Press Release

Kirkland Advises Warwick Capital Partners on Acquisition of $670 Million in Assets From Viper Energy

Kirkland & Ellis represented Warwick Capital Partners, a global specialist strategies investment manager, on the successful acquisition of $670 million in assets by affiliates of Warwick and GRP Energy Capital from Viper Energy, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy. The transaction, with an effective date of September 1, 2025, represents one of the largest recent deals in the U.S. oil and gas royalties sector.

Read Warwick’s press release

The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Will Eiland, Thomas Laughlin, Lauren Stelck, Lyle Paul and Braxton Iden; tax lawyer Mark Dundon; and litigation lawyer Benjamin Schroeder.