Kirkland Advises Penn Virginia on Juniper Capital Advisors’ Strategic Investment in the Company

Kirkland & Ellis counseled Penn Virginia Corporation (NASDAQ:PVAC) on its strategic transaction with Juniper Capital Advisors, L.P. to improve Penn Virginia’s balance sheet and liquidity position, extend its second-lien term loan maturity and increase its cash flow and drilling inventory with complementary bolt-on assets.  At closing, Juniper will make an investment in Penn Virginia valued at approximately $188.4 million, consisting of $150 million of cash and certain oil and gas assets in exchange for 59 percent of Penn Virginia’s equity.

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The Kirkland team was led by transactional partners Sean Wheeler, Debbie Yee and Melissa Kalka; and included tax partners David Wheat and William Dong; transactional partners Anthony Speier and Chad Smith and associates Hannah Marshall, Brittany Scheier, Michael Bassi, Will Eiland, Isaac Bate and Sara Lampert; executive compensation partner Stephen Jacobson; and capital markets partner Julian Seiguer and associates Ieuan List and Atma Kabad.