Deal Details
Merger with Inergy Holdings, L.P.
Summary
Baird served as exclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of Inergy, L.P.
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Inergy, L.P. (NYSE:NRGY) and Inergy Holdings, L.P. (NYSE:NRGP) recently announced a definitive agreement that, upon completion, will result in the merger of the two partnerships, creating an approximately $6 billion enterprise. The merger transaction will be completed with equity consideration and will result in the elimination of NRGY’s incentive distribution rights owned by NRGP and NRGY owning its non-managing general partner’s economic interest. Under the terms of the merger agreement, NRGP unitholders will receive 0.77 NRGY common units in exchange for each NRGP common unit they own at closing. The transaction will result in approximately 47.7 million additional units being issued by NRGY. Upon closing of the merger, the former owners of NRGP will own approximately 43.8% of the combined entity.Inergy, L.P. is among the fastest growing master limited partnerships in the country. The Partnership’s operations include the retail marketing, sale, and distribution of propane to residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers. The Partnership also operates a natural gas storage business, and a supply logistics, transportation and wholesale marketing business that serves independent dealers and multi-state marketers in the United States and Canada.
Inergy Holdings, L.P.’s assets consist of its ownership interest in Inergy, L.P., including the incentive distribution rights.
Baird served as the exclusive financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to the independent committee of the board of directors of NRGY’s managing general partner in this transaction.
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- Date
- August 2010
- Company
- Inergy, L.P.
- Transaction
- M&A
- Sectors
- Energy
- Target Geography
- North America
- Acquiror Geography
- North America
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