WhiteHawk Energy LLC
About
WhiteHawk Energy is focused on acquiring mineral and royalty interests in top tier oil and gas resource plays, including the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, and Marcellus Shale. The management team at WhiteHawk has successfully grown over $12 billion of minerals, midstream, and exploration and development companies over the last 20 years.
WhiteHawk Energy was founded by Daniel C. Herz, president and CEO. Herz was the founder, president, and CEO of Falcon Minerals Corp., CEO of Titan Energy LLC, president of Atlas Energy LLC and founder and president of Osprey Energy Acquisition Corp.
Editor's note: Updated March 9, 2022.
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WhiteHawk Energy to Acquire Core Marcellus Shale Minerals, Royalty Assets for $52.5 Million
WhiteHawk Energy to Acquire Core Marcellus Shale Minerals, Royalty Assets for $52.5 Million
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Follow the Rigs: Minerals M&A Could Top $11B in ’25—Trauber
Minerals dealmaking could surpass $11 billion in 2025, fueled by deals in the Permian and in natural gas shale plays, says M&A expert Stephen Trauber.
Appalachia, Haynesville Minerals M&A Heats Up as NatGas Prices Rise
Several large Appalachia and Haynesville minerals and royalties packages are expected to hit the market as buyer interest grows for U.S. natural gas.
NatGas Rising: WhiteHawk Inks $118MM Marcellus Royalties Deal
WhiteHawk Energy is getting deeper in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale with a $118 million deal as demand for natural gas grows.
PHX Insists Shareholders Reject WhiteHawk’s Latest Offer
PHX Minerals’ board maintained its stance on Nov. 14 that WhiteHawk’s latest offer was not in the best interest of its stockholders.
WhiteHawk Badgers Response from PHX on Acquisition Offer
WhiteHawk Energy’s move follows months of unsuccessful attempts to engage PHX Mineral's leadership, including a previous stock-for-stock merger proposal in August 2023.
WhiteHawk Proposes 17% Premium Cash Takeout Offer for PHX Minerals
WhiteHawk Energy, in pursuit of a merger with PHX Minerals for at least 18 months, has proposed an offer representing a 17% premium to the mineral company’s 30-day average weighted price.
WhiteHawk Energy Adds Marcellus Shale Mineral, Royalty Assets
WhiteHawk Energy LLC said it acquired Marcellus Shale natural gas mineral and royalty interests covering 435,000 gross unit acres operated by Antero Resources, EQT, Range Resources and CNX Resources.
For Sale: Grandma’s Minerals
A younger generation more open to selling subsurface rights has increased supply for the minerals and royalties market, and Mesa Minerals III is buying up interests in the Permian and Haynesville.
Minerals Market Growing But Needs More Scale, Consolidation
The market value of public minerals and royalties companies has doubled since 2019—but the sector needs to grow even larger to attract generalist investors into the fray, experts say.
WhiteHawk Energy Acquisition Doubles Marcellus Shale Interests
WhiteHawk’s Marcellus acquisition, which effectively doubles its interests in Pennsylvania, follows a deal earlier this year to purchase Haynesville Shale assets.
PHX Minerals: No Comment on WhiteHawk’s Unsolicited Merger Proposal
PHX Minerals CEO Chad Stephens said the board is evaluating WhiteHawk’s offer to combine in a stock-for-stock merger—but he didn’t comment much more on the unsolicited proposal.
WhiteHawk Energy Takes Spurned PHX Minerals Merger Proposal Public
After several unsuccessful attempts to engage PHX Minerals in merger talks, WhiteHawk Energy released a letter communicating its proposal directly to PHX shareholders.
WhiteHawk Energy Announces Second Haynesville Shale Acquisition
WhiteHawk Energy said it would acquire mineral and royalty interests in Louisiana and Texas, its second announced Haynesville Shale deal this year.
A&D Minute: Chesapeake's Eagle Ford Divestiture with a Twist [WATCH]
Also in this week's A&D Minute: Permian Resources' purchases and sales add up to nearly $300 million, plus see what private equity experts are saying about A&D this year.
WhiteHawk Picks Up Haynesville Mineral, Royalty Interests in $105 Million Deal
The Haynesville royalties are in the core of the basin, WhiteHawk said, adding that its position will cover 375,000 gross unit acres in northwestern Louisiana.