Financial PerformanceRe-leveraging the balance sheet brings increased tail risk, with pro-forma leverage likely growing >5x EBITDA in a recession scenario.
Investor SentimentInvestor concerns around the transaction risks are neither likely to be easily assuaged in the near term nor sufficiently discounted / de-risked in current equity valuation.
Operating ReliabilityNatgasoline JV has struggled with maintaining high operating rates, running at ~60-70% utilization rate over the past five years.