** Shares of BKV Corp BKV.N down 6.6% post-market to $26.36 as natural gas producer seeks equity to fund an acquisition
** Denver, Colorado-based BKV launches 6 mln share offering
** It intends to use net offering proceeds to fund the purchase price in connection with previously announced acquisition of a controlling interest in BKV-BPP Power, LLC
** Citigroup, Barclays and Mizuho are joint bookrunners
** BKV shares rose 2.2% on Mon to $28.22, a record high close, extending YTD gain to about 19%
** Co went public in Sept 2024 IPO priced at $18
** BKV has about 90 mln shares outstanding
** All 7 analysts covering the stock are bullish; their median PT of $32 up from $27 a month ago, per LSEG data
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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