HOUSTON – Flotek Industries, Inc. and ProFrac Holding Corp. jointly announced Flotek's acquisition of power generation assets and related intellectual property (the "Acquired Assets") from ProFrac GDM, LLC ("ProFrac GDM"), a subsidiary of ProFrac, for $105 million. Flotek concurrently entered into an agreement for a six-year dry lease of the Acquired Assets with ProFrac GDM (the "Lease Agreement").
The Acquired Assets include digitally enhanced mobile natural gas conditioning and distribution units providing real-time gas monitoring and dual fuel optimization for remote, behind-the-meter power generation with applications across multiple markets. With this acquisition, Flotek offers a turnkey solution, leveraging its real-time measurement technology to treat and optimize fuels used in remote power generation applications. The Lease Agreement provides for fixed rates during the first five years, and prevailing market rates during the sixth year. Twenty-two assets will be placed into rental service immediately and 8 additional units are expected to be added throughout the second half of 2025.
Ryan Ezell, Flotek's chief executive officer, said, "We are pleased to announce these transformative agreements, providing us with an entry point to the rapidly growing mobile power generation sector. Our innovative, real-time measurement technologies are integrated into the Acquired Assets, safeguarding critical power generation fleets and measuring fuels for custody transfer. Importantly, we believe these transactions provide stable cash flow attributable to our high-growth Data Analytics segment and will be accretive to our shareholders while honoring our commitment to maintaining a low leverage profile."
"These transactions represent an evolutionary step forward in our business relationship with Flotek," said Matt Wilks, executive chairman of ProFrac. "By leveraging cutting-edge intellectual property, these asset integrity management solutions provide industry-leading gas quality assurance capabilities to customers while providing a platform for future growth as we partner with Flotek to explore applications of this technology across other industry verticals. Importantly, these transactions strengthen our financial flexibility and our ability to optimally manage our purchase obligations under the Chemicals Supply Agreement in place with Flotek."
