FTC Approves EnCap’s $1.5 Billion Takeover of EP Energy with Condition
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it would require EnCap Investments to sell EP Energy’s entire Utah oil business to resolve allegations its planned merger would lead to higher prices.
Reuters had previously reported that EP was exploring a sale of oil-producing acreage in Utah in hopes of averting an FTC challenge to its agreed $1.5 billion takeover by private equity firm EnCap.
The FTC said the deal without the sale of the assets in Utah would have left just three significant producers that sell Uinta Basin crude oil to refiners in Salt Lake City, and led to higher prices for consumers.
EnCap did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Under EnCap’s agreement with the FTC, it will sell EP’s assets in Utah to Crescent Energy Company, which will be a new competitor in the Uinta Basin, the FTC said. That deal was announced in February.
Source: Reuters
About EnCap Investments
Since 1988, EnCap Investments has been a leading provider of venture capital to the independent sector of the U.S. energy industry. The firm has raised 22 institutional funds totaling more than $38 billion and currently manages capital on behalf of more than 350 U.S. and international investors.
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