$431 Billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board & $112 Billion Global Infrastructure Partners Buy United States Energy & Utility Provider ALLETE for $6.2 Billion
10th May 2024 | Hong Kong
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board with $431 billion AUM (Assets under Management) & Global Infrastructure Partners with $112 billion assets have announced to buy United States energy & utility provider ALLETE for $6.2 billion. Announcement (6/5/24): “Allete Inc and a partnership led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”) and Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), (the “partnership”), today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the partnership will acquire ALLETE for $67.00 per share in cash, or $6.2 billion including the assumption of debt. ALLETE is a leading energy company and provider of safe, reliable, and competitively priced energy with a national footprint. Together, ALLETE and its family of companies, which includes regulated utilities and renewable energy companies, are focused on driving the clean-energy transition by expanding renewables, reducing carbon, enhancing grid resiliency, and driving innovation … … In connection with the merger, CPP Investments and GIP will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of ALLETE for $67.00 per share in cash representing an enterprise value of approximately $6.2 billion, including ALLETE’s net debt. This represents a premium of approximately 19.1% to ALLETE’s closing share price on December 4, 2023, the date prior to a media article reporting that ALLETE was exploring a sale. The consideration also represents a 22.1% premium to the 30-day volume weighted average share price prior to that date. The acquisition was unanimously approved by ALLETE’s Board of Directors and is expected to close in mid-2025, subject to the approval of ALLETE’s shareholders, the receipt of regulatory approvals, including by the MPUC, PSCW and FERC, and other customary closing conditions. Dividends payable to ALLETE shareholders are expected to continue in the ordinary course until the closing, subject to approval by ALLETE’s Board of Directors. Upon completion of the acquisition, ALLETE’s shares will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange, and ALLETE will become a private company.”
“ $431 Billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board & $112 Billion Global Infrastructure Partners Buy United States Energy & Utility Provider ALLETE for $6.2 Billion “
$431 Billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board & $112 Billion Global Infrastructure Partners Buy United States Energy & Utility Provider ALLETE for $6.2 Billion
About ALLETE, Inc.
ALLETE, Inc. is an energy company headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota. ALLETE’s largest business unit, Minnesota Power, is an electric utility which serves 150,000 residents, 14 municipalities, and some of the nation’s largest industrial customers. In addition to Minnesota Power, ALLETE owns Superior Water, Light and Power, based in Superior, Wisconsin, ALLETE Clean Energy, based in Duluth; BNI Energy in Bismarck, N.D.; and New Energy Equity, headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland; and has an 8% equity interest in the American Transmission Co.
About CPP Investments
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments™) is a professional investment management organization that manages the Fund in the best interest of the more than 22 million contributors and beneficiaries of the Canada Pension Plan. In order to build diversified portfolios of assets, investments are made around the world in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney, CPP Investments is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm’s length from governments. At December 31, 2023, the Fund totaled C$590.8 billion.
About Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is a leading infrastructure investor that specializes in investing in, owning and operating some of the largest and most complex assets across the energy, transport, digital infrastructure and water and waste management sectors. With decarbonization central to our investment thesis, we are well positioned to support the global energy transition. Headquartered in New York, GIP has offices in Brisbane, Dallas, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Mumbai, Singapore, Stamford and Sydney. GIP has approximately $112 billion in assets under management. Our portfolio companies have combined annual revenues of approximately $73 billion and employ over 115,000 people. We believe that our focus on real infrastructure assets, combined with our deep proprietary origination network and comprehensive operational expertise, enables us to be responsible stewards of our investors’ capital and to create positive economic impact for communities
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