An oncoming bolt-on acquisition of Woodland Midstream gathering and processing assets in the Permian Basin by DCP Midstream LP is estimated at $160 million dollars.
The president and CEO of DCP Midstream stated in the release, that the company is eager to announce the contract to enlarge its Permian gathering and processing business with assets that have connectivity to its existing infrastructure and fit its long-term strategy of securing cumulative volumes for the downstream assets.
According to a definitive agreement announced on June 14, DCP Midstream will get the James Lake System from Woodland Midstream II, a portfolio company of EIV Capital. DCP anticipates funding the bolt-on acquisition using cash on hand and borrowings under the company's existing bank facilities.
Since the James Lake System is situated within three miles of DCP's Goldsmith processing facility in the Permian Basin, it provides the opportunity to maintain significant synergies and reduce the acquisition multiple over time. The System includes about 230 miles of gathering pipe and a 120 MMcf/d cryogenic processing facility, increasing DCP's capacity and serving significant synergies with the company's Goldsmith processing facility in Ector County, Texas.
It is deeply considered that achieving the record first quarter performance and recent investment grade rating is an exciting next step in strengthening the company's operating model, generating additional value for its stakeholders, and driving improved reliability for the customers. DCP said the bolt-on acquisition of the James Lake System is an immediately accretive transaction representing an approximately 5.5 times EBITDA multiple.
Two years earlier, the James Lake System had been acquired by Woodland Midstream II from a privately-owned seller for an undisclosed amount in October 2019. Woodland's partnership with EIV Capital in February 2019 was represented by the transaction of the first operating asset, which encompassed a substantial capital commitment from EIV Capital.
The James Lake System attends producers within the Permian's Central Basin Platform in Ector, Andrews, and Winkler counties, Texas. It is expected that DCP also secures about 250,000 dedicated acres and the transaction itself is expected to be completed in the third quarter of the year. The James Lake System cash flows are underpinned by primarily fee-based, long-term agreements with a varied group of independent operators and investment-grade public companies.
To ensure the fulfillment of this transaction: Holland & Hart LLP provides legal counsel to DCP; Intrepid Partners, LLC is a financial adviser and McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a legal advisor to Woodland Midstream II.
