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![kenwday Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1587806291803533313.png) Ken Day [@kenwday](/creator/twitter/kenwday) on x 1341 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 16:20:16 UTC

And now, the LBO! In the midst of peak animal spirits of the shale boom in 2011, KKR led a group of investors (including ITOCHU) to buy out Samson for $7.2B. Equity was about $XXX B of the deal. LBO strategy meant $3.1B of debt on the deal, a 6.6X NTM CF multiple on the deal.


XXX engagements

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**Related Topics**
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[$8001t](/topic/$8001t)
[spirits](/topic/spirits)

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