Valero Energy Partners to Buy Houston, Louisiana Subsidiaries for $671 Million

By Angela Chen 

Valero Energy Partners LP has agreed to acquire certain businesses from Valero Energy Corp. for $671 million in cash and stock.

Valero Energy Partners, a limited partnership formed by Valero Energy Corp., will buy outstanding member interests in Valero Partners Houston LLC and Valero Partners Louisiana LLC.

Assets for Valero Houston include storage tanks with 3.6 million barrels of storage capacity, while Valero Louisiana has 10 million barrels of storage capacity. These businesses are expected to add $75 million to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the first year of operation.

The deal will be financed with $211 million of cash, $200 million from a revolving credit facility, $160 million from a five-year loan agreement and the issuance of about $100 million in stock.

The transaction is expected to immediately add to earnings and close on March 1.

Shares of Valero Energy Partners are up about 24% this year, while shares of Valero Energy Corp. are up around 26% this year.

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