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December 23, 2013
CONSENT OF EVERCORE GROUP, L.L.C.
We hereby consent to (i) the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated October 20, 2013, to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Crosstex Energy, Inc. ("Crosstex"), as an Annex to the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended from time to time, of New Public Rangers, L.L.C., originally filed by New Public Rangers, L.L.C. on November 20, 2013 (the "Registration Statement"), relating to the proposed business combination transactions among Devon Energy Corporation, Crosstex and Crosstex Energy, L.P. and certain of their affiliates and (ii) the references in the Registration Statement to such opinion and our firm under the headings "SummaryOpinion of the Financial Advisor to the Crosstex Special Committee," "The Proposed TransactionsBackground of the Transactions," "The Proposed TransactionsCrosstex's Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Crosstex Board" and "The Proposed TransactionsOpinion of the Financial Advisor to the Crosstex Special Committee."
In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term "experts" as used in the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
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EVERCORE GROUP, L.L.C. |
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/s/ RAYMOND B. STRONG III |
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Name: | Raymond B. Strong III | ||||
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Title: | Senior Managing Director |