Former Anadarko Petroleum chief executive Jim Hackett is partnering with private equity giant Riverstone to form a new blank check acquisition company building on the success of a similar venture by former EOG Resources chief executive Mark Papa.

Silver Run Acquisition II is seeking to raise as much as $460 million through an initial public offering of shares, which will trade on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the ticker SRUNU, according to a filing with US securities regulators. 

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