Quantum Capital Group (Quantum) and Caerus Oil and Gas (Caerus) announced the closing of a transaction under which Quantum, via two separate portfolio companies, has acquired Caerus’ oil and gas operations for approximately US$1.8 billion, including the assumption of asset-backed securities and other liabilities. Caerus is owned by a private investor group including Oaktree Capital Management, The Anschutz Corporation, and Old Ironsides Energy.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Caerus in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Austin partner David Miller and Houston partner Pamela Kellet, with associates Zainab Hashmi, Robert Cunningham, and Corynn Wilson. Advice was also provided on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jason Cruise, Peter Todaro, and Lindsey Champlin, with associate Doug Tifft; on tax matters by Houston partners Tim Fenn and Jim Cole, with associates Dominick Constantino and Dylan White; on hedging/commodities matters by New York partner Yvette Valdez, with associate Tiiu Lemsalu; on environmental matters by Los Angeles/Houston partner Joshua Marnitz; on benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner Adam Kestenbaum and Houston counsel Krisa Benskin; on data privacy matters by Houston/Austin counsel Robert Brown; and on funds regulatory matters by associate Daniel Filstrup.