Enbridge to create North America’s largest natural gas utility with $19-billion M&A deal

Company

Enbridge Inc.

Law Firm / Organization
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Law Firm / Organization
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Company

Dominion Energy, Inc.

Law Firm / Organization
McGuireWoods LLP

Calgary-based pipeline firm Enbridge Inc. signed three separate agreements with US-based Dominion Energy, Inc. to acquire natural gas distribution companies The East Ohio Gas Company (EOG), Questar Gas Company (Questar Gas), and Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated (PSNC), in a deal valued at $19 billion (US$14 billion). The acquisition comprises US$9.4 billion in cash, plus US$4.6 billion of assumed debt. Upon deal completion, Enbridge's gas distribution and storage (GDS) business will be the largest, by volume, in North America with a combined rate base of over $27 billion. The deal is expected to close in 2024, subject to required federal and state regulatory approvals.

Merger & Acquisition
Energy
$ 19,000,000,000
Closed
07 March 2024