Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market buyout and growth equity firm, today announced the formation of a new partnership with Unitex Oil & Gas’s management team and the closing of the partnership’s first acquisition of conventional oil assets in Scurry County, Texas. Unitex was formed to acquire and develop producing properties in the Permian Basin. The financial terms of the Scurry County transaction were not disclosed.
Unitex was founded by David Wilson in 2003 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas. The company seeks to create value through optimizing operations and increasing production through workovers and the drillbit. The company will target acquisitions in and around the Midland Basin. The Scurry County acquisition fits well with the company’s history and focus.
K&L Gates LLP and King & Spalding LLP acted as legal advisors to Ridgemont.
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