Carlyle buying Cepsa stake from Mubadala

Funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group will acquire 30-40% of the Spanish integrated oil, gas, and chemical company Cepsa from sole shareholder Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi.

 

In a statement, the companies said the deal is “based on an enterprise value of US$12 billion.”

 

Cepsa has interests in 175,000 boe/d of oil and gas production in Algeria, Peru, Colombia, Abu Dhabi, Thailand, and Malaysia; operates three refineries in Spain; and produces chemicals in Spain, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, Germany, and China.

 

Mubadala said it will remain majority shareholder.

 

Source: Oil & Gas Journal