Private equity firm Kimmeridge Energy boosts Carrizo stake, urges asset sales
April 05, 2018 at 09:59 AM EDT
HOUSTON, April 5 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Kimmeridge Energy Management Co said on Thursday it had boosted its stake in Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc by more than 65 percent and wants the U.S. shale producer to sell assets or merge with a rival to boost its sagging share price.