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US M&A - the rise of the MLPs

US M&A - the rise of the MLPs

Report summary

Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, have become major players in the US upstream M&A market.  In 2013 ytd, MLPs account for 36% of acquisition spend onshore US Lower 48.  The pending US$4.3 billion takeover of Berry Petroleum by LINN Energy is the largest upstream deal of the year, globally.    MLPs are publicly-listed entities which do not pay corporation tax, but pay a high proportion of cash earnings out in the form of regular, dividend-like ‘distributions'.  Maximising distributions is...

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This Upstream Oil and Gas Insight report highlights the key issues surrounding this topic, and draws out the key implications for those involved.

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  • Executive summary
  • What is an MLP?
  • MLPs in the energy industry
    • Which MLPs are active in upstream M&A?
  • The Upstream MLP business model
    • Favourable market conditions have enabled growth
      • Higher yields underpin investor interest in MLPs
      • Low cost of capital helps to fund acquisitions
      • What types of assets are MLPs targeting?
      • What does this mean for C-Corps?
        • Supporting liquidity and valuations
        • Restructuring opportunity?
      • What might halt the rise of the MLPs?
        • Tightening monetary policy could raise the cost of capital
        • Falling commodity prices would (eventually) hit distributions
        • Incentive Distribution Rights could cap growth
        • Limited Institutional Investment
        • Change in tax code
        • SEC investigation into LINN Energy
      • Appendix 1: Recent asset trends in Upstream MLP deals
        • Permian region
        • Mid-Continent region
        • Gulf Coast region
        • Rocky Mountains region
        • West Coast region
    • Unconventional strategy case study - Atlas Resource Partners
  • Appendix 2: MLP basics
    • Laws and Tax codes governing MLPs
  • Appendix 3: List of Upstream MLPs

In this report there are 11 tables or charts, including:

  • Executive summary
  • What is an MLP?
  • MLPs in the energy industry
    • Upstream MLP spending in the onshore US Lower 48
    • US M&A - the rise of the MLPs: Image 2
  • The Upstream MLP business model
    • US M&A - the rise of the MLPs: Image 3
    • Enterprise value and capital structure of US Upstream MLPs
    • Upstream MLP acquisition spend by primary resource
    • MLP acquisition spend by asset status (2010-2013)
    • Acquisition costs ($/boe, proved) - MLPs vs. market
    • MLP acquisition spend by seller Peer Group
    • US M&A - the rise of the MLPs: Image 9
    • C-Corp USL48 onshore portfolio analysis: near-term unit capex vs. reserves life, by company, by play
  • Appendix 2: MLP basics
  • Appendix 3: List of Upstream MLPs
    • US M&A - the rise of the MLPs: Table 1
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