Multiply Group, an Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company, is acquiring a minority interest in Breakwater Energy for $100 million.
This investment comes under Multiply+, the Group’s sector-agnostic arm that is more opportunistic. Through this acquisition, Multiply Group will become part owner of a highly profitable and cash-generative, diversified global upstream portfolio with significant gas weighting and reserve life, offering an attractive dividend profile.
In March this year, EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, headquartered in Washington, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Breakwater Energy, acquired a 25 percent interest in Repsol E&P, a gas-weighted exploration & production company comprising Repsol’s entire global upstream oil and gas business.
Samia Bouazza CEO & MD – Multiply Group
“The minority stake in Repsol E&P through EIG’s Breakwater Energy is a good fit for our Multiply+ portfolio, which identifies attractive dividend-paying investments with mid-to-short term horizon. Repsol’s management has a strong, proven track record and EIG is one of the world’s leading energy investors, which provides us confidence in their collective ability to deliver on Breakwater Energy’s ambitious plans. Multiply Group is well-positioned to continue exploring high-value acquisition opportunities and Repsol’s plans to utilize this investment to fuel low-carbon energy projects makes this transaction particularly interesting for us.”
Repsol’s globally diversified portfolio of upstream assets, comprises more than 550,000 boe/d of production and operations in 15 countries. Breakwater Energy completed the acquisition of Repsol E&P in March 2023 for total consideration of approximately $4.8 billion, including debt, with Repsol retaining the remaining 75 percent. Repsol plans to deploy the proceeds of this transaction to expand its low-carbon platforms around the world. Furthermore, Repsol and EIG foresee the potential to list the business in the United States from 2026 onward, subject to favorable market conditions.
Mr. R. Blair Thomas, CEO of EIG said that “Energy transition is fundamentally changing our industry and requires new thinking about capital allocation and asset stewardship. We are honored to partner with leading investors like Multiply on that journey.”
Multiply Group has been deploying capital across its two distinct arms: Multiply and Multiply+. Multiply currently operates and invests in its core verticals (Mobility, Energy & Utilities, Media & Communications, and Beauty & Wellness), while Multiply+, its sector-agnostic and opportunistic investment arm, looks to target double-digit returns across several asset classes.
