Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Chevron picks Noble in biggest U.S. energy deal since oil crash

The deal, the largest in the U.S. energy sector this year, comes more than a year after Chevron abandoned its offer for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, outmaneuvered by Occidental Petroleum Corp's higher bid. "Chevron (is) taking advantage of its strong relative performance versus the U.S. exploration and production companies and capitalizing on the downturn to buy into some high quality assets," said Anish Kapadia, head of London-based independent oil and mining advisory Palissy Advisors. The deal will also give Chevron access to Noble's flagship Leviathan field, the largest natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean, which began producing natural gas late last year....

KPS Capital Partners Agrees To Acquire Substantially All Of The Assets Of Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Including Equity Of Foreign Subsidiaries

NEW YORK, July 20, 2020 /CNW/ -- KPS Capital Partners, LP ("KPS") announced today that, through a newly formed affiliate, it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, "Briggs & Stratton" or the "Company") under which KPS will acquire substantially all of the assets of Briggs & Stratton, including equity of foreign subsidiaries, for approximately $550 million. Briggs & Stratton has filed a motion with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri seeking the designation of KPS as the stalking horse bidder in a sale motion as part of the Company's filing of voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code today....