Crescent Energy to buy Devon Eagle Ford assets for $4.22 billion in cash
Crescent Energy agreed on October 8, 2026 to acquire certain Eagle Ford assets from a Devon Energy subsidiary for $4.22 billion in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026 or early 2027. The company obtained a JPMorgan Chase debt commitment for a bridge credit facility of up to $2.0 billion and plans to fund the deal with cash on hand and, as appropriate, a mix of debt and equity. The filing's pro forma figures show 2025 results moving from $167.2 million of net income to a $373.6 million net loss after giving effect to the transactions and related financing.
Key points
- Purchase price of $4,220,000,000 in cash, with reductions for hydrocarbon sales proceeds after the July 1, 2026 economic effective date
- Bridge credit facility of up to $2.0 billion from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., subject to customary terms and conditions
- Expected closing in the fourth quarter of 2026 or early 2027; press release cites an estimated net purchase price of about $3.85 billion
- Acquired assets produced about 68 MBoe/d in July 2026; pro forma 2026 capital expenditures estimated at about $1.75 billion
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 08, 2026.
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