TotalEnergies SE has signed an agreement to acquire 50% stake in SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bhd. from OMV Aktiengesellschaft for approximately $900 million.

TotalEnergies SE (ENXTPA:TTE) has signed an agreement to acquire 50% stake in SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bhd. from OMV Aktiengesellschaft (WBAG:OMV) for approximately $900 million on January 31, 2024.

Under the terms of agreement, TotalEnergies is paying cash consideration of $903 million, this amount includes the full repayment of the outstanding $350 million shareholder loan granted by OMV to SapuraOMV as well as net working capital and other elements with the consideration being subject to closing adjustments (Economic Effective Date December 31, 2022). The remaining 50 percent interest is held by SapuraEnergy. The implementation of the transaction is, inter alia, subject to certain partner consents as well as governmental and regulatory approvals and closing is expected by the end of first half of 2024.

J.P. Morgan acted as financial advisor to OMV. Michael Burns, Tim Gummer, Mark Spinney, Neil Cuninghame, Ruth Buchanan and Jessica Davies of Ashurst acted as legal advisor to OMV Aktiengesellschaft. Marc Petitier, Jérémie Marthan, Estelle Philippi and Valérie Ménard of White & Case LLP (Paris), Margot Berry, Laetitia Souesme and Mukund Dhar of White & Case LLP, Francisco de Rosenzweig and Roman Gonzalez of White & Case, S.C. and MeloMegan Irons, Lucy Raffel, Aileen Fitzmaurice, Alistair Leung, Olivia Yan, Tom Carberry and Fiona Blanch of White & Case LLP acted as legal advisor to TotalEnergies.