Clayton P. Hart

SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) in its $2.55 billion acquisition of Uinta Basin assets from XCL Resources, LLC, and Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) in its concurrent $510 million acquisition of an undivided 20% stake of the oil and gas assets of XCL Resources, LLC

TG Natural Resources LLC in its $2.7 billion acquisition of Rockcliff Energy II LLC, an upstream natural gas company focused on the East Texas Haynesville shale

Civitas Resources (NYSE: CIVI) in its approximate $2.1 billion agreement with Vencer Energy, a Vitol investment, to acquire oil producing assets in the Midland Basin of West Texas

Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE: MNR) in its $815 million acquisition of certain interests in oil and gas properties, rights, and related assets located in certain counties in Oklahoma from Paloma Partners IV LLC

Civitas Resources in its $2.45 billion definitive agreement to acquire oil producing assets in the Delaware Basin from Tap Rock Resources, a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital Management

Civitas Resources in its $2.25 billion definitive agreement to acquire oil producing assets in the Midland Basin from Hibernia Energy III, a portfolio company of NGP Energy Capital Management

Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) in its $600 million acquisition of Western Eagle Ford assets from Mesquite Energy, Inc.

Maverick Natural Resources in its $440 million acquisition of certain producing properties in the Permian Basin from ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP)

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) in its $130 million acquisition of certain non-operated interests in the Delaware Basin from a private seller

EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) in its $5.2 billion acquisition from THQ Appalachia I, LLC and THQ-XcL Holdings I, LLC (affiliates of Quantum Energy Partners and Tug Hill Operating) of their direct and indirect upstream and midstream subsidiaries and associated oil and gas assets, properties and gathering systems in the Appalachian Basin

Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Validus Energy, an operator of Eagle Ford Shale assets

RedStorm Energy Partners, an affiliate of Redbird Capital Partners, in its initial equity financing of RedElephant Resources, an upstream oil and gas exploration and production company, and simultaneous acquisition of Elephant Resources 

H3 Minerals LLC, an affiliate of Haymaker Minerals & Royalties III and portfolio company of Denham Capital, in its acquisition of a large-scale diversified mineral portfolio in Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Montana 

Formentera Partners in its acquisition of upstream oil and gas assets and carbon capture assets from Rockall Energy Holdings as part of the 363 sales process of the debtor seller 

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC in its $3.9 billion merger of equals with Centennial Resource Development Inc. (NASDAQ: CDEV) to create the largest pure-play E&P in the Delaware Basin  

Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) in its $815 million all-cash acquisition of Uinta Basin assets from Verdun Oil Company II LLC  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE American: NOG) in its acquisition of non-operated Permian Basin assets owned by affiliates of Veritas Energy, LLC for $406.5 million, plus ~ 1.9 million common equity warrants with an exercise price of $28.30 per share

Northern Oil and Gas Inc. in its $154 million acquisition of non-operated interests across over 400 producing wellbores primarily in Williams, McKenzie, Mountrail and Dunn counties in North Dakota

HG Energy II Appalachia, LLC/Quantum in the $400 million sale of certain oil & gas assets to an affiliate of Wincoram Asset Management

Primexx Energy Partners on the $788 million acquisition of its leasehold interests and related oil, gas and infrastructure assets by Callon Petroleum Company

EQT Infrastructure on its $5.3 billion acquisition of Covanta Holding Corporation

Penn Virginia on its acquisition of Lonestar