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Blackstone-backed Royal Resources LP files for a $100 million IPO

June 11, 2015

Royal Resources Partners LP, an MLP formed by Blackstone to own overriding royalty interests in oil and gas properties, filed on Thursday with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering.

The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) owns a controlling share of the company and Riverbend Oil & Gas has a minority stake.

The Houston, TX-based company, which was founded in 2012 and booked $68 million in revenue for the 12 months ended March 31, 2015, plans to list on the NYSE. It has not selected a ticker symbol. Royal Resources Partners LP initially filed confidentially on November 13, 2014. Credit Suisse is the sole bookrunner on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.