling for non-Russian energy supplies.
Per the deal, NewMed shareholders will get 2.337344 new Capricorn shares for each of their existing units. Capricorn shareholders will hold about 10.3% of the combined entity with NewMed stockholders, along with the partnership’s current general partner owning the remaining interest.
Additionally, Capricorn shareholders will also receive a cash special dividend of around $620 million before the business combination.
This announcement comes weeks after Tullow stated that it was “fully committed” to the earlier declared all-stock deal with Capricorn. The deal would have led to the formation of a £1.4 billion Africa-focused energy company despite Capricorn looking for alternatives following shareholders’ opposition to its merger with Tullow.
The Capricorn-NewMed merger is anticipated to be wound up in the first quarter of 2023, subject to shareholders’ approval from both firms.
The U.K.-based, West Africa-focused Tullow Oil operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Europe. The company has a large portfolio of exploration and production assets, with a focus on balanced long-term growth. It is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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