Australian mining company BHP Billiton will acquire Petrohawk Energy Corporation in a $15.1 billion cash and debt deal that will give BHP access to lucrative Texas and Louisiana shale resources. Also, medical device company Kinetic Concepts has agreed to be acquired by a consortium led by private equity group Apax Partners in a deal valued at $6.3 billion, including debt.
July 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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Australian mining company BHP Billiton will acquire Petrohawk Energy Corporation in a $12.1 billion cash deal that will give BHP access to lucrative Texas and Louisiana shale resources.
Petrohawk shareholders will receive $38.75 per Petrohawk share. Melbourne-based BHP will also assume $3 billion in Petrohawk debt when a tender offer commences by July 25, bringing the deal’s total value to $15.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.
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